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TX Occ Code § 953.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle B - Legal Services|Chapter 953 - Regulation of For-Profit Legal Service Contract Companies|Subchapter D. Practice by Legal Service Contract Companies|Section 953.158. Voiding a Legal Service Contract

Sec. 953.158.  VOIDING A LEGAL SERVICE CONTRACT.  (a)  If a legal service contract holder terminates a legal service contract in accordance with Section 953.157 and the holder has not sought legal services under the contract before the contract is terminated, the contract is void.(b)  A legal service contract holder may void the legal service contract at a later time as provided by the contract.(c)  If a legal service contract is voided, the company shall refund to the legal service contract holder or credit to the account of the legal service contract holder the full purchase price of the contract.  If the company does not pay the refund or credit the legal service contract holder's account before the 46th day after the date the contract is voided, the company is liable to the legal service contract holder for a penalty each month an amount remains outstanding.  The monthly penalty may not exceed 10 percent of the amount outstanding.(d)  The right to void a legal service contract is not transferable.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1181, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 953.159 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle B - Legal Services|Chapter 953 - Regulation of For-Profit Legal Service Contract Companies|Subchapter D. Practice by Legal Service Contract Companies|Section 953.159. Canceling a Legal Service Contract

Sec. 953.159.  CANCELING A LEGAL SERVICE CONTRACT.  (a)  A company may cancel a legal service contract by mailing a written notice of cancellation to the legal service contract holder at the legal service contract holder's last known address according to the records of the company.  The company must mail the notice before the fifth day preceding the effective date of the cancellation.  The notice must state the effective date of the cancellation and the reason for the cancellation.(b)  The company is not required to provide prior notice of cancellation if the legal service contract is canceled because of:(1)  nonpayment of the consideration for the contract;(2)  a material misrepresentation by the legal service contract holder to the company;(3)  a substantial breach of a duty by the legal service contract holder;  or(4)  cancellation of the contract by the legal service contract holder.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1181, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 953.160 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle B - Legal Services|Chapter 953 - Regulation of For-Profit Legal Service Contract Companies|Subchapter D. Practice by Legal Service Contract Companies|Section 953.160. Limitations on Company Name

Sec. 953.160.  LIMITATIONS ON COMPANY NAME.  (a)  A company may not use a name that:(1)  includes "insurance," "casualty," "surety," or "mutual" or any other word descriptive of the insurance, casualty, or surety business;  or(2)  is deceptively similar to the name or description of an insurance or surety corporation or to the name of any other company.(b)  This section does not apply to a company that, before September 1, 2003, included a word prohibited under this section in its name.  A company described by this subsection must include in each legal service contract a statement substantially similar to the following:  "This agreement is not an insurance contract."|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1181, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 953.161 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle B - Legal Services|Chapter 953 - Regulation of For-Profit Legal Service Contract Companies|Subchapter D. Practice by Legal Service Contract Companies|Section 953.161. Misleading Statements Prohibited

Sec. 953.161.  MISLEADING STATEMENTS PROHIBITED.  A company, a sales representative, or a representative of a sales representative may not, in the company's contracts or marketing:(1)  make, permit, or cause to be made any false or misleading statement;  or(2)  deliberately omit a material statement if the omission would be considered misleading.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1181, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 953.162 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle B - Legal Services|Chapter 953 - Regulation of For-Profit Legal Service Contract Companies|Subchapter D. Practice by Legal Service Contract Companies|Section 953.162. Appointment and Responsibilities of Administrator

Sec. 953.162.  APPOINTMENT AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ADMINISTRATOR.   A company may appoint an administrator or designate a person to be responsible for:(1)  all or any part of the administration or sale of legal service contracts; and(2)  compliance with this chapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1181, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (H.B. 2113), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 967 (S.B. 2065), Sec. 8.003, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 953.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services|Subtitle B - Legal Services|Chapter 953 - Regulation of For-Profit Legal Service Contract Companies|Subchapter F. Enforcement|Section 953.251. Deceptive Trade Practice

Sec. 953.251.  DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE.  A violation of this chapter is a deceptive trade practice actionable under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (H.B. 2113), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 967 (S.B. 2065), Sec. 8.004, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 1001.001. Short Title

Sec. 1001.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as The Texas Engineering Practice Act.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 1001.002. Definitions

