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Tex. Occ. Code § 1704.252

DISCRETIONARY LICENSE SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION: GROUNDS

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Villanueva v. Gonzalez (2003)

Most recently applied in Grimes County Bail Bond Board v. Ellen (August 2008)

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff

After notice and hearing, a board may revoke or suspend a license if the license holder:

(1) violates this chapter or a rule adopted by the board under this chapter;

(2) fraudulently obtains a license under this chapter;

(3) makes a false statement or misrepresentation:

(A) in an application for an original or renewal license; or

(B) during a hearing conducted by the board;

(4) refuses to answer a question submitted by the board during a hearing relating to the license holder's license, conduct, or qualifications;

(5) is finally convicted under the laws of this state, another state, or the United States of an offense that:

(A) is a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony; and

(B) is committed after August 27, 1973;

(6) is found by a court to be bankrupt or is insolvent;

(7) is found by a court to be mentally incompetent;

(8) fails to pay a judgment in accordance with Section 1704.204;

(9) pays commissions or fees to or divides commissions or fees with, or offers to pay commissions or fees to or divide commissions or fees with, a person or business entity not licensed under this chapter;

(10) solicits bonding business in a building in which prisoners are processed or confined;

(11) recommends to a client the employment of a particular attorney or law firm in a criminal case;

(12) falsifies or fails to maintain a record required under this chapter;

(13) fails to promptly permit the board, or a representative or an agent of the board, of the county in which the license holder is licensed to inspect a record required under this chapter;

(14) acts as a bail bond surety under a suspended or expired license;

(15) fails two or more times to maintain the amount of security required by Section 1704.160; or

(16) misrepresents to an official or an employee of the official the amount for which the license holder may execute a bail bond for purposes of obtaining the release of a person on bond.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.