Sec. 1201.551. DENIAL OF LICENSE; DISCIPLINARY ACTION. (a) The director may deny, permanently revoke, or suspend for a definite period and specified sales location or geographic area a license if the director determines that the applicant or license holder: (1) knowingly and wilfully violated this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter; (2) unlawfully retained or converted money, property, or any other thing of value from a consumer in the form of a down payment, sales or use tax, deposit, or insurance premium; (3) failed repeatedly to file with the department a completed application for a statement of ownership before the 61st day after the date of the sale of a manufactured home as required by Section 1201.206 or the date of the installation, whichever occurred later; (4) failed to give or breached a manufactured home warranty required by this chapter or by the Federal Trade Commission; (5) engaged in a false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice as described by Subchapter E , Chapter 17 , Business & Commerce Code; (6) failed to provide or file a report required by the department for the administration or enforcement of this chapter; (7) provided false information on an application, report, or other document filed with the department; (8) acquired a criminal record during the five-year period preceding the application date that, in the opinion of the director, makes the applicant unfit for licensing; (9) failed to file a bond or other security for each location as required by Subchapter C; (10) has had another license issued by this state revoked or suspended; or (11) failed to pay the required fee to obtain or renew a license. (b) The director may suspend or revoke a license if, after receiving notice of a claim, the license holder or the license holder's surety fails or refuses to pay a final claim paid under the manufactured homeowner consumer claims program for which demand for reimbursement was made.
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