{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1603.401","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.401","heading":"DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION.","body":"The department may deny an application for issuance or renewal of, or may suspend or revoke, a license or permit if the applicant or person holding the license or permit:\n(1) engages in gross malpractice;\n(2) knowingly continues to practice while having an infectious or contagious disease;\n(3) knowingly makes a false or deceptive statement in advertising;\n(4) advertises, practices, or attempts to practice under another person's name or trade name;\n(5) engages in fraud or deceit in obtaining a license or permit; or\n(6) engages in an act that violates this chapter or Chapter 51 or a rule or order adopted or issued under this chapter or Chapter 51.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 798 (S.B. 411), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 3.30, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BARBERS, COSMETOLOGISTS, AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 1603. REGULATION OF BARBERING AND COSMETOLOGY","SUBCHAPTER I. DENIAL AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1603.htm#1603.401","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"6fe38c8d65a47e78ffc94c0fa537ab69002e69b214f52f98a9103fcde03e51a9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1603.3609","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1603.453"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}