1. (a) Registrations revoked, for any cause, may be reinstated only by board action, and only then in the manner determined by such board action.
2. (b) Requests for reinstatement of registration revoked should be addressed to the executive director, and should show cause why such board action is justified.

3. (c) A registrant whose certificate of registration has been revoked for a period of five years or greater immediately preceding reinstatement application shall:

   1. (1) be reexamined prior to reinstatement; or
   2. (2) reciprocally transfer a current license from another jurisdiction in accordance with §5.38 of this title (relating to Reciprocal Transfer).
4. (d) Applications for reinstatement may be rejected for any of the reasons that an initial application for a certificate may be rejected or that a certificate may be revoked.
5. (e) The board may require that applications for reinstatement include verification that the applicant has complied with the laws governing the practice of interior design.

Source Note:The provisions of this §5.79 adopted to be effective May 4, 1992, 17 TexReg 2862; amended to be effective September 19, 1996, 21 TexReg 8677.