Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 301.451

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005

A person may not:
(1) sell, fraudulently obtain, or fraudulently furnish a nursing diploma, license, renewal license, or record;
(2) assist another person in selling, fraudulently obtaining, or fraudulently furnishing a nursing diploma, license, renewal license, or record;
(3) practice nursing under a diploma, license, or record that was:
(A) obtained unlawfully or fraudulently; or
(B) signed or issued unlawfully or under false representation; or
(4) practice nursing in a period in which the person’s license is suspended or revoked.