22 Tex. Admin. Code § 7.10
General Fees
Effective Sep 21, 201540 TexReg 6351Source Note: The provisions of this §7.10 adopted to be effective November 21, 2004, 29 TexReg 10509; amended to be effective October 9, 2005, 30 TexReg 6431; amended to be effective July 18, 2007, 32 TexReg 4397; amended to be effective September 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 7217; amended to be effective December 29, 2009, 34 TexReg 9444; amended to be effective September 11, 2011, 36 TexReg 5688; amended to be effective April 17, 2012, 37 TexReg 2638; amended to be effective September 18, 2013, 38 TexReTexas Secretary of State
- (a) FAILURE TO TIMELY PAY A REGISTRATION RENEWAL WILL RESULT IN THE AUTOMATIC CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION BY OPERATION OF LAW.
(b) The following fees shall apply to services provided by the Board in addition to any fee established elsewhere by the rules and regulations of the Board or by Texas law. Payment of fees through the Internet is an online service provided by Texas.gov, the official Web site of the State of Texas. The following additional payments for the online service are not retained by the Board:
- (1) A person who uses the online service to pay fees with a credit card must pay an additional $.25 plus 2.25% of the sum of the fee and $.25.
- (2) A person who uses online services to pay fees by utilizing the Automated Clearing House Network ("ACH" sometimes referred to as an "electronic check" or a "direct bank draft") must pay $1.00 per transaction instead of the fee referenced in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
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- (c) The Board cannot accept cash as payment for any fee.
- (d) An official postmark from the U.S. Postal Service or other delivery service receipt may be presented to the Board to demonstrate the timely payment of any fee.
- (e) If a check is submitted to the Board to pay a fee and the bank upon which the check is drawn refuses to pay the check due to insufficient funds, errors in routing, or bank account number, the fee shall be considered unpaid and any applicable late fees or other penalties accrue. The Board shall impose a processing fee for any check that is returned unpaid by the bank upon which the check is drawn.
- (f) A Registrant who is in Good Standing or was in Good Standing at the time the Registrant entered into military service shall be exempt from the payment of any fee during any period of active duty service in the U.S. military. The exemption under this subsection shall continue through the remainder of the fiscal year during which the Registrant's active duty status expires.
Source Note:The provisions of this §7.10 adopted to be effective November 21, 2004, 29 TexReg 10509; amended to be effective October 9, 2005, 30 TexReg 6431; amended to be effective July 18, 2007, 32 TexReg 4397; amended to be effective September 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 7217; amended to be effective December 29, 2009, 34 TexReg 9444; amended to be effective September 11, 2011, 36 TexReg 5688; amended to be effective April 17, 2012, 37 TexReg 2638; amended to be effective September 18, 2013, 38 TexReg 6040; amended to be effective September 21, 2015, 40 TexReg 6351.