Rule XVII
Issuance of License Certificates and Cancellation of
License Unlawfully Obtained
(a) Upon an Applicant’s becoming entitled to a license under these Rules, the
Board shall certify such Applicant to the Supreme Court, whose Clerk shall
thereupon issue the corresponding license in the form of a written certificate.
The license shall be issued only in the name as shown on the Applicant’s birth
certificate or as changed by the final order of a court of competent
jurisdiction or by marriage, except that a given name may be omitted or
represented by initial if the Applicant so requests in writing. No license shall
be issued using an alias, assumed name, nickname, or abbreviation of a name.
(b) All law licenses are issued upon the condition that the Applicant has
faithfully complied with these Rules. If at any time it appears that an
Applicant has obtained a license fraudulently or by willful failure to comply
with these Rules, after notice and hearing, the Board may recommend to the
Supreme Court that such license be withdrawn and canceled, and the name of the
license holder stricken from the roll of attorneys.
(c) No license issued hereunder shall be valid unless the Applicant named
therein has paid the required fees and has enrolled in the State Bar of Texas in
compliance with the State Bar Rules.
(d) The license certificate belongs to the Supreme Court of Texas and shall
be surrendered to the Court upon proper demand.
Rulebook
since August 29, 2003
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