CHAPTER 52. TRANSFER OF LICENSE
OCCUPATIONS CODE
TITLE 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO LICENSING
CHAPTER 52. TRANSFER OF LICENSE
Sec. 52.001. TRANSFER OF LICENSE PERMITTED. Except as otherwise
provided by law, a person who owns or holds a license to engage
in an occupation issued in accordance with the laws of this state
may transfer the license in the records of the licensing entity.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Sec. 52.002. AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN OCCUPATION AFTER ACQUIRING
LICENSE. A person who purchases or is assigned a license to
engage in an occupation may engage in that occupation under the
license during the unexpired term of the license after the person
has complied with the legal requirements provided for in original
applications for those licenses.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Sec. 52.003. MULTIPLE HOLDERS OF SINGLE LICENSE PROHIBITED.
This chapter does not permit two or more persons to engage in the
same occupation under one license at the same time.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Sec. 52.004. SALE OF CERTAIN LICENSES. (a) A license held by a
person to engage in an occupation is considered an asset of the
person and may be sold in the same manner as the person's other
property if the entity operating under the license is closed out
by legal process.
(b) A person who purchases a license sold under Subsection (a)
may engage in that occupation under the license or transfer the
license to another person.
(c) A license transferred under Subsection (b) may be
transferred only one time.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.