| (a) The commission shall establish a time period for renewal of each registration, which shall end with the expiration date of the current registration. Each registrant has the responsibility to apply for renewal of a registration by making proper application as specified by this section. Applications must be made on the current renewal application form approved by the commission accompanied by the fee required by Section 11(a)(16) of The Real Estate License Act (the Act). Failure to receive a registration renewal application form from the commission does not relieve a registrant of the obligation to obtain the appropriate form and to apply for renewal to maintain registration. Failure to provide information requested by the commission in connection with a renewal application is grounds for disciplinary action under the Act, §9A(c)(4). A registrant who fails timely to pay a renewal fee must apply for and receive a new registration in order to act as an easement or
right-of-way agent. (b) The Texas Real Estate Commission adopts by reference Renewal Application Form ERW 5-0, approved by the commission in 1998. This form is published by and available from the Texas Real Estate Commission, P.O. Box 12188, Austin, Texas 78711-2188. (c) The commission shall advise each registrant of the time period for filing a renewal application and paying the renewal fee by mailing a renewal application form to the registrant's last known business address at least three months before expiration of the current registration. The commission shall have no obligation to so notify a business entity such as a corporation, limited liability company or partnership, that has failed to designate an officer, manager or partner who meets the requirements of Section 6(d) of the Act. The commission may not renew a registration issued to a business entity unless the entity has designated an officer, manager or partner who meets the
requirements of the Act. (d) An application for renewal will be deemed to have been timely filed if it shows a postmark on or before the expiration date of the registration. When the last day of the renewal period falls on a non-business day, renewal applications also will be deemed to have been timely filed if received or postmarked no later than the first business day following the last day of the renewal period. "Non-business" days are Saturday, Sunday and any other day upon which the commission offices are closed due to a state holiday designated in the General Appropriations Act or by other law. (e) Renewals by registrants who are on active duty in the United States armed forces or who are subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code, §57.491, concerning certain student loans also will be governed by §535.92 of this title (relating to Miscellaneous Provisions Concerning License Renewals).
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