Tex. Occupations Code § 51.355
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 51.355, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 51.355. LICENSE ELIGIBILITY OF PERSON WHOSE LICENSE HAS BEEN REVOKED.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a person whose license has been revoked by order of the commission or executive director is not eligible for a new license until the first anniversary of the date of the revocation.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a person whose license has been revoked by order of the commission or executive director is eligible to apply for a new license before the first anniversary of the date of the revocation if:
(1) the revocation was based solely on the person's failure to pay an administrative penalty; and
(2) the person:
(A) has paid the administrative penalty in full; or
(B) is paying the administrative penalty under a payment plan with the department and is in good standing with respect to that plan.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a person whose license has been revoked by order of the commission or executive director is eligible to apply for a new license before the first anniversary of the date of the revocation if:
(1) the revocation was based solely on the person's failure to pay an administrative penalty; and
(2) the person:
(A) has paid the administrative penalty in full; or
(B) is paying the administrative penalty under a payment plan with the department and is in good standing with respect to that plan.
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