| (a) A person licensed by the commission under Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6573a (the Act), §23, may renew the license by timely filing the prescribed application for renewal, paying the appropriate fee to the commission and satisfying applicable continuing education requirements as required by the Act, §23(k), and by §535.218 of this title (relating to Continuing Education). (b) The commission shall mail the prescribed renewal application form to the last known business address of the licensee at least 90 days prior to the expiration of the license. If the license is on inactive status, the form will be mailed to the licensee's last known residence address. The commission shall have no obligation to mail a form to a licensee on inactive status who fails to furnish the commission with a residence address. An apprentice inspector or a real estate inspector must be sponsored by a licensed professional inspector in order to renew a
license on an active status. It is the responsibility of the licensee to apply for renewal, and failure to receive a renewal application form does not relieve the licensee of the responsibility of applying for renewal. (c) Renewal applications filed after expiration of the license are subject to the increased fees provided by the Act, §23(f). (d) A renewal application is deemed filed when placed in the mail properly addressed to the commission with appropriate postage paid. (e) An inspector licensed on active status who timely files a renewal application together with the applicable fee and evidence of completion of any required continuing education courses may continue to practice prior to receiving a new license certificate from the commission. If the license has expired and the licensee files an application to renew the license, the licensee may not practice until the new certificate is received.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §535.216 adopted to be effective February 11, 1992, 17 TexReg 680; amended to be effective December 21, 1993, 18 TexReg 9103; amended to be effective September 15, 1994, 19 TexReg 6915.
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