Texas Occupations Code 1301.403 – Procedure for Renewal
(a) A person who is otherwise eligible to renew a license, endorsement, or registration may renew an unexpired license, endorsement, or registration by paying the required renewal fee to the agency before the expiration date of the license, endorsement, or registration. A person whose license, endorsement, or registration has expired may not engage in activities that require a license, endorsement, or registration until the license, endorsement, or registration has been renewed.
(b) A person whose license or endorsement has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the license or endorsement by paying to the agency a renewal fee that is equal to 1-1/2 times the normally required renewal fee. A person whose registration has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the registration by paying to the board a renewal fee that is equal to 1-1/2 times the normally required renewal fee.
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 1301.403
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A person whose license or endorsement has been expired for more than 90 days but less than two years may renew the license or endorsement by paying to the agency a renewal fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee. A person whose registration has been expired for more than 90 days but less than two years may renew the registration by paying to the board a renewal fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee.
(d) A person whose license, endorsement, or registration has been expired for two years or more may not renew the license, endorsement, or registration. The person may obtain a new license, endorsement, or registration by complying with the requirements and procedures, including the examination requirements, for obtaining an original license, endorsement, or registration.
(e) A person who held a license, endorsement, or registration in this state, moved to another state, and is currently holding a license, endorsement, or registration and has been in practice in the other state for the two years preceding the date of application may obtain a new license, endorsement, or registration without reexamination. The person must pay to the agency a fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee for the license, endorsement, or registration.
(f) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 137 (H.B. 636), Sec. 32(7), eff. May 26, 2021.