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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 702.001. Short Title - Sec. 702.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 702.002. Purpose and Construction - Sec. 702.002. PURPOSE AND CONSTRUCTION. (a) The purpose of this...
Section 702.003. Definitions - Sec. 702.003. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Closed" means a...
Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Secretary of State
Section 702.051. Administrative and Rulemaking Authority - Sec. 702.051. ADMINISTRATIVE AND RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. (a) The secretary of...
Section 702.052. Rules Relating to Security Claims and Proceeds - Sec. 702.052. RULES RELATING TO SECURITY CLAIMS AND PROCEEDS. The...
Section 702.053. Registration and Renewal Fees - Sec. 702.053. REGISTRATION AND RENEWAL FEES. The secretary of state...
Subchapter C. Certificate of Registration
Section 702.101. Certificate of Registration Required - Sec. 702.101. CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION REQUIRED. A person may not...
Section 702.102. Application Requirements - Sec. 702.102. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) An applicant for a health...
Section 702.103. Certificate of Registration Nontransferable; Application by New Owner - Sec. 702.103. CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION NONTRANSFERABLE; APPLICATION BY NEW OWNER....
Section 702.104. Term; Renewal - Sec. 702.104. TERM; RENEWAL. (a) A health spa operator's certificate...
Section 702.105. Certificate Posting - Sec. 702.105. CERTIFICATE POSTING. A certificate holder shall post a...
Section 702.106. Change of Information - Sec. 702.106. CHANGE OF INFORMATION. If the information provided in...
Section 702.107. Sales Tax Permit; Proof of Registration Required - Sec. 702.107. SALES TAX PERMIT; PROOF OF REGISTRATION REQUIRED. (a)...
Subchapter D. Security Requirements
Section 702.151. Security Required - Sec. 702.151. SECURITY REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by Subchapter...
Section 702.152. Surety Bond Requirements - Sec. 702.152. SURETY BOND REQUIREMENTS. If a surety bond is...
Section 702.153. Requirements for Security Other Than Surety Bond - Sec. 702.153. REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURITY OTHER THAN SURETY BOND. An...
Section 702.154. Beneficiary of Security - Sec. 702.154. BENEFICIARY OF SECURITY. The security filed or posted...
Section 702.155. Duration of Security - Sec. 702.155. DURATION OF SECURITY. A certificate holder shall maintain...
Section 702.156. Notice of Cancellation of Security - Sec. 702.156. NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF SECURITY. A surety or...
Section 702.157. Limit on Liability of Surety or Obligor - Sec. 702.157. LIMIT ON LIABILITY OF SURETY OR OBLIGOR. (a)...
Section 702.158. Review of Security Amount - Sec. 702.158. REVIEW OF SECURITY AMOUNT. (a) At least once...
Subchapter E. Exemption From Security Requirements
Section 702.201. Application for Exemption - Sec. 702.201. APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION. A certificate holder may apply...
Section 702.202. Qualifications for Exemption - Sec. 702.202. QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXEMPTION. A certificate holder may apply...
Section 702.205. Issuance of Exemption - Sec. 702.205. ISSUANCE OF EXEMPTION. (a) On approval of an...
Section 702.206. Nontransferability of Exemption - Sec. 702.206. NONTRANSFERABILITY OF EXEMPTION. (a) A certificate of exemption...
Section 702.207. Denial and Revocation of Exemption - Sec. 702.207. DENIAL AND REVOCATION OF EXEMPTION. After notice and...
Subchapter F. Claim on Security
Section 702.251. Filing of Security Claim - Sec. 702.251. FILING OF SECURITY CLAIM. A member may file...
Section 702.252. Computation of Claim - Sec. 702.252. COMPUTATION OF CLAIM. (a) Recovery on a claim...
Section 702.253. Adjudication on Pro Rata Basis - Sec. 702.253. ADJUDICATION ON PRO RATA BASIS. If the total...
Section 702.254. Claim Barred - Sec. 702.254. CLAIM BARRED. The secretary of state may not...
Subchapter G. Contract Requirements
Section 702.301. General Requirements - Sec. 702.301. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. (a) A contract: (1) must be:...
Section 702.302. Disclosure Requirements - Sec. 702.302. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. (a) A health spa shall prepare...
Section 702.303. Contract Term - Sec. 702.303. CONTRACT TERM. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...
Section 702.304. Cancellation and Refund Notice - Sec. 702.304. CANCELLATION AND REFUND NOTICE. (a) Except as provided...
