| (a) A sign permit may be transferred only with the
written approval of the department.
(b) At the time of the transfer, both the transferor
and the transferee must hold a valid license issued under §21.145
of this subchapter (relating to License Issuance; Amendment) or §21.450
of this chapter (relating to License Issuance), except as provided
by this section.
(c) The permit holder must send to the department a
request through the department's website, www.txdot.gov to transfer
a sign permit in a manner prescribed by the department accompanied
by the applicable fees prescribed by §21.171 of this subchapter
(relating to Permit Application Fee).
(d) After a request under subsection (c) of this section
is received by the department, the department will send the request
to the transferor for affirmation. If affirmed by the transferor,
the department will notify the transferee to submit applicable fees
required under subsection (c) of this section. After the fee is received,
the department will confirm the completed permit transfer to the transferor
and transferee electronically.
(e) The department may approve the transfer of one
or more commercial sign permits from a transferor to a transferee,
with or without the signature of the transferor, if the transferee
provides to the department:
(1) documents showing the sign has been sold;
(2) documents that indicate that the transferor is
deceased or cannot be located; or
(3) a court order demonstrating the new ownership of
the sign permit.
(f) The department will not approve the transfer if
cancellation of the permit is pending or if cancellation has been
abated awaiting the outcome of an administrative hearing.
(g) The department will approve a transfer only if
the permit is valid.
(h) The documentation and fees required under this
section must be submitted to the department electronically through
the department's website, www.txdot.gov.
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