(a) Inactivation of active license. A licensee may cease operating under a regulated loan license and choose to inactivate the license. A license may be inactivated by giving notice of the cessation of operations not less than 30 calendar days prior to the anticipated inactivation date. Notification must be provided by filing a license amendment or an approved electronic submission as prescribed by the OCCC. The notice must include the new mailing address for the license, the effective date of the inactivation, and the fee for amending the license. A licensee must continue to pay the yearly renewal fees for an inactive license as outlined in §83.310 of this title (relating to Fees), or the license will expire as described by §83.403 of this title (relating to License Term and Annual Renewal).
(b) Activation of inactive license. A licensee may activate an inactive license by giving notice of the intended activation not less than 30 calendar days prior to the anticipated activation date. Notification must be provided by filing a license amendment or an approved electronic submission as prescribed by the OCCC. The notice must include the contemplated new address of the licensed office, the approximate date of activation, and the fee for amending the license as outlined in §83.310 of this title.
(c) Voluntary surrender of license. Subject to §83.406(b) of this title (relating to Effect of Revocation, Suspension, or Surrender of License), a licensee may voluntarily surrender a license by providing written notice of the cessation of operations, a request to surrender the license, and the license certificate. A voluntary surrender will result in cancellation of the license.

Source Note: The provisions of this §83.309 adopted to be effective January 4, 2007, 31 TexReg 10765; amended to be effective November 4, 2010, 35 TexReg 9698; amended to be effective July 10, 2014, 39 TexReg 5142; amended to be effective September 5, 2019, 44 TexReg 4716