Texas Finance Code

§ 154.103 — ISSUANCE OF PERMIT

FI § 154.103Title 3. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND BUSINESSES · Part E. OTHER FINANCIAL BUSINESSES · Ch. 154. PREPAID FUNERAL SERVICES · Art. C. PERMITS

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(a)The commissioner may investigate an applicant before issuing an initial permit.

(b)The commissioner shall approve the application and issue a permit to the applicant if the commissioner finds that the business ability, experience, character, financial condition, and general fitness of the applicant warrant the public's confidence. The commissioner shall notify the applicant if the commissioner finds otherwise.

(c)The applicant on request is entitled to a hearing on the denial of the application, to be held not later than the 60th day after the date of the request.

Legislative history

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.