{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-351.608","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 351.608","heading":"CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.","body":"(a) If it appears to the board that a person is engaging in an act or practice that constitutes the practice of optometry or therapeutic optometry without a license or certificate under this chapter, the board, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, may issue a cease and desist order prohibiting the person from engaging in the activity.\n(b) Notwithstanding Section 351.551, the board may impose an administrative penalty under Subchapter L against a person who violates an order issued under this section.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 101 (H.B. 1025), Sec. 1.023, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE F. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO EYES AND VISION","CHAPTER 351. OPTOMETRISTS AND THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRISTS","SUBCHAPTER M. OTHER PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.351.htm#351.608","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"a980d1dc3d6d47e88dd20ed724c703ba21199a164b500b3dba83eca4c55d3726","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-351.607","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-353.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}