Texas § OC.901.253 - BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § OC.901.253 — BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ OC.901.253. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION. (a) The board shall ensure that an applicant to take the uniform CPA examination or to receive a certificate lacks a history of dishonest or felonious acts. The board shall require each applicant to comply with the requirements of Section 901.169 (a). (b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (H.B. 1520), Sec. 21(2), eff. September 1, 2019. (c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (H.B. 1520), Sec. 21(2), eff. September 1, 2019. (d) The board may require the applicant to submit a complete set of fingerprints. If an applicant does not provide a complete set of fingerprints on request of the board, the board may: (1) deny the applicant's application to take the uniform CPA examination; or (2) refuse to issue a certificate to the applicant. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1497, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (H.B. 1520 ), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (H.B. 1520 ), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (H.B. 1520 ), Sec. 21(2), eff. September 1, 2019.
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Section OC.901.253 ("BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION") 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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