(a) An individual or firm license holder is responsible for renewing the license before the expiration date of the license.     
      (b) An individual certified or registered by this board must obtain a license for a 12-month interval and the license shall not be issued or renewed unless the board has received all required fees, satisfactory documentation of compliance with CPE requirements and a completed application which includes fingerprints unless fingerprints have been previously submitted for licensure on or after September 1, 2014.     
      (c) Subject to §515.3 of this chapter (relating to License Renewals for Individuals and Firm Offices), a firm registered with the board must obtain a license for each office associated with the firm.     
      (d) An individual license holder shall submit to the Department of Public Safety a complete and legible set of fingerprints from a vendor approved by the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of obtaining the applicant's criminal history record information. The fingerprinting can be waived by the executive director with evidence of extenuating circumstances. An extenuating circumstance would exist when doing so is not possible or would likely harm or cause irreparable damage to the license holder. Examples of extenuating circumstances include, but are not limited to, persons lacking fingers, the ability to produce fingerprints, or persons with no fingerprints. Evidence of an extenuating circumstance shall be required by the executive director where appropriate and may include medical documentation.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §515.1 adopted to be effective September 24, 1979, 4 TexReg 4508; amended to be effective October 30, 1991, 16 TexReg 5830; amended to be effective August 15, 1994, 19 TexReg 5952; amended to be effective October 14, 1996, 21 TexReg 9447; amended to be effective February 27, 2000, 25 TexReg 1390; amended to be effective February 4, 2004, 29 TexReg 971; amended to be effective June 7, 2006, 31 TexReg 4644; amended to be effective November 29, 2006, 31 TexReg 9613; amended to be effective August 17, 2008, 33 TexReg 6377; amended to be effective October 13, 2010, 35 TexReg 9103; amended to be effective August 8, 2012, 37 TexReg 5780; amended to be effective October 10, 2019, 44TexReg 5782