Tex. Occupations Code § 651.452
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 651.452, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 651.452. LACK OF FITNESS TO PRACTICE.
Official statutory text
A person violates this chapter if the person is:
(1) convicted of:
(A) a misdemeanor related to the practice of embalming, funeral directing, or another activity regulated under this chapter; or
(B) a felony;
(2) unfit to practice as a funeral director or embalmer because of insanity and determined by a court to be of unsound mind; or
(3) unfit to practice because of current substance abuse.
(1) convicted of:
(A) a misdemeanor related to the practice of embalming, funeral directing, or another activity regulated under this chapter; or
(B) a felony;
(2) unfit to practice as a funeral director or embalmer because of insanity and determined by a court to be of unsound mind; or
(3) unfit to practice because of current substance abuse.
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