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Tex. Occ. Code § 53.025 (2026)

Guidelines

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Sec. 53.025. GUIDELINES. (a) Each licensing authority shall issue guidelines relating to the practice of the licensing authority under this chapter. The guidelines must state the reasons a particular crime is considered to relate to a particular license and any other criterion that affects the decisions of the licensing authority.

(b) A state licensing authority that issues guidelines under this section shall file the guidelines with the secretary of state for publication in the Texas Register.

(c) A local or county licensing authority that issues guidelines under this section shall post the guidelines at the courthouse for the county in which the licensing authority is located or publish the guidelines in a newspaper having countywide circulation in that county.

(d) Amendments to the guidelines, if any, shall be issued annually.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2000–2000 · leading case: Brown v. Texas Dep't of Ins., 34 S.W.3d 683 (Tex. App. 2000).
Brown v. Texas Dep't of Ins., 34 S.W.3d 683 (Tex. App. 2000). “6252-13d, § 4, since repealed and codified at Tex.Occ.Code Ann. § 53.025 (West 2000)) (requiring each licensing authority to issue guidelines relating to its practices).”
Mark Allen Brown v. Texas Dep't of Ins. & Jose Montemayor as Comm'r of Ins. (Tex. App. 2000). “6252-13d, § 4, since repealed and codified at Tex. Occ. Code Ann. § 53.025 (West 2000)) (requiring each licensing authority to issue guidelines relating to its practices).”
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