Sanctions.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 15-65
in effectSec. 15-65. - Sanctions.
(a) If, at the time an employer is included in the wage theft database, the employer is then serving as a contractor, subcontractor or as a goods or materials supplier in connection with any city contract, the finance director and Inspector General shall notify the city attorney who may take appropriate action to serve the best interests of the city, including the use of remedies provided by the city's contract with the employer.
(b) If an employer included in the wage theft database currently holds, or wishes to apply for or renew, an occupational license or permit listed in section 1-10(b)(8) of this Code, the appropriate director or other licensing official or board shall, for a period of five years following the employer's inclusion in the wage theft database, revoke or refuse to issue or renew any such occupational license or permit, provided such action is based upon the employer's conviction of an offense set forth in section 1-10(b)(8) of this Code.
(c) Each licensing official or board shall notify the employer in writing by certified mail of the refusal to issue, revocation of, or refusal to renew, the license or permit pursuant to the preceding subsection and shall cite the violation of this article and section 1-10(b)(8) of this Code as the grounds on which such decision was made. The employer shall have all applicable rights of appeal or contest relating to the refusal to issue or renew or to the revocation of a license or permit under this section.
(Ord. No. 2013-1081, § 4, 11-20-2013)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH15CO_ARTIVWATH_S15-65SAFetched: 10/26/2026