Sec. 603.301. LICENSE RENEWAL

(a) A license is valid for two years from the date of issuance and may be renewed biennially.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule may adopt a system under which licenses expire on various dates during the year.

(c) A person may renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal fee to the department before the license expiration date.

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

(e) Except as provided by Section 603.303, 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.

(f) Before the 30th day before a person's license expiration date, the department shall send written notice of the impending license expiration to the person at the person's last known address according to department records.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 231 , Sec. 42, eff. September 1, 2005.