Texas Occupations Code 51.001 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 51.001
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
In this chapter:
(1) “Advisory board” means a board, committee, council, or other entity with multiple members that has as its primary function advising the commission or department.
(1-a) “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.