Tex. Occupations Code § 702.305
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 702.305, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 702.305. PREPAYMENT REFUND NOTICE.
Official statutory text
If a certificate holder offers for sale, or sells, memberships in a health spa before the date the health spa opens, the contract for the health spa must state in at least 10-point type that is boldfaced, capitalized, underlined, or otherwise conspicuously distinguished from surrounding written material:
"IF THE HEALTH SPA DOES NOT OPEN BEFORE (insert: the date that is the 181st day after the date the membership is prepaid) OR IF THE NEW SPA DOES NOT REMAIN OPEN FOR THIRTY DAYS, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO A FULL REFUND OF THE MONEY YOU PREPAID. HOWEVER, IF ANOTHER HEALTH SPA, OPERATED BY (insert: the name of the health spa registration holder), IS LOCATED WITHIN 10 MILES OF (insert: the address of the proposed location of the new spa) AND IF YOU ARE AUTHORIZED TO USE THE OTHER FACILITIES, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE A FULL REFUND OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP FEES ONLY IF THIS LOCATION DOES NOT FULLY OPEN FOR BUSINESS BEFORE (insert: the date that is the 361st day after the date the new spa first sells memberships) OR IF THE NEW SPA DOES NOT REMAIN OPEN FOR 30 DAYS."
"IF THE HEALTH SPA DOES NOT OPEN BEFORE (insert: the date that is the 181st day after the date the membership is prepaid) OR IF THE NEW SPA DOES NOT REMAIN OPEN FOR THIRTY DAYS, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO A FULL REFUND OF THE MONEY YOU PREPAID. HOWEVER, IF ANOTHER HEALTH SPA, OPERATED BY (insert: the name of the health spa registration holder), IS LOCATED WITHIN 10 MILES OF (insert: the address of the proposed location of the new spa) AND IF YOU ARE AUTHORIZED TO USE THE OTHER FACILITIES, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE A FULL REFUND OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP FEES ONLY IF THIS LOCATION DOES NOT FULLY OPEN FOR BUSINESS BEFORE (insert: the date that is the 361st day after the date the new spa first sells memberships) OR IF THE NEW SPA DOES NOT REMAIN OPEN FOR 30 DAYS."
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