# Tex. Occupations Code § 53.025: GUIDELINES

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C53_S53.025

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Occupations Code § 53.025
- **Heading:** GUIDELINES
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 53 / Section 53.025

## Text

(a) Each licensing authority shall issue guidelines relating to the practice of the licensing authority under this chapter. The guidelines must state the reasons a particular crime is considered to relate to a particular license and any other criterion that affects the decisions of the licensing authority.

(b) A state licensing authority that issues guidelines under this section shall file the guidelines with the secretary of state for publication in the Texas Register.

(c) A local or county licensing authority that issues guidelines under this section shall post the guidelines at the courthouse for the county in which the licensing authority is located or publish the guidelines in a newspaper having countywide circulation in that county.

(d) Amendments to the guidelines, if any, shall be issued annually.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Occupations Code § 53.001 § 53.001. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C53_S53.001.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 53.002 § 53.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C53_S53.002.md)
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- [Tex. Occupations Code § 53.021 § 53.021. AUTHORITY TO REVOKE, SUSPEND, OR DENY LICENSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C53_S53.021.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 53.022 § 53.022. FACTORS IN DETERMINING WHETHER CONVICTION DIRECTLY RELATES TO OCCUPATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C53_S53.022.md)
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- [Tex. Occupations Code § 53.024 § 53.024. PROCEEDINGS GOVERNED BY ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C53_S53.024.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 53.025 § 53.025. GUIDELINES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C53_S53.025.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 53.026 § 53.026. APPLICANT BEST PRACTICES GUIDE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C53_S53.026.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 53.051 § 53.051. NOTICE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C53_S53.051.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 53.052 § 53.052. JUDICIAL REVIEW.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C53_S53.052.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 53.101 § 53.101. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C53_S53.101.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 53.102 § 53.102. REQUEST FOR CRIMINAL HISTORY EVALUATION LETTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C53_S53.102.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 53.103 § 53.103. AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C53_S53.103.md)

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