1. (a) Original application. The applicant shall submit the required original application fee at the time of filing an application for license. The original application fee is fully earned at the time of application, and shall not be reduced for any reason.

2. (b) Renewal of license.

   1. (1) A "completed application" is one that provides every piece of information required of the licensee by the application form.
   2. (2) An applicant for renewal of a license which has neither expired nor been suspended or revoked shall submit the required renewal fee and completed application for renewal.
   3. (3) The commissioner's staff may designate one expiration date per licensee, to apply to all licenses held by that licensee. The designated date shall be the date on which one license would normally expire. For licenses which normally would expire after the newly designated expiration date, renewal fees shall be reduced pro rata on a monthly basis. The fee reduction shall be for the renewal immediately following the institution of the designated expiration date. On each subsequent renewal, the licensee shall pay the full renewal fee for each license.
3. (c) Appointment. The fee for appointment of a currently licensed solicitor, or for appointment of an agent to represent additional insurers, health maintenance organizations, or nonprofit legal services corporations, shall accompany the notice of appointment.
4. (d) Submissions of fees. All fees shall be submitted in check or money order made payable to the Texas Department of Insurance, except for applicants who must qualify by examination, where the application is to be submitted to a national testing service, as provided under the Insurance Code, Article 21.01-1.

Source Note:The provisions of this §19.801 adopted to be effective March 11, 1992, 17 TexReg 1542.