Tex. Occ. Code § 164.0595 · Subchapter B. LICENSE DENIAL AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS
TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OR RESTRICTION OF LICENSE FOR CERTAIN ARRESTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A disciplinary panel appointed under Section 164.059 may suspend or restrict the license of a person arrested for an offense under:
(1) Chapter 19, Penal Code (criminal homicide);
(2) Chapter 20A, Penal Code (trafficking of persons); or
(3) Chapter 21 or 22, Penal Code (sexual or assaultive offenses), if the offense is:
(A) sexual, lewd, or indecent in nature;
(B) not a misdemeanor punishable by fine only; and
(C) committed against:
(i) a patient of the license holder;
(ii) a child;
(iii) an elderly individual; or
(iv) an individual with a disability.
(b) Before suspending or restricting a license under this section, the disciplinary panel must determine that the person arrested for an offense listed in Subsection (a) is the same person who holds a license issued by the board.
(c) A suspension or restriction under this section remains in effect until the final disposition of the case.
(d) Sections 164.059(c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) apply to a suspension or restriction under this section.
(e) The board shall adopt rules to implement this section, including rules regarding evidence that serves as proof of final disposition of a case.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 883 (S.B. 263), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 221 (H.B. 375), Sec. 2.23, eff. September 1, 2021.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (H.B. 1998), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2023.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.164.htm
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