Sec. 651.305. RENEWAL OR REINSTATEMENT OF PROVISIONAL LICENSE

(a) , (b) Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 682, Sec. 3.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

(c) If a provisional license holder fails to timely pay the renewal fee, the commission shall:

(1) impose a late payment penalty equal to the amount of the license renewal fee;

(2) suspend the license for nonpayment; and

(3) notify the provisional license holder of the suspension.

(d) If the renewal fee and penalty are not paid before the 91st day after the date of the notice of suspension, the commission shall cancel the license. If the license is canceled under this subsection, the provisional license holder may apply for reinstatement not later than 18 months after the date of cancellation. The commission may reinstate the canceled license if:

(1) all other commission requirements are satisfied; and

(2) the license fee and a late payment penalty equal to the amount of the license fee for the period of the cancellation are paid.

(e) A provisional license may be renewed after the second anniversary of the date of its issuance only if the person requests and receives from the commission an extension based on hardship.

(f) A provisional license that has been canceled or suspended or has lapsed for a period of at least five years may be reinstated only if the applicant passes the written embalming or funeral directing examination.

(g) The commission may adopt rules relating to the reinstatement of a provisional license under this section.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 682, Sec. 3.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.