Felony Restrictions by Code

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§403.204. Licensed Dyslexia Practitioners And Licensed Dyslexia Therapists — License Denial, Revocation, Or Suspension For Criminal Conviction

(a) The department may deny a license or may suspend or revoke a license if the applicant or license holder has been convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony. The department may take action authorized by this section when:

(1) the time for appeal of the person's conviction has elapsed;
(2) the judgment or conviction has been affirmed on appeal; or
(3) an order granting probation is made suspending the imposition of the person's sentence, without regard to whether a subsequent order:

(A) allows withdrawal of a plea of guilty;
(B) sets aside a verdict of guilty; or
(C) dismisses an information or indictment.

(b) A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere is a conviction for purposes of this section.

http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/OC/htm/OC.403.htm#403.204

Note(s) Regarding This Legislation:

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1255, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2010.