(a) A license issued pursuant to these rules expires on the first anniversary of the date of issuance and may be renewed annually on or before the expiration date on payment of the required renewal fee as outlined above. All renewals will be subject to an additional criminal background check and confirmation of the applicant's current address and contact information.     
      (b) A person who is otherwise eligible to renew a license may renew an unexpired license by paying to the Hidalgo County Tax Assessor-Collector before the expiration date of the license the required renewal fee. A person whose license has expired may not engage in activities that require a license until the license has been renewed under this section.     
      (c) If a person's license has been expired for 90 days or less, the person may renew the license by paying to the Hidalgo County Tax Assessor-Collector one and one-half times the required renewal fee.     
      (d) If a person's license has been expired for longer than 90 days but less than one year, the person may renew the license by paying to the Hidalgo County Tax Assessor-Collector two times the required renewal fee.     
      (e) If a person's license has been expired for one year or more, the person may not renew the license. The person may obtain a new license by complying with the requirements and procedures for obtaining an original license. Notwithstanding this, if a person was licensed in this state, moved to another state, and has been doing business in the other state for the two years preceding application, the person may renew an expired license. The person must pay to the Hidalgo County Tax Assessor-Collector a fee that is equal to two times the required renewal fee for the license.     
      (f) Before the 30th day preceding the date on which a person's license expires, the Hidalgo County Tax Assessor-Collector shall notify the person of the impending expiration. The notice must be in writing and sent to the person's last known address according to the records of the Hidalgo County Tax Assessor-Collector. Failure to send notice under this provision, however, does not provide any right or remedy to a license holder.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §401.8 adopted to be effective June 29, 2016, 41 TexReg 4650