{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1302.501","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1302.501","heading":"REGISTRATION OR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, a person may not act or offer to act as an air conditioning and refrigeration technician unless the person is registered or certified under this subchapter.\n(b) An air conditioning and refrigeration technician registration or certification is valid throughout the state.\n(c) A person is not required to obtain an air conditioning and refrigeration technician registration or certification if the person only assists a licensed contractor in performing:\n(1) the total replacement of a system; or\n(2) the installation or repair of a boiler or pressure vessel that must be installed in accordance with rules adopted under Chapter 755, Health and Safety Code.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1174 (H.B. 463), Sec. 6, eff. June 30, 2008.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1017 (H.B. 2643), Sec. 18, eff. June 17, 2011.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 880 (H.B. 3029), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 8. REGULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND INDUSTRIAL TRADES","CHAPTER 1302. AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION CONTRACTORS","SUBCHAPTER K. AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION TECHNICIANS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1302.htm#1302.501","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"2003841edf3125dd3654c0b2e71d858a4b1c88123e3027c98b3475afdb6a159b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1302.453","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1302.502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}