Sec. 1001.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.(2)  "Engineer" means a person licensed to engage in the practice of engineering in this state.(3)  "Land surveyor," "licensed state land surveyor," "professional surveying," "registered professional land surveyor," and "state land surveying" have the meanings assigned by Section 1071.002.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (H.B. 1523), Sec. 1.02, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 1001.004. Legislative Purpose and Intent; Liberal Construction of Chapter

Sec. 1001.004.  LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE AND INTENT;  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  (a)  The legislature recognizes the vital impact that the rapid advance of knowledge of the mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences as applied in the practice of engineering has on the lives, property, economy, and security of state residents and the national defense.(b)  The purpose of this chapter is to:(1)  protect the public health, safety, and welfare;(2)  enable the state and the public to identify persons authorized to practice engineering in this state;  and(3)  fix responsibility for work done or services or acts performed in the practice of engineering.(c)  The legislature intends that:(1)  the privilege of practicing engineering be entrusted only to a person licensed and practicing under this chapter;(2)  only a person licensed under this chapter may:(A)  engage in the practice of engineering;(B)  be represented in any way as any kind of "engineer";  or(C)  make any professional use of the term "engineer";  and(3)  this chapter be strictly complied with and enforced.(d)  This chapter shall be liberally construed to carry out the intent of the legislature.(e)  This chapter does not:(1)  prevent a person from identifying the person in the name and trade of any engineers' labor organization with which the person is affiliated;(2)  prohibit or otherwise restrict a person from giving testimony or preparing an exhibit or document for the sole purpose of being placed in evidence before an administrative or judicial tribunal, subject to the board's disciplinary powers under Subchapter J regarding negligence, incompetency, or misconduct in the practice of engineering; or(3)   affect or prevent the practice of any other legally recognized profession by a member of the profession who is licensed by the state or under the state's authority.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1168, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (H.B. 1523), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 1001.005. Application of Sunset Act

Sec. 1001.005.  APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT.  The Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2025.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1168, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (S.B. 652), Sec. 1.05, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 402 (S.B. 204), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (H.B. 1523), Sec. 1.04, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 1001.051. Limitation on Exemption

Sec. 1001.051.  LIMITATION ON EXEMPTION.  An exemption under this subchapter applies only to a person who does not offer to the public to perform engineering services.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1168, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 1001.052. Employee of License Holder

Sec. 1001.052.  EMPLOYEE OF LICENSE HOLDER.  A person who is an employee or subordinate of an engineer is exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter if the person's practice does not include responsible charge of design or supervision.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 1001.053. Public Works

Sec. 1001.053.  PUBLIC WORKS.  The following work is exempt from this chapter:(1)  a public work that involves electrical or mechanical engineering, if the contemplated expense for the completed project is $8,000 or less;(2)  a public work that does not involve electrical or mechanical engineering, if the contemplated expense for the completed project is $20,000 or less;  or(3)  road maintenance or improvement undertaken by the commissioners court of a county.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 273, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 1001.054. Federal Officer or Employee

Sec. 1001.054.  FEDERAL OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.  An officer or employee of the United States is exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter during the time the officer or employee is engaged in the practice of engineering for the United States in this state.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 1001.055. Mechanical, Electrical, or Other Equipment

Sec. 1001.055.  MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, OR OTHER EQUIPMENT.  (a)  A person is exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter if the person is installing, operating, repairing, or servicing a locomotive or stationary engine, steam boiler, diesel engine, internal combustion engine, refrigeration compressor or system, hoisting engine, electrical engine, air conditioning equipment or system, or mechanical, electrical, electronic, or communications equipment or apparatus.(b)  This exemption does not permit a person to:(1)  sign an engineering plan or specification if the person is not an engineer;  or(2)  use the term "engineer" or "engineering" in any manner prohibited by this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 1001.056. Construction or Repair of and Plans for Certain Buildings

