1. (a) A registration as a registered professional land surveyor shall be issued upon the approval of the application pursuant to §134.87(a) of this chapter (relating to Final Action on Applications).
2. (b) The new registration holder shall be assigned a serial number issued consecutively in the order of approval.

3. (c) The executive director shall notify the new registration holder in writing of:

   1. (1) the registration issuance;
   2. (2) the registration serial number;
   3. (3) the instructions to obtain a seal; and
   4. (4) the instructions to return a seal imprint and a recent, wallet-size, portrait photograph.

4. (d) Within 60 days from the written notice from the executive director of registration issuance, the new registration holder shall:

   1. (1) obtain a seal(s);
   2. (2) place the seal imprint(s) on the form provided by the board and return it to the board office; and
   3. (3) furnish a wallet-size portrait photograph for the board's files.
5. (e) Failure to comply with subsection (d) of this section is a violation of board rules and shall be subject to sanctions.
6. (f) The printed registration certificate shall bear the signature of the chair and the secretary of the board, bear the seal of the board, and bear the full name and registration number of the registration holder.
7. (g) The printed registration certificate shall be uniform and of a design approved by the board. Any new designs for a printed registration certificate shall be made available to all registration holders upon request.

Source Note:The provisions of this §134.97 adopted to be effective December 30, 2020, 45 TexReg 9513.