Tex.
Occ. Code Section 1702.361
Denial and Disciplinary Actions; Grounds
(a)
The commission, for conduct described by Subsection (b), may:(1)
deny an application or revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a license or security officer commission;(2)
reprimand a license holder or commissioned security officer; or(3)
place on probation a person whose license or security officer commission has been suspended.(b)
The commission shall take disciplinary action described by Subsection (a) on proof:(1)
that the applicant, license holder, majority owner of a license holder, or commissioned security officer has:(A)
violated this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;(B)
become ineligible for licensure or a security officer commission under Section 1702.163 (Qualifications for Security Officer Commission), if applicable, other than an action for which the department has taken summary action under Section 1702.364 (Summary Actions);(C)
engaged in fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation;(D)
made a material misstatement in an application for or renewal of a license or commission;(E)
failed to pay in full an administrative penalty assessed under Subchapter R (Definition), Chapter 411 (Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas), Government Code, for which the commission has issued a final order; or(F)
performed any service for which an individual license is required under this chapter and either:(i)
was not employed with a company licensed under this chapter at the time the service was performed; or(ii)
performed the service for a company licensed under this chapter that was not listed on the individual’s individual license without informing the department of the individual’s employment with the company within a reasonable period; or(2)
that the company license holder employing an individual license holder or commissioned security officer has submitted to the department sufficient evidence that the individual license holder or commissioned security officer:(A)
engaged in fraud or deceit while employed by the company license holder; or(B)
committed theft while performing work as an individual license holder or commissioned security officer.(c)
The commission may place on probation a person whose license is suspended. If a person’s suspension of a license is probated, the commission may require the person:(1)
to report regularly to the department on matters that are the basis of the suspension;(2)
to limit practice to the areas prescribed by the commission; or(3)
to continue or review professional education until the person attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the commission in those areas that are the basis of the probation.(d)
The commission may revoke a license or security officer commission if the person holding that credential under this chapter submits payment of a fee or penalty that is returned for insufficient funds and the person has received notice and an opportunity to provide payment in full.
Source:
Section 1702.361 — Denial and Disciplinary Actions; Grounds, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1702.htm#1702.361 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