Section 702.305. Prepayment Refund Notice - Sec. 702.305. PREPAYMENT REFUND NOTICE. If a certificate holder offers...
Section 702.306. Finance Charge Notice - Sec. 702.306. FINANCE CHARGE NOTICE. A contract that contains a...
Section 702.307. Cancellation of Contract for Full Refund - Sec. 702.307. CANCELLATION OF CONTRACT FOR FULL REFUND. (a) A...
Section 702.308. Cancellation of Contract for Partial Refund - Sec. 702.308. CANCELLATION OF CONTRACT FOR PARTIAL REFUND. (a) A...
Section 702.309. Proof of Payment - Sec. 702.309. PROOF OF PAYMENT. A receipt given to a...
Section 702.310. Effect of Contract on Third-Party Rights - Sec. 702.310. EFFECT OF CONTRACT ON THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS. A contract...
Section 702.311. Void Contract - Sec. 702.311. VOID CONTRACT. A contract is void if: (1)...
Subchapter H. Prepayments and Escrow
Section 702.351. Membership Prepayment - Sec. 702.351. MEMBERSHIP PREPAYMENT. A certificate holder may offer for...
Section 702.352. Escrow Deposit Required - Sec. 702.352. ESCROW DEPOSIT REQUIRED. (a) A certificate holder or...
Section 702.353. Exemption From Escrow Requirement - Sec. 702.353. EXEMPTION FROM ESCROW REQUIREMENT. (a) A certificate holder...
Section 702.354. Duty of Financial Institution - Sec. 702.354. DUTY OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTION. A financial institution in...
Section 702.355. Refund of Escrowed Prepayment - Sec. 702.355. REFUND OF ESCROWED PREPAYMENT. (a) Except as provided...
Section 702.356. Withdrawal of Escrow Funds - Sec. 702.356. WITHDRAWAL OF ESCROW FUNDS. A certificate holder may...
Subchapter I. Prohibited Practices
Section 702.401. Waiver Prohibited - Sec. 702.401. WAIVER PROHIBITED. A person, including a person who...
Section 702.402. Prohibited Acts - Sec. 702.402. PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) A seller or certificate holder...
Section 702.403. Application of Deceptive Trade Practices Act - Sec. 702.403. APPLICATION OF DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES ACT. (a) A...
Section 702.404. Information Required in Advertisement - Sec. 702.404. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN ADVERTISEMENT. A health spa operator...
Subchapter J. Administrative Enforcement and Disciplinary Actions
Section 702.451. Disciplinary Actions - Sec. 702.451. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. (a) After notice and opportunity for...
Section 702.452. Notice Requirement Before Health Spa Closing - Sec. 702.452. NOTICE REQUIREMENT BEFORE HEALTH SPA CLOSING. (a) At...
Subchapter K. Civil Remedy
Section 702.501. Filing of Suit; Venue - Sec. 702.501. FILING OF SUIT; VENUE. (a) A member may...
Section 702.502. Statute of Limitations - Sec. 702.502. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. A member must file a...
Section 702.503. Recovery - Sec. 702.503. RECOVERY. In a suit filed under Section 702.501,...
Section 702.504. Temporary Closing - Sec. 702.504. TEMPORARY CLOSING. For purposes of this subchapter, the...
Subchapter L. Enforcement and Penalties
Section 702.551. Investigative and Enforcement Authority - Sec. 702.551. INVESTIGATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY. (a) The attorney general...
Section 702.552. Suit for Enforcement - Sec. 702.552. SUIT FOR ENFORCEMENT. (a) The attorney general or...
Section 702.553. Amount of Civil Penalty - Sec. 702.553. AMOUNT OF CIVIL PENALTY. (a) Except as provided...
Section 702.554. Violation of Injunction - Sec. 702.554. VIOLATION OF INJUNCTION. (a) The attorney general or...
Section 702.555. Deposit in County Fund - Sec. 702.555. DEPOSIT IN COUNTY FUND. A civil penalty collected...
Section 702.556. Criminal Offense: Violation of Chapter - Sec. 702.556. CRIMINAL OFFENSE: VIOLATION OF CHAPTER. (a) A person...
Section 702.557. Criminal Offense: Interference With Investigation - Sec. 702.557. CRIMINAL OFFENSE: INTERFERENCE WITH INVESTIGATION. (a) A person...
Section 702.558. Criminal Offense: Noncompliance With Subpoena or Investigative Demand - Sec. 702.558. CRIMINAL OFFENSE: NONCOMPLIANCE WITH SUBPOENA OR INVESTIGATIVE DEMAND....