Texas Administrative Code
Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS
Part 6 - TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS
Chapter 134 - LICENSING, REGISTRATION, AND CERTIFICATION FOR SURVEYORS
Subchapter C - LAND SURVEYOR APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Section 134.23 - Application from Former Standard Registration Holders

Universal Citation: 22 TX Admin Code § 134.23

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) A former standard registration holder, whose original license has been expired for two or more years and who meets the current requirements for licensure, may apply for a new registration.

(b) A former standard registration holder applying for a registration under the current law and rules must have the documentation requested in § 134.21 of this chapter (relating to Application for Standard Registration) recorded and on file with the board and may request in writing that any transcripts, reference statements, evaluations, supplementary experience records or other similar documentation previously submitted to the board be applied toward the new application. The applicant shall:

(1) submit a new application in a format prescribed by the board;

(2) pay the application fee established by the board. Application fees shall be waived for qualifying military service members, military veterans, and military spouses in accordance with Texas Occupations Code Chapter 55;

(3) submit an updated supplementary experience record that includes at least the last two years of surveying experience, which may include experience before the previous license expired;

(4) submit a minimum of three reference statements conforming to Subchapter F of this chapter (relating to Reference Documentation), in which a registered professional land surveyor shall verify at least two years of the updated supplementary experience record; and

(5) For applications submitted on or after September 1, 2020, documentation of submittal of fingerprints for criminal history record check as required by §1001.272 of the Act, unless previously submitted to the board.

(c) Once an application from a former standard registration holder is received, the board will follow the procedures in § 134.83 of this chapter (relating to Processing, Review, and Evaluation of Applications) to review and approve or deny the application.

(d) Any license registration issued to a former standard registration holder shall be assigned a new serial number.

(e) Once an application under this section is accepted for review, the board will follow the procedures in § 134.83 of this chapter to review and approve or deny the application. The board may request additional information or require additional documentation to ensure eligibility as needed. Pursuant to Texas Occupations Code § 1001.453, the board may review the license holder's status and take action if the license was obtained by fraud or error or the license holder may pose a threat to the public's health, safety, or welfare.

(f) Any enforcement action taken against an expired registration or license holder in accordance with § 139.31 of this title (relating to Enforcement Actions for Violations of the Act or Board Rules) or pending enforcement action at which time the registration or license became expired for two or more years may be considered in the evaluation of an application for a new registration or license.

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