1. (a) The board shall revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a certificate of registration or license, place on probation a person whose certificate or license has been suspended, or reprimand a registration holder or license holder for:

   1. (1) fraud or deceit in obtaining a certificate or license under this chapter;
   2. (2) gross negligence, incompetence, or misconduct in the practice of surveying as a land surveyor; or
   3. (3) a violation of this chapter or a board rule adopted under this chapter.
2. (b) The license of a licensed state land surveyor is subject to revocation if the license holder is found to be directly or indirectly interested in the purchase or acquisition of title to public land.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.

Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (H.B. 1523), Sec. 1.56, eff. September 1, 2019.