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.

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