Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code

§ 11.46 — GENERAL GROUNDS FOR DENIAL

AL § 11.46Title 3. LICENSES AND PERMITS · Part A. PERMITS · Ch. 11. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO PERMITS · Art. B. APPLICATION FOR AND ISSUANCE OF PERMITS

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(a)The commission may deny an application for an original or renewal permit if it has reasonable grounds to believe and finds that any of the following circumstances exists:

(1)the applicant has been convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction of the violation of any provision of this code during the two years immediately preceding the filing of the application;

(2)five years have not elapsed since the termination, by pardon or otherwise, of a sentence imposed on the applicant for the conviction of a felony;

(3)within the six-month period immediately preceding the application the applicant violated or caused to be violated a provision of this code or a rule or regulation of the commission which involves moral turpitude, as distinguished from a technical violation of this code or of the rule;

(4)the applicant failed to answer or falsely or incorrectly answered a question in an original or renewal application;

(5)the applicant is indebted to the state for any taxes, fees, or payment of penalty imposed by this code or by rule of the commission;

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 515 (H.B. 2014), Sec. 1.02, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 424 (S.B. 367), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 36(a), eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 36(b), eff. December 31, 2020. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 78 (S.B. 195), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.