{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-651.054","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 651.054","heading":"APPLICATION FOR LICENSE; INVESTIGATION FEE; EXEMPTION.","body":"(a) An application for a license to engage in the business of insurance premium financing must:\n(1) be in writing on a form prescribed by the commissioner; and\n(2) be accompanied by a nonrefundable investigation fee in an amount not to exceed $400 as established by the department.\n(b) A person who on January 1, 1980, held a license under Chapter 3, Title 79, Revised Statutes (Article 5069-3.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is not required to pay an investigation fee.\n(c) Section 201.001 applies to fees collected under this section.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS","SUBTITLE E. PREMIUM FINANCING","CHAPTER 651. FINANCING OF INSURANCE PREMIUMS","SUBCHAPTER B. AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN BUSINESS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.651.htm#651.054","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"67da75de547e6f5f1a4c38a85dd4766b36b6cf5e9d5661f30b59d613d0818349","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-651.053","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-651.055"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}