(a) To renew an active license that is not subject to the education requirements of § 1101.454, the license holder must provide to the commission proof of compliance with the continuing education requirements of § 1101.455.
(b) Each applicant for the renewal of a license must disclose in the license application whether the applicant has:
(1) entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony; or
(2) been convicted of a felony and the time for appeal has elapsed or the judgment or conviction has been affirmed on appeal.

Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 1101.452

  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.

(c) The disclosure under Subsection (b) must be provided even if an order has granted community supervision suspending the imposition of the sentence.