Tex. Occ. Code § 503.452 · Subchapter J. PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS
CRIMINAL OFFENSES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly:
(1) engages in the practice of professional counseling without holding a license under this chapter;
(2) represents the person by the title "Licensed Professional Counselor" or "Licensed Counselor" without holding a license under this chapter;
(3) represents the person by the title "Licensed Professional Counselor -- Art Therapist," "Art Therapist," or by the initials "L.P.C. -- A.T." or "A.T." without:
(A) holding a license with a specialization in art therapy under Section 503.303; or
(B) holding a license under Section 503.309; or
(4) uses any title, words, letters, or abbreviations that imply that the person is licensed under this chapter if the person is not licensed under this chapter.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.503.htm
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