{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2001.304","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.304","heading":"TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION.","body":"(a) The commission shall issue a temporary authorization for the activity requested if a license for the activity is not issued or denied before the 31st day after the earliest date on which each of the following has occurred:\n(1) the filing of an application for the license;\n(2) the payment of the proper license fee;\n(3) the filing of a copy of a tax exemption statement issued by the Internal Revenue Service under Section 501(c), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if required; and\n(4) the completion of a criminal background investigation.\n(b) A temporary authorization is effective for not more than 60 days, subject to automatic revocation, if a denial letter is issued.\n(c) The commission may extend the effective period of the temporary authorization on written request filed before the end of the period.\n(d) A temporary authorization may not be effective for more than one year from the date of its original issuance.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 13. SPORTS, AMUSEMENTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT","SUBTITLE A. GAMING","CHAPTER 2001. BINGO","SUBCHAPTER G. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMMISSION LICENSES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2001.htm#2001.304","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"b1967821e56c6253dfd9aef13eb2062dbf069724e6766498a673ceb037273ec6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2001.3025","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2001.305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}