{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1002.251","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1002.251","heading":"LICENSE REQUIRED.","body":"(a) Unless exempted by this chapter, a person may not engage in the public practice of geoscience unless the person holds a license issued under this chapter.\n(b) Unless the person is licensed under this chapter, a person may not:\n(1) use the term \"Licensed Professional Geoscientist\" or the initials \"P.G.\" as part of a professional, business, or commercial identification or title; or\n(2) otherwise represent to the public that the person is qualified to:\n(A) practice as a geoscientist; or\n(B) engage in the public practice of geoscience.\n(c) A person may not take responsible charge of a geoscientific report or a geoscientific portion of a report required by municipal or county ordinance, state or federal law, state agency rule, or federal regulation that incorporates or is based on a geoscientific study or geoscientific data unless the person is licensed under this chapter.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.004(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 6. REGULATION OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, LAND SURVEYING, AND RELATED PRACTICES","SUBTITLE A. REGULATION OF ENGINEERING AND RELATED PRACTICES","CHAPTER 1002. GEOSCIENTISTS","SUBCHAPTER F. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1002.htm#1002.251","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"b48d1a468e6e588ea7b7dcacc4cd86457e56e758e74a04ca3bb364e3a2afb4d4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1002.207","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1002.252"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}