(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 an annual fee of $83. 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. A [If the commission develops a system whereby registrations may be renewed electronically, a] registrant also may renew an unexpired registration by accessing the commission's Internet web site, entering the required information on the renewal application form and paying the appropriate fee in accordance with the instructions provided at the site by the commission. Failure to provide information requested by the commission in connection with a renewal application is grounds for disciplinary action under the Act, §1101.653 [§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)(No change.) (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 permanent mailing address as shown in the commission's computerized records at least three months before expiration of the current registration. Each registrant shall furnish a permanent mailing address to the commission and report a change in permanent mailing address within 10 days after the change occurs. If a registrant fails to provide a permanent mailing address, the last known mailing address for the registrant will be deemed to be the registrant's permanent mailing address. 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 1101.502 [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) - (e)(No change.)
This agency hereby certifies that
the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on June 9, 2004
TRD-200403800 Loretta DeHay
General Counsel
Texas Real Estate Commission
Earliest possible date of adoption: July 25, 2004
For further information, please call: (512) 465-3900
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