Sec. 401.453. LICENSE DENIAL, REVOCATION, OR SUSPENSION FOR CRIMINAL CONVICTION. (a) The commission or department may deny a license or may suspend or revoke a license if the applicant or license holder has been convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony. The commission or department may take action authorized by this section when:
(1) the time for appeal of the person's conviction has elapsed;
(2) the judgment or conviction has been affirmed on appeal; or
(3) an order granting probation is made suspending the imposition of the person's sentence, without regard to whether a subsequent order:
(A) allows a withdrawal of a plea of guilty;
(B) sets aside a verdict of guilty; or
(C) dismisses an information or indictment.
(b) A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere is a conviction for purposes of this section.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.079, eff. September 1, 2015.
Last modified: September 28, 2016