Tex. Occ. Code § 1001.277 · Subchapter F-1. GENERAL LICENSE, REGISTRATION, AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT
CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) This section applies only to an applicant for renewal of a license or registration as an engineer, licensed state land surveyor, or registered professional land surveyor.
(b) An applicant renewing a license shall submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints for purposes of performing a criminal history check of the applicant as provided by Section 1001.272.
(c) The board may not renew the license of a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (b).
(d) A license holder is not required to submit fingerprints under this section for the renewal of the license if the license holder has previously submitted fingerprints under:
(1) Section 1001.272 for the initial issuance of the license; or
(2) this section as part of a prior license renewal.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 402 (S.B. 204), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Occupations Code, Section 1001.3535 by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (H.B. 1523), Sec. 1.33, eff. September 1, 2019.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1001.htm
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