{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-53.022","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 53.022","heading":"FACTORS IN DETERMINING WHETHER CONVICTION DIRECTLY RELATES TO OCCUPATION.","body":"In determining whether a criminal conviction directly relates to the duties and responsibilities of a licensed occupation, the licensing authority shall consider each of the following factors:\n(1) the nature and seriousness of the crime;\n(2) the relationship of the crime to the purposes for requiring a license to engage in the occupation;\n(3) the extent to which a license might offer an opportunity to engage in further criminal activity of the same type as that in which the person previously had been involved;\n(4) the relationship of the crime to the ability or capacity required to perform the duties and discharge the responsibilities of the licensed occupation; and\n(5) any correlation between the elements of the crime and the duties and responsibilities of the licensed occupation.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 1342), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO LICENSING","CHAPTER 53. CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL CONVICTION","SUBCHAPTER B. INELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.53.htm#53.022","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"33712eaf6dc107a51252e7e14bf55624212a05c92babbf64abba7115aef8469d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-53.0211","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-53.023"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}