1. (a) To obtain an initial talent agency certificate of registration, an applicant must:

   1. (1) submit a completed application on a department-approved form;
   2. (2) submit a surety bond in accordance with the Act and this chapter;
   3. (3) if using an assumed name, submit documents under the Assumed Business or Professional Name Act, Texas Business and Commerce Code, Chapter 36; and
   4. (4) pay the fee required under §78.80 of this chapter.

2. (b) To obtain a renewal talent agency certificate of registration, an applicant must:

   1. (1) submit a completed application on a department-approved form;
   2. (2) submit proof that the talent agency had a surety bond continuously in effect for the preceding registration period by providing a letter directly from the bonding company to the department that states the initial issuance date of the talent agency's surety bond with a statement that the bond is in good standing and has been in good standing continuously since the bond's initial issuance; and
   3. (3) pay the fee required under §78.80 of this chapter.
3. (c) Unless relating to a change of ownership, a change of location, or otherwise provided in this chapter, any change of information must be furnished to the department within 30 days of the change or revision.
4. (d) If any information that appears on the face of the certificate of registration changes, the talent agency must obtain a revised/duplicate certificate of registration by returning the outdated certificate and paying the fee required under §78.80 of this chapter.

Source Note:The provisions of this §78.21 adopted to be effective March 1, 1994, 19 TexReg 1102; amended to be effective December 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 10472; amended to be effective December 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 9605.