- (a) Applications submitted for filing are dated upon receipt. If found to be complete the application will be accepted for filing. The director will within 45 days submit written notice informing each applicant either that the application submitted is complete and accepted for filing or that it is deficient. Applications failing to comply with the requirements of these regulations will not generally be accepted for filing. In the case of minor defects as to completeness, the director may accept the application for filing with the request to the applicant for additional information. A defective application will be returned to the applicant following its receipt with a statement of the reason for not accepting the application for filing. A defective application may be corrected and resubmitted for filing at any time. For timely filed renewal applications, no notice will be issued for filing, since the existing license or other authorization remains in effect until the director has made a final determination of the application. The director shall determine whether to deny or issue a license or other authorization within 60 days after a complete application has been filed.
- (b) An applicant may appeal for a timely resolution of any dispute arising from a violation of a period set forth by filing a written request addressed to the director requesting review of the application to determine whether the established 60-day period was exceeded for issuance or denial of a license or other authorization listed therein. The director shall dismiss as untimely any such appeal filed more than 30 days after the department has notified the applicant that an application has been approved or denied.
- (c) The responsibility for the application lies with the applicant and the fact that these forms for any reason are not received does not relieve the applicant from making timely application and paying his fee.
- (d) Accepting an application for filing has no bearing on whether the application will be granted.
Source Note:The provisions of this §13.17 adopted to be effective February 13, 1991, 16 TexReg 569.