1. (a) The Board shall send an annual registration renewal notice to each Architect. An Architect must notify the Board in writing (e-mail, fax, on the Board's Web site, or by U.S. mail) each time the Architect's address of record changes, and the written notice of the Architect's change of address must be submitted to the Board within thirty (30) days after the effective date of the change of address. Upon request by an Architect, the Board shall send the annual registration renewal notice via e-mail. An Architect who requests receipt of the renewal notice via e-mail must notify the Board in writing (U.S. mail, on the Board's Web site, e-mail, or fax) each time the Architect's e-mail address of record changes no later than thirty (30) days after the effective date of the change of the e-mail address.

2. (b) An Architect may renew his/her registration prior to its specified annual expiration date by:

   1. (1) remitting the correct fee to the Board; and
   2. (2) providing the information or documentation requested by the annual registration renewal notice.
3. (c) Each Architect must pay a mandatory $200 professional fee in addition to the annual registration renewal fee prescribed by the Board.
4. (d) If an Architect fails to remit a completed registration renewal form and the prescribed fee on or before the specified expiration date of the Architect's registration, the Board shall impose a late payment penalty that must be paid before the Architect's registration may be renewed.

5. (e) If the Board receives official notice that an Architect has defaulted on the repayment of a loan guaranteed by the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation (TGSLC), the Board may not renew the Architect's registration unless:

   1. (1) the renewal is the first renewal following the Board's receipt of official notice regarding the default;
   2. (2) the Architect presents to the Board a certificate from TGSLC certifying that the Architect has entered into a repayment agreement for the defaulted loan; or
   3. (3) the Architect presents to the Board a certificate from TGSLC certifying that the Architect is not in default on a loan guaranteed by TGSLC.
6. (f) If the Board receives official notice that an Architect has failed to pay court ordered child support, the Board may be prohibited from renewing the Architect's registration.

7. (g) If a registration is not renewed within 2 years after the specified registration expiration date, the registration shall be cancelled by operation of law on the two-year anniversary of its expiration without an opportunity for a formal hearing. If a registration is cancelled pursuant to this subsection, the registration may not be reinstated. In order to obtain a new certificate of registration, a person whose registration was cancelled pursuant to this subsection must:

   1. (1) submit an application for registration and satisfy all requirements for registration pursuant to Section 1.21, including the successful completion of the registration examination;
   2. (2) submit an application for registration by reciprocal transfer and satisfy all requirements for registration by reciprocal transfer pursuant to Section 1.22, including the successful completion of the registration examination; or
   3. (3) submit an application for registration and demonstrate that he/she moved to another state and is currently licensed or registered and has been in practice in the other state for at least the 2 years immediately preceding the date of the application.

Source Note:The provisions of this §1.65 adopted to be effective October 10, 2001, 26 TexReg 7840; amended to be effective April 4, 2004, 29 TexReg 3462; amended to be effective October 9, 2005, 30 TexReg 6428; amended to be effective April 3, 2008, 33 TexReg 2690.