Sec. 1001.276.  PROCEDURE FOR RENEWAL.  (a)  A person who is otherwise eligible to renew a license may renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal fee to the board before the expiration date of the license.  A person whose license has expired may not engage in activities that require a license until the license has been renewed.
(b)  A person whose license has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the license by paying to the board the required renewal fee and a late renewal fee.
(c)  A person whose license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than two years may renew the license by paying to the board the required renewal fee and a late renewal fee for each delinquent year or part of a year.
(d)  A person whose license has been expired for two years or more may not renew the license.  The person may obtain a new license by complying with the requirements and procedures, including the examination requirements, for obtaining an original license.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1168, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by: 
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 259 (H.B. 1817), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 448 (H.B. 7), Sec. 31(i), eff. September 1, 2015.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Occupations Code, Section 1001.353 by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (H.B. 1523), Sec. 1.33, eff. September 1, 2019.