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TX Occ Code § 901.556 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle A - Financial Services|Chapter 901 - Accountants|Subchapter L. Administrative Penalty|Section 901.556. Options Following Decision: Pay or Appeal

Sec. 901.556.  OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION:  PAY OR APPEAL.  (a)  Not later than the 30th day after the date the board's order becomes final as provided by Section 2001.144, Government Code, the person shall:(1)  pay the administrative penalty;  or(2)  file a petition for judicial review contesting the fact of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.(b)  Within the 30-day period, a person who acts under Subsection (a)(2) may stay enforcement of the penalty by:(1)  paying the penalty to the board for placement in an escrow account;(2)  giving to the board a supersedeas bond in a form approved by the board that:(A)  is for the amount of the penalty;  and(B)  is effective until judicial review of the board's order is final;  or(3)  filing with the board an affidavit of the person stating that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty and is financially unable to give the supersedeas bond.(c)  A person who fails to take action as provided by this section waives the right to judicial review of the board's order.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 901.557 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle A - Financial Services|Chapter 901 - Accountants|Subchapter L. Administrative Penalty|Section 901.557. Collection of Penalty

Sec. 901.557.  COLLECTION OF PENALTY.  If the person does not pay the administrative penalty and the enforcement of the penalty is not stayed, the board may refer the matter to the attorney general for collection of the penalty.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 901.558 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle A - Financial Services|Chapter 901 - Accountants|Subchapter L. Administrative Penalty|Section 901.558. Remittance of Penalty and Interest

Sec. 901.558.  REMITTANCE OF PENALTY AND INTEREST.  (a)  If after judicial review, the administrative penalty is reduced or is not upheld by the court, the board shall:(1)  remit the appropriate amount, plus accrued interest, to the person if the person paid the penalty;  or(2)  execute a release of the bond if the person posted a supersedeas bond.(b)  The interest paid under Subsection (a) is paid at the rate charged on loans to depository institutions by the New York Federal Reserve Bank.  The interest shall be paid for the period beginning on the date the penalty is paid and ending on the date the penalty is remitted.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 901.601 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle A - Financial Services|Chapter 901 - Accountants|Subchapter M. Other Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Section 901.601. Cease and Desist Order

Sec. 901.601.  CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.  (a)  If it appears to the board that a person is engaging in an act or practice that constitutes the practice of public accountancy without a license under this chapter, the board, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, may issue a cease and desist order prohibiting the person from engaging in that activity.(b)  A violation of an order under this section constitutes grounds for imposition of an administrative penalty under Subchapter L. Notwithstanding Section 901.552, the amount of an administrative penalty for a violation of an order under this section may not exceed $25,000.(c)  The board by rule shall adopt a schedule for purposes of this section that prescribes ranges in the amounts of administrative penalties to be imposed for specified types of conduct and circumstances that violate an order under this section.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1497, Sec. 38, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 525, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 901.6011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle A - Financial Services|Chapter 901 - Accountants|Subchapter M. Other Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Section 901.6011. Injunctive Relief

Sec. 901.6011.  INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.  (a)  The attorney general at the request of the board may petition a district court for an injunction to prohibit a person who is violating this chapter from continuing the violation.(b)  Venue in a suit for injunctive relief is in Travis County.(c)  After application and a finding that a person is violating this chapter, the district court shall grant the injunctive relief the facts warrant.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (H.B. 1520), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 901.6015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle A - Financial Services|Chapter 901 - Accountants|Subchapter M. Other Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Section 901.6015. Restitution

Sec. 901.6015.  RESTITUTION.  (a)  The board may order a license holder to pay restitution under Section 901.501(a)(10) to a person harmed by the license holder's:(1)  violation of this chapter;  and(2)  failure to fulfill the terms of a contract with the person.(b)  The amount of restitution ordered under this section may not exceed the actual amount paid by the person to the license holder under the contract.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 525, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 901.602 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle A - Financial Services|Chapter 901 - Accountants|Subchapter M. Other Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Section 901.602. Criminal Penalty

