{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-301.451","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 301.451","heading":"CERTAIN PROHIBITED PRACTICES.","body":"A person may not:\n(1) sell, fraudulently obtain, or fraudulently furnish a nursing diploma, license, renewal license, or record;\n(2) assist another person in selling, fraudulently obtaining, or fraudulently furnishing a nursing diploma, license, renewal license, or record;\n(3) practice nursing under a diploma, license, or record that was:\n(A) obtained unlawfully or fraudulently; or\n(B) signed or issued unlawfully or under false representation; or\n(4) practice nursing in a period in which the person's license is suspended or revoked.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 553, Sec. 1.044, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE E. REGULATION OF NURSING","CHAPTER 301. NURSES","SUBCHAPTER J. PROHIBITED PRACTICES AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.301.htm#301.451","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"22667aab48a96df2dcb88ad03752e94f8582bb433617c611d43db533e0d8e2aa","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-301.419","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-301.4515"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}