Tex. Occ. Code Section 401.3041
Criminal History Record Information Requirement for License Issuance

(a)

The department shall require that an applicant for a license submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the department, to the department or to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(b)

The department may not issue a license to a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).

(c)

The department shall conduct a criminal history check of each applicant for a license using information:

(1)

provided by the individual under this section; and

(2)

made available to the department by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any other criminal justice agency under Chapter 411 (Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas), Government Code.

(d)

The department may:

(1)

enter into an agreement with the Department of Public Safety to administer a criminal history check required under this section; and

(2)

authorize the Department of Public Safety to collect from each applicant the costs incurred by the Department of Public Safety in conducting the criminal history check.

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 619 (S.B. 662), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2011.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.066, eff. September 1, 2015.

Source: Section 401.3041 — Criminal History Record Information Requirement for License Issuance, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.401.htm#401.3041 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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Application to Hearing Instrument Fitters and Dispensers 401.059
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Licensed Assistants 401.351
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Practice by Audiologists 401.404
Hearing Instrument Sales to Minors 401.451
Grounds for License Denial and Disciplinary Action 401.501
Deceptive Trade Practice 401.2021
Rules for Hearing Instruments 401.3041
Criminal History Record Information Requirement for License Issuance 401.5021
Refund 401.10205
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 401.3041’s source at texas.gov

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Original Source: Section 401.3041 — Criminal History Record Information Requirement for License Issuance, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.401.htm#401.3041 (last accessed Jun. 5, 2024).