Sec. 901.602.  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person violates this chapter.  Each violation is a separate offense.(b)  Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, an offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.  An offense under this section that involves intentional fraud is punishable as:(1)  a state jail felony if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the violation resulted in a monetary loss of less than $10,000 or did not result in a monetary loss;(2)  a felony of the third degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the violation resulted in a monetary loss of at least $10,000 but less than $100,000;  or(3)  a felony of the second degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the violation resulted in a monetary loss of at least $100,000.(c)  A complaint filed under this section must be filed in a district court in:(1)  Travis County, if the complaint is filed against a person who is licensed under this chapter or is not a resident of this state;  or(2)  the county in which the person resides, if the complaint is filed against a person who is a resident of this state but is not licensed under this chapter.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1497, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 525, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 901.603 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle A - Financial Services|Chapter 901 - Accountants|Subchapter M. Other Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Section 901.603. Intervention in Action

Sec. 901.603.  INTERVENTION IN ACTION.  Subject to approval by the board, a license holder or a professional organization of certified public accountants may intervene in an action by the board or may bring an action in the name of the license holder or professional organization to enforce any provision of this chapter against a person who does not hold a license or firm license.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1497, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 901.604 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle A - Financial Services|Chapter 901 - Accountants|Subchapter M. Other Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Section 901.604. Single Act as Evidence of Practice

Sec. 901.604.  SINGLE ACT AS EVIDENCE OF PRACTICE.  In an action brought under this chapter, evidence of a single act prohibited by this chapter is sufficient to justify a penalty, injunction, restraining order, or conviction without evidence of a general course of conduct.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1497, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 901.605 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle A - Financial Services|Chapter 901 - Accountants|Subchapter M. Other Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Section 901.605. Appointment of Secretary of State as Agent

Sec. 901.605.  APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARY OF STATE AS AGENT.  A person who is not a resident of this state and who applies for a certificate or firm license is considered to have appointed the secretary of state as the applicant's agent for service of process in any action or proceeding against the applicant arising out of any transaction connected with or incidental to professional accounting services performed by the applicant while the applicant holds a certificate or firm license.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1497, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 901.606 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle A - Financial Services|Chapter 901 - Accountants|Subchapter M. Other Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Section 901.606. Immunity From Liability

Sec. 901.606.  IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.  (a)  A person acting in good faith who voluntarily reports or assists in the investigation of a report of an alleged violation of this chapter or who testifies or otherwise participates in an administrative or judicial proceeding arising from a report or investigation of an alleged violation of this chapter is immune from civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed. (b)  A person who reports the person's own violation of this chapter or who acts in bad faith or with malicious purpose in reporting an alleged violation of this chapter is not immune from civil or criminal liability.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 525, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 901.651 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle A - Financial Services|Chapter 901 - Accountants|Subchapter N. Scholarships for Fifth-Year Accounting Students|Section 901.651. Definition

Sec. 901.651.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "fifth-year accounting student" means a student enrolled in the additional hours of study required by Section 901.254.|Transferred from Education Code, Subchapter N, Chapter 61 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 119 (H.B. 2440), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 901.652 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle A - Financial Services|Chapter 901 - Accountants|Subchapter N. Scholarships for Fifth-Year Accounting Students|Section 901.652. Public Purpose

Sec. 901.652.  PUBLIC PURPOSE.  The scholarships required by this subchapter serve a public purpose of the state as described by Section 901.155.|Transferred from Education Code, Subchapter N, Chapter 61 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 119 (H.B. 2440), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 901.653 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle A - Financial Services|Chapter 901 - Accountants|Subchapter N. Scholarships for Fifth-Year Accounting Students|Section 901.653. Scholarships

