(a) Your permit expires if:
  (1) You do not submit your renewal application during your renewal period or the late renewal period;
  (2) You submit your renewal application during the renewal period, you were notified that your application was incomplete, and you do not submit a completed renewal application before the end of the late renewal period; or
  (3) You submit your renewal application during the late renewal period, you were notified that your application was incomplete, and you do not submit a completed renewal application within 15 calendar days after notification.
(b) If your permit does not expire under subsection (a) of this section, you may continue to operate while Licensing processes your renewal application, unless we determine the operation poses an immediate threat or danger to the health or safety of children, according to §745.751 of this chapter (relating to What factors does Licensing consider when determining if a person or operation is an immediate threat to the health or safety of children?). For how an enforcement action may affect your ability to renew your permit, see §745.485 of this division (relating to How does an enforcement action affect the renewal of my permit?).

Source Note: The provisions of this §745.481 adopted to be effective December 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 6082; transferred effective July 15, 2019, as published in the June 14, 2019 issue of the Texas Register, 44 TexReg 2963; amended to be effective April 25, 2021, 46 TexReg 2437