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*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
@ALa c. MANN ,“U.. ..**.A&
Eon. E.G. Towle, Opt. D.
3tut.e DoarC 0r XXminers in Optoxiietry Auatic, Texas
Dear Lr. Toxfle: etter 0r June
Se are in re lath, requestLq an op epurtrnent, ro- d 0r acarnin- gwdingthe aiithorlty o ers 0r optomtry rer ror exedna- tion on the gro the ROVES-
ed civil St bc entirely fair
sbil
recb&zed school of cjptom3try. All Q>- -Jlicazts exaeinod ot the mm time silall be c:vm lCier:tlc;~l cLtiesticr,s. The cay rerkze to a&At ycrsons to its exacin- atlou or to issue liox~~es for 3ny tte r0iio;eg r;3as03sz
Hon. H.C. Towle, Puce 2
*I. The preae::tation to the board of any untrue atatment or any dooumht or toa- t&my uhiob was illegally traudulently obtalsed, or when fraud or deoelt hna been pmotloed in pesalng the exanlnatlon.
"2. Conviction OS a relony, or a mface=eanor whloh lr,volvoa noral turpitude.
"3. Other ,gosaly unprofessional or dishonorable conduct of a oharaoter likely to deceive or defraud the p&bllo, or ror habits of 1ntc;;zparsnc.e or drug addlotlon.
my appllaant who may be rzruaed an oxamin- atlon or a Ucense, after legal notloe and a full and lmpsrtial hoarlag, shall have his ri@t or action to have suoh issue triad in the district court or any ocmnty ln zrhloh one of the &embers of the shall rus:de."
AS we intarpret this statute, the bomd nay by fair and reasonable exercise of dlscretlon, r;ake rhdhgt3 rc~ardine the fpduriOtlti00a Of the ap- pllcant. It 1s stated In your inquiry that the bonrd has found the a?pllcsnt hna heretorore nlarepreaent- ed iocta re+rdine his prior expcrI.enoe snd train-. Tho board has rwther round rr03 its observation 0r
the agplloant, that by reason of said untrue state- rents and other oocduot, he has baen guilty of g.ro+s- ly unproiesalonal or dishonest oonduct of a ohmacter likely to deceive or defraud the public.
The rlndi.h@ oi your board are preauolptlve- ly car;-eot according to the principle obtaining in respect to adrnlnlstr:~tlve bosrde gonerally.
see Shap~e v. kailroad Coztisalon 13 Tes.
521, '73 S.?;. (26) 305.
It is our opinion, therdore, that your board my refuse to atit a person to its exazilnation or to 13jliue a license to subh psrsm in the race of *3 lion . H.C. Towls, P-&e 3
fFn$lnG~ on the part ai the bobwd as prevlou8 un- true etatezxents and unprof~salonal or dlshonorable oonduot or a oharaoter likely to deceive or dafraud the ?i;bllo.
Your8 vary truly ATTCRX~ GIZNZRAL OF TQAS APPROVEDJUkl 22, 19%
ATTORNEY. GENF3A.L Oi TEXAS