Sec. 901.653.  SCHOLARSHIPS.  The board shall establish and administer, using funds collected and appropriated for that purpose and in accordance with this subchapter and board rules, scholarships for fifth-year accounting students.|Transferred from Education Code, Subchapter N, Chapter 61 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 119 (H.B. 2440), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 901.654 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle A - Financial Services|Chapter 901 - Accountants|Subchapter N. Scholarships for Fifth-Year Accounting Students|Section 901.654. Factors

Sec. 901.654.  FACTORS.  (a)  Scholarships shall be established and administered in a manner that the board determines best serves the public purpose of the scholarships.(b)  In determining what best promotes the public purpose, the board shall consider at a minimum the following factors relating to each person applying for a scholarship under this section:(1)  financial need;(2)  ethnic or racial minority status; and(3)  scholastic ability and performance.|Transferred from Education Code, Subchapter N, Chapter 61 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 119 (H.B. 2440), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 901.655 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle A - Financial Services|Chapter 901 - Accountants|Subchapter N. Scholarships for Fifth-Year Accounting Students|Section 901.655. Rules

Sec. 901.655.  RULES.  (a)  The board shall adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this subchapter.(b)  The board shall adopt rules relating to the establishment of the scholarships under Section 901.653, including rules providing eligibility criteria and the determination of the amount of each scholarship.|Transferred from Education Code, Subchapter N, Chapter 61 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 119 (H.B. 2440), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 901.656 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle A - Financial Services|Chapter 901 - Accountants|Subchapter N. Scholarships for Fifth-Year Accounting Students|Section 901.656. Scholarship Regulations

Sec. 901.656.  SCHOLARSHIP REGULATIONS.  (a)  The board shall determine the maximum amount of any scholarship awarded under this subchapter. The scholarship may be spent by the recipient on the expenses for tuition, fees, books, supplies, and living expenses incurred by the student in connection with the student's fifth year of an accounting program. Scholarships shall be made available to eligible students attending:(1)  any institution of higher education; or(2)  any nonprofit independent institution approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 61.222, Education Code.(b)  The board may award a scholarship under this subchapter only to an eligible student who intends to take the written examination conducted by the board for the purpose of granting a certificate of "certified public accountant."  An applicant for a scholarship under this subchapter shall state such an intent by filing a form provided by the board stating an intent to take the examination.(c)  A scholarship under this subchapter shall be paid to the recipient in the form of periodic partial payments throughout the school year. The board by rule shall determine the manner in which these payments are made.|Transferred from Education Code, Subchapter N, Chapter 61 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 119 (H.B. 2440), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (H.B. 1520), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 901.658 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle A - Financial Services|Chapter 901 - Accountants|Subchapter N. Scholarships for Fifth-Year Accounting Students|Section 901.658. Funding

Sec. 901.658.  FUNDING.  The board may:(1)  use without appropriation, in accordance with this subchapter and Section 901.155, any money from the trust fund established under Section 901.155; and(2)  accept gifts, grants, and donations of real or personal property from any entity, subject to limitations or conditions set by law, for the purposes of this subchapter.|Transferred from Education Code, Subchapter N, Chapter 61 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 119 (H.B. 2440), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 150 (H.B. 1685), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Occ Code § 901.659 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle A - Financial Services|Chapter 901 - Accountants|Subchapter N. Scholarships for Fifth-Year Accounting Students|Section 901.659. Minority and Disadvantaged Student Internships

Sec. 901.659.  MINORITY AND DISADVANTAGED STUDENT INTERNSHIPS.  (a)  The board shall adopt rules to encourage internships for minority and disadvantaged students and certified public accountant examination candidates who notify the board not later than 90 days after the date of being accepted into an accounting internship program.(b)  The rules adopted by the board shall include standards for appropriate recognition of an accounting firm for its efforts in training and hiring minority or disadvantaged students.|Transferred from Education Code, Subchapter N, Chapter 61 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 119 (H.B. 2440), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 901.660 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle A - Financial Services|Chapter 901 - Accountants|Subchapter N. Scholarships for Fifth-Year Accounting Students|Section 901.660. Report on Accountant Scholarship Program

