{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-371.102","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Finance Code § 371.102","heading":"ELIGIBILITY.","body":"(a) To be eligible for a pawnshop employee license, an individual must:\n(1) be of good business repute;\n(2) possess the character and general fitness necessary to warrant belief that the individual will operate the business lawfully and fairly under this chapter; and\n(3) be employed by a pawnbroker that participates in the pawnshop employee license program under Section 371.101.\n(b) For purposes of a disqualification under Chapter 53, Occupations Code, the commissioner is a licensing authority.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.749, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 767 (H.B. 1442), Sec. 74, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["FINANCE CODE","TITLE 4. REGULATION OF INTEREST, LOANS, AND FINANCED TRANSACTIONS","SUBTITLE C. PAWNSHOPS","CHAPTER 371. PAWNSHOPS","SUBCHAPTER C. PAWNSHOP EMPLOYEE LICENSE PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.371.htm#371.102","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:13Z","sha256":"38c93450db2b79d8c96a6d712b1302764358da07569f62016d2e234ce4b98209","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-371.101","next":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-371.103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}