SECTION 68.90. Administrative Sanctions or Penalties

(a) If a person violates any provision of the Act, the rules, TAS, or an order of the executive director or commission, proceedings may be instituted to impose administrative sanctions, administrative penalties, or both administrative penalties and sanctions in accordance with the provisions of the Act; Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 51; and Title 16, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 60 (relating to the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation).

(b) It is a violation of the Act for a person to perform a plan review or inspection function of the department, unless that person is a department employee or a registered accessibility specialist. A person who is not a registered accessibility specialist and performs a plan review or inspection function of the department is subject to administrative penalties in accordance with the Act or Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 51 and Title 16, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 60.

(c) Cheating on an examination is grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of a license, imposition of an administrative penalty, or both.

Source Note: The provisions of this §68.90 adopted to be effective November 5, 2001, 26 TexReg 8807; amended to be effective February 1, 2005, 30 TexReg 382; amended to be effective March 1, 2007, 32 TexReg 884; amended to be effective May 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 2333; amended to be effective August 31, 2023, 48 TexReg 4642