Tex. Occ. Code § 901.452 · Subchapter J. PRACTICE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY
USE OF TITLE OR ABBREVIATION FOR "PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT."
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A person may not assume or use the title or designation "public accountant" or any other title, designation, word, letter, abbreviation, sign, card, or device tending to indicate that the person is a public accountant, or a firm composed of public accountants, unless:
(1) the person is certified and licensed under this chapter; and
(2) each of the person's offices in this state for the practice of public accounting is maintained and practices under a firm license as required under Subchapter H.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1497, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.901.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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