| (h) At least sixty (60) days in advance of the date
of the expiration, the Board staff shall notify each Geoscience Firm
of the date of the expiration and the amount of the fee that shall
be required for its annual renewal. The registration may be renewed
by completing the renewal application and paying the annual registration
renewal fee set by the Appointed Board. It is the sole responsibility
of the Geoscience Firm to pay the required renewal fee prior to the
expiration date, regardless of whether the renewal notice is received.
(i) A certificate of registration which has been expired
for less than one (1) year may be renewed by completing a Firm Registration
Renewal Application (Form D), along with an affirmation signed by
the Authorized Official of a Geoscience Firm indicating whether professional
geoscience services were offered, pending, or performed for the public
in Texas when the Firm's registration was expired, and payment of
a $50 late renewal penalty. If a Geoscience Firm under application
for late Firm registration renewal has met the requirements for renewal
and has indicated that the geoscience services were offered, pending,
or performed for the public in Texas while the Firm's registration
was expired, the Firm's registration shall be renewed. An application
for late renewal of a firm registration will not be rejected solely
on the basis that the firm engaged in geoscience activity while the
license was expired. Information regarding unregistered geoscience
practice received under this section shall be referred to the enforcement
division for appropriate action that could include the initiation
of a complaint by the Board staff. A Firm registration that has been
expired for more than one year is permanently expired and may not
be renewed; a new application is required.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §851.30 adopted to be effective December 15, 2010, 35 TexReg 10695; amended to be effective February 15, 2013, 38 TexReg 644; amended to be effective June 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 3352; amended to be effective December 11, 2014, 39 TexReg 9539; amended to be effective March 18, 2015, 40 TexReg 1384; amended to be effective March 15, 2016, 41 TexReg 1843; amended to be effective September 25, 2017, 42 TexReg 5143; amended to be effective October 31, 2018, 43 TexReg 7140; amended to be effective March 6, 2022, 47 TexReg 947 |
