Texas Water Code 37.005 – Issuance and Denial of Licenses and Registrations
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(a) The commission shall establish requirements and uniform procedures for issuing licenses and registrations under this chapter.
(b) The commission may waive any prerequisite to obtaining a license or registration for an applicant after reviewing the applicant’s credentials and determining that the applicant holds a license or registration issued by another state that has requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state.
Terms Used In Texas Water Code 37.005
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(c) After notice and hearing, the commission may deny an application for a license or registration by an applicant who:
(1) has a record in the preceding five years of continuing violations of statutes or rules adopted under those statutes;
(2) has engaged in fraud or deceit in obtaining or applying for a license or registration;
(3) has demonstrated gross negligence, incompetence, or misconduct in the performance of activities authorized by a license or registration;
(4) made an intentional misstatement or misrepresentation of fact in information required to be maintained or submitted to the commission by the license or registration holder;
(5) failed to keep and transmit records as required by a statute within the commission’s jurisdiction or a rule adopted under such a statute; or
(6) at the time the application is submitted, is indebted to the state for a fee, penalty, or tax imposed by a statute within the commission’s jurisdiction or a rule adopted under such a statute.