In this chapter:
- (1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.
- (2) "Department" means the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
- (3) "License" means a license, certificate, registration, title, or permit issued by the department.
- (4) "License holder" means a person who holds a license issued by the department.
- (5) "Respondent" means a person, regardless of whether the person is a license holder, who is charged with violating a law establishing a regulatory program administered by the department or a rule adopted or order issued by the commission or executive director.
- (6) "Sanction" means an action by the executive director against a license holder or another person, including the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license, the reprimand of a license holder, or the placement of a license holder on probation.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 2001.