(a) The board may issue a duplicate license to a person whose license is lost or destroyed if the person:
- (1) pays a reasonable fee; and
- (2) presents to the board an application for a duplicate license, including an affidavit explaining the loss or destruction and stating that the person is the same person originally granted the license.
- (b) If board records do not show that the person was previously licensed, the board may refuse to issue a duplicate license.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.