Sec. 1954.203.  PROCEDURE FOR LICENSE RENEWAL.  (a)  A person may renew an unexpired license for an additional two-year term if the person:
(1)  is otherwise entitled to be licensed;
(2)  submits to the department a renewal application on the form required by the department;
(3)  pays to the department a nonrefundable renewal fee;
(4)  has successfully completed:
(A)  the requirements for renewal; and
(B)  a current physical examination; and
(5)  has complied with any final order resulting from a violation of this chapter.
(b)  A person whose license has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the license by paying to the department a renewal fee that is equal to 1-1/2 times the normally required renewal fee.
(c)  A person whose license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year may renew the license by paying to the department a renewal fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee.
(d)  A person whose license has been expired for one year or more may not renew the license.  The person may obtain a new license by complying with the requirements and procedures, including any examination requirements, for obtaining an original license.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.273, eff. April 2, 2015.