Sec. 901.660.  REPORT ON ACCOUNTANT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.  (a)  Before January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the board shall report to the legislature concerning the scholarship program for fifth-year accounting students administered by the board under this subchapter.(b)  The report expenses shall be included in the administrative costs allocated to the board under Section 901.155.  The report must include:(1)  the number and amount of scholarships awarded in the two calendar years preceding the year in which the report is due; and(2)  the number of minority students, by racial or ethnic background, who have been awarded scholarships under the program in that two-year period.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 533, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Redesignated from Education Code, Section 61.081 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 119 (H.B. 2440), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 951.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle B - Legal Services|Chapter 951 - Prepaid Legal Services|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 951.001. Short Title

Sec. 951.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Prepaid Legal Services Act.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 951.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle B - Legal Services|Chapter 951 - Prepaid Legal Services|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 951.002. Definitions

Sec. 951.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board of directors" means the board of directors of the state bar.(2)  "Client" means an eligible member or beneficiary of a sponsoring organization.(3)  "Organization" means a nonprofit organization or combination of persons, incorporated or otherwise, including a professional association, trade association, or labor union.(4)  "Prepaid legal services program" means a plan under which:(A)  a sponsoring organization offers legal services benefits to its members or beneficiaries;  and(B)  the services are financed by direct financial charge in advance of need.(5)  "State bar" means the State Bar of Texas.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 951.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle B - Legal Services|Chapter 951 - Prepaid Legal Services|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 951.003. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 951.003.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  (a)  This chapter does not apply to:(1)  the employment of counsel by an organization to represent its members free of direct financial charge to those members;  or(2)  legal services made available incidental to a contract of insurance in which the insurer has contracted to pay all or a substantial part of a judgment, if any, and the legal services are free of direct financial charge to the insured.(b)  A law pertaining to legal service contracts under Chapter 953 or insurance does not apply to a program under this chapter.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1181, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 951.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle B - Legal Services|Chapter 951 - Prepaid Legal Services|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 951.004. Supplementary Bylaws; Rules

Sec. 951.004.  SUPPLEMENTARY BYLAWS;  RULES.  (a)  The board of directors may adopt supplementary bylaws as necessary to administer and enforce this chapter.(b)  The state bar may:(1)  adopt rules regulating the participation of a state bar member in group legal services programs;  and(2)  require periodic reporting on that participation.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 951.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle B - Legal Services|Chapter 951 - Prepaid Legal Services|Subchapter B. Regulation of Pilot Program|Section 951.051. Approval of Pilot Program

Sec. 951.051.  APPROVAL OF PILOT PROGRAM.  (a)  The board may approve not more than five prepaid legal services pilot programs between classroom teachers associations and the state bar.(b)  A member of the state bar may provide legal services to a prepaid legal services program only if the organization sponsoring the program is approved by the board of directors.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 951.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle B - Legal Services|Chapter 951 - Prepaid Legal Services|Subchapter B. Regulation of Pilot Program|Section 951.052. Application

Sec. 951.052.  APPLICATION.  (a)  An applicant for approval of a prepaid legal services program must show that:(1)  the program money held by the organization sponsoring the program is secure, as evidenced by a fidelity bond for the officers of the organization authorized to manage the money;(2)  the program complies with the Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct;(3)  a client may obtain the services from any lawyer the client chooses;  and(4)  each client is given, before entering into the program, full written information concerning:(A)  the services offered by the program;(B)  the total annual cost of the program to an individual client;  and(C)  the required compliance of the program with this subsection.(b)  If the board of directors determines that an organization's application complies with this section, the board of directors shall approve the application.  If the board of directors determines that the application does not substantially comply with this section, the board of directors shall disapprove the application and provide the organization with written notice of the reasons for the disapproval.(c)  The board of directors shall approve or disapprove an application not later than the 60th day after the date the application is filed.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|