{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-4002.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 4002.001","heading":"EXAMINATION REQUIRED.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided by this code, an applicant for a license to act as an agent in this state must:\n(1) take a personal written examination prescribed by the commissioner; and\n(2) pass the examination to the satisfaction of the department.\n(b) The examination must determine the applicant's competence with respect to:\n(1) the type of insurance contracts for which the applicant seeks a license;\n(2) the laws of this state regulating the business of insurance; and\n(3) the ethical obligations and duties of an agent.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 13. REGULATION OF PROFESSIONALS","SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 4002. EXAMINATION OF LICENSE APPLICANTS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.4002.htm#4002.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"8a7fe2f2b743127a79eef4c9aa30b952bf5dd644dd8e244066a65e3f9257562e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-4001.359","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-4002.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}