Following notice and a hearing, the service may revoke, suspend, annul, or amend an existing license or may refuse to issue a license if it finds that the licensee or applicant has:

1. (1) been convicted of a crime for which a license may be revoked, suspended, annulled, amended, or refused under Chapter 53, Occupations Code;
2. (2) refused or after notice failed to comply with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter; or
3. (3) used fraudulent or deceptive practices in attempting evasion of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.

Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1862, ch. 349, art. 2, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1983;

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 314, Sec. 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.723, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.