{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1802.153","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1802.153","heading":"ADDITIONAL FEES.","body":"(a) In addition to any other fees required by this chapter, an applicant entitled to receive a license under this chapter must pay a fee before the department issues the license.\n(b) If the balance in the fund on August 31 of a year is less than $350,000, each license holder at the next license renewal shall pay, in addition to the renewal fee, a fee that is equal to the greater of $50 or a pro rata share of