Sec. 502.301. RENEWAL OF LICENSE  


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  • (a) A license issued under this chapter is subject to biennial renewal. The board shall adopt a system under which licenses expire on various dates during the year.

    (b) The board shall notify each license holder in writing of the pending license expiration not later than the 30th day before the date on which the license expires.

    (c) A license holder may renew an unexpired license by paying to the board the required renewal fee before the date the license expires.

    (d) A person whose license has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the license by paying to the board a fee that is equal to 1-1/4 times the amount of the renewal fee. If a person's license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year, the person may renew the license by paying to the board a fee that is equal to 1-1/2 times the amount of the renewal fee for the license.

    (e) A person whose license has been expired for one year or more may not renew the license. The person may obtain a new license by submitting to reexamination and complying with the requirements and procedures for obtaining an original license.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1061 , Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2005.