Texas § OC.702.202 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXEMPTION
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§ OC.702.202. QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXEMPTION
QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXEMPTION. A certificate holder may apply for an exemption under Section 702.201 if: (1) the certificate holder does not require, or solicit or offer a plan or program that requires, a health spa consumer to: (A) execute a membership contract for a term that exceeds 31 days; (B) execute a note or retail installment contract; (C) authorize a draw or other recurring debit on a financial institution in favor of the certificate holder or the certificate holder's assignee; (D) pay an initiation fee or other fee, not including monthly dues; or (E) prepay for a term that exceeds 31 days; or (2) the certificate holder submits a sworn statement every three years with the secretary of state stating that the certificate holder: (A) has assets based on net book value that exceed $50,000 per registered location; (B) has operated under substantially the same ownership or management for at least five years; and (C) has not been the subject of a complaint relating to the closing of a health spa owned by the certificate holder or the failure of a health spa owned by the certificate holder to open that has been initiated or filed by a member of the health spa with a governmental authority in this state. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 908 (H.B. 135 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.
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Section OC.702.202 ("QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXEMPTION") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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