| (a) To apply for a license under this subchapter, a
person must file with the department an electronic application through
the department's website, www.txdot.gov. The application must include,
at a minimum:
(1) the complete legal name, mailing address, email
address, and telephone number of the applicant; and
(2) designation of each county in which the applicant's
signs are to be erected or maintained.
(b) The application must be accompanied by:
(1) an executed commercial sign surety bond that satisfies
the requirements of this section;
(2) a certified power of attorney from the surety company
authorizing the surety company's representative to execute the bond
on the effective date of the bond;
(3) the license fee prescribed by §21.148 of this
subchapter (relating to License Fees); and
(4) if applicable, an indication that the applicant
is a military service member, military spouse, or military veteran,
as those terms are defined in Occupations Code, §55.001.
(c) A commercial sign surety bond must be:
(1) in the amount of $2,500 for each county designated
under subsection (a)(2) of this section, not to exceed a total amount
of $10,000;
(2) payable to the department to reimburse the department
for removal costs of a sign that the person unlawfully erects or maintains;
and
(3) in a form prescribed by the department and executed
by a surety company authorized to transact business in this state.
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