Tex. Occupations Code § 651.354
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 651.354, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 651.354. RENEWAL OF FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE.
Official statutory text
(a) The commission shall mail written notice to a funeral establishment of the impending expiration of the establishment's license not later than the 30th day before the expiration date of the license. The notice must state that:
(1) to renew the license, the funeral establishment must pay the renewal fee in an amount provided by rule not later than the license expiration date; and
(2) the license is automatically renewed on receipt of the renewal fee.
(b) A funeral establishment that fails to pay the license renewal fee by the due date is subject to a late payment penalty in an amount determined by rule.
(c) If the license is expired for longer than 30 days, the funeral establishment may not operate as a funeral establishment until the renewal fee and the late payment penalty are paid.
(1) to renew the license, the funeral establishment must pay the renewal fee in an amount provided by rule not later than the license expiration date; and
(2) the license is automatically renewed on receipt of the renewal fee.
(b) A funeral establishment that fails to pay the license renewal fee by the due date is subject to a late payment penalty in an amount determined by rule.
(c) If the license is expired for longer than 30 days, the funeral establishment may not operate as a funeral establishment until the renewal fee and the late payment penalty are paid.
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