Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 71.151

This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 71.151, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.

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§ 71.151. DURATION AND RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE.

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(a) A certificate is effective for a term not to exceed 10 years from the date the certificate is filed.

(b) A certificate is void at the end of the certificate's stated term, unless within six months preceding the certificate's expiration date the registrant files in the office of a county clerk and the secretary of state, if applicable, a renewal certificate complying with the requirements of this chapter for an original certificate.

(c) A registrant may renew a certificate under this section for any number of successive terms, but each term may not exceed 10 years.

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