(a) Non-receipt of a license renewal notice from the department does not exempt a person, or entity, from any requirements of this chapter.     
      (b) A complete request for renewal must be filed on the form approved by the department and includes all required fees by the expiration date to maintain continuous licensure.     
      (c) Applications not filed by the expiration date are considered applications for late renewal and are subject to late renewal fees.     
      (d) Licenses issued from a late renewal application will have an unlicensed period from the expiration date of the previous license to the issuance date of the renewed license. Electrical work that requires a license issued under this chapter shall not be performed during the unlicensed period.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §73.23 adopted to be effective March 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 1653; amended to be effective October 20, 2005, 30 TexReg 6730; amended to be effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 9433