(a) Method of Payment. Fees paid online must be submitted by credit card, electronic check, or debit card, as required by the online application. All other licensure fees or penalties must be submitted in the form of a money order, personal check, or cashier's check payable on or through a United States bank. Fees and penalties cannot be refunded except as provided in subsection (c) of this section. If a single payment is made for more than one individual permit, it must be made for the same class of permit and a detailed listing, on a form prescribed by the board, must be included with each payment.
(b) Additional Fees Based on Method of Payment.
  (1) Online payments. Applicants and licensees who submit payments online may be subject to convenience fees set by the Department of Information Resources, that are in addition to the fees listed in §§175.1 - 175.3 of this title (relating to Application and Administrative Fees, Registration and Renewal Fees and Penalties).
  (2) Payments submitted for hard-copy registration. Licensees who choose to register on paper if online processing is available will be subject to an additional fee of $50 collected by the board, in addition to the fees listed in §§175.1 - 175.3 of this title.
(c) Refunds. Refunds of fees may be granted under the following circumstances:
  (1) Administrative error by the Board;
  (2) Licensure applicants who timely withdraw their applications and do not appear before the Licensure Committee and request a refund within 30 days of being notified by board staff that they are ineligible for licensure;
  (3) Applicants who withdraw a licensure application after applying for multiple types of licensure at the same time but then either elect to pursue only one type of license or the Board approves one type of license before completing the review of the other applications;
  (4) Applicants who apply for temporary licenses but do not receive a temporary license due to the issuance of full licensure;
  (5) Licensees who retire or request cancellation of their licenses within 90 days of paying the renewal/registration fee;
  (6) Applicants or licensees who die within 90 days of having paid a fee, when a spouse or personal representative submits a written request for a refund;
  (7) Subject to the discretion of the Executive Director, an applicant or licensee who has died more than 90 days after having paid a fee and a spouse or personal representative has submitted a written request for a refund demonstrating good cause for a pro-rated or full refund; or
  (8) Applicants who withdraw their applications within 45 days of initial application.

Source Note: The provisions of this §175.5 adopted to be effective September 28, 2006, 31 TexReg 8093; amended to be effective September 10, 2009, 34 TexReg 6109; amended to be effective March 3, 2010, 35 TexReg 1735; amended to be effective December 4, 2011, 36 TexReg 8021; amended to be effective May 13, 2012, 37 TexReg 3408; amended to be effective May 6, 2013, 38 TexReg 2759; amended to be effective March 27, 2018, 43 TexReg 1863; amended to be effective December 6, 2018, 43 TexReg 7893