| (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 permanent mailing address
as shown in the commission's computerized records.. An inactive licensee shall
furnish a permanent mailing address at the time the licensee becomes inactive
and report all subsequent address changes within 10 days after a change of
address. If a licensee fails to provide a permanent mailing address, the last
known mailing address for the licensee will be deemed to be the licensee's
permanent mailing 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) If the commission develops a system whereby licenses may
be renewed electronically, a licensee also may renew an unexpired license
by accessing the commission's Internet web site, entering the required information
on the renewal application form, satisfying applicable education requirements
and paying the appropriate fee in accordance with the instructions provided
at the site by the commission.
(d) A licensee shall provide information requested by the commission
in connection with an application to renew a license within 30 days after
the commission requests the information. Failure to provide information requested
by the commission in connection with a renewal application within the required
time is grounds for disciplinary action under the Act, §15B(b).
(e) Renewal applications filed after expiration of the license
are subject to the increased fees provided by the Act, §23(f).
(f) A renewal application is deemed filed when placed in the
mail properly addressed to the commission with appropriate postage paid.
(g) 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; amended to be effective December 1, 1999, 24 TexReg 10554; amended to be effective January 1, 2001, 25 TexReg 11653 |
