Sec. 144.063. RENEWAL OF LICENSE OR PERMIT  


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  • (a) A license or permit is effective until it is relinquished, suspended, or revoked, or it expires.

    (b) An operating license is valid for one year and may be renewed annually by the license holder. The department shall set an annual renewal fee.

    (c) A license holder may renew a license by paying the renewal fee to the department on or before January 1 of each year. On receipt of the fee, the license is automatically renewed for the next calendar year.

    (d) If the renewal fee is not paid before the expiration of the 15th day after the date on which written notice of delinquency is given to the license holder by the department, the license expires unless the department grants an extension to renew. After an operating license expires, a new application for the license must be submitted.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 485, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.