Sec. 1001.056.  CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR OF AND PLANS FOR CERTAIN BUILDINGS.  (a)  A person, sole proprietorship, firm, partnership, joint stock association, or private corporation is exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter if:(1)  a representation that engineering services have been or will be offered to the public is not made or implied;  and(2)  the person or entity is erecting, constructing, enlarging, altering, or repairing or is drawing plans or specifications for:(A)  a private dwelling;(B)  apartments not exceeding eight units for each building in the case of one-story buildings;(C)  apartments not exceeding four units for each building and having a maximum height of two stories;(D)  a garage or other structure pertinent to a building described by Paragraph (A), (B), or (C);(E)  a private building to be used exclusively for:(i)  farm, ranch, or agricultural purposes;  or(ii)  storage of raw agricultural commodities;  or(F)  a building having no more than one story that:(i)  is not a building exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter under Section 1001.053 or subject to Section 1001.407;(ii)  has a total floor area of not more than 5,000 square feet;  and(iii)  does not contain a clear span between supporting structures greater than 24 feet on the narrow side.(b)  If a structure described by Subsections (a)(2)(F)(i) and (ii) contains unsupported spans greater than 24 feet, only the trusses, beams, or other roof supporting members must be engineered or pre-engineered.(c)  The exemption provided by this section does not apply to a person or entity that is:(1)  providing engineering design or inspection services necessary to comply with windstorm certification standards for a residential dwelling under Subchapter F, Chapter 2210, Insurance Code; or(2)  providing engineering design relating to constructing, enlarging, altering, or repairing, or drawing plans or specifications for, a residential dwelling slab located on expansive soil that meets the expansive soil classification provisions of the International Residential Code as applied in the jurisdiction in which the residential dwelling is located, unless the construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, or drawing of plans or specifications meets the International Residential Code requirements as applied in the jurisdiction in which the residential dwelling is located.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 2649), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 1001.057. Employee of Private Corporation or Business Entity

Sec. 1001.057.  EMPLOYEE OF PRIVATE CORPORATION OR BUSINESS ENTITY.  (a)  This chapter shall not be construed to apply to the activities of a private corporation or other business entity, or the activities of the full-time employees or other personnel under the direct supervision and control of the business entity, on or in connection with:(1)  reasonable modifications to existing buildings, facilities, or other fixtures to real property not accessible to the general public and which are owned, leased, or otherwise occupied by the entity;  or(2)  activities related only to the research, development, design, fabrication, production, assembly, integration, or service of products manufactured by the entity.(b)  A person who claims an exemption under this section and who is determined to have directly or indirectly represented the person as legally qualified to engage in the practice of engineering or who is determined to have violated Section 1001.301 may not claim an exemption until the 10th anniversary of the date the person made that representation.(c)  This exemption does not prohibit:(1)  a licensed professional engineer who intends to incorporate manufactured products into a fixed work, system, or facility that is being designed by the licensee on public property or the property of others from requiring the manufacturer to have plans or specifications signed and sealed by a licensed professional engineer;  or(2)  the board from requiring, by rule, that certain manufactured products delivered to or used by the public must be designed and sealed by a licensed professional engineer, if necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare.(d)  For purposes of this section, "products manufactured by the entity" also includes computer software, firmware, hardware, semiconductor devices, and the production, exploration, and transportation of oil and gas and related products.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1168, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 1001.058. Employee of Certain Utilities or Affiliates

Sec. 1001.058.  EMPLOYEE OF CERTAIN UTILITIES OR AFFILIATES.  (a)  A regular full-time employee of a privately owned public utility or cooperative utility or of the utility's affiliate is exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter if the employee:(1)  performs services exclusively for the utility or affiliate;  and(2)  does not have the final authority to approve, or the ultimate responsibility for, engineering designs, plans, or specifications that are to be:(A)  incorporated into fixed works, systems, or facilities on the property of others;  or(B)  made available to the public.(b)  A person who claims an exemption under this section and who is determined to have directly or indirectly represented the person as legally qualified to engage in the practice of engineering or who is determined to have violated Section 1001.301 may not claim an exemption until the 10th anniversary of the date the person made that representation.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1168, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 1001.059. Qualified Scientists

Sec. 1001.059.  QUALIFIED SCIENTISTS.  A qualified scientist engaged in scientific research and investigation of the physical or natural sciences is exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter.  This exemption includes the usual work and activities of a meteorologist, seismologist, geologist, chemist, geochemist, physicist, or geophysicist.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1001.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices|Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices|Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 1001.060. Soil and Water Conservation

Sec. 1001.060.  SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION.  Agricultural work performed in carrying out soil and water conservation practices is exempt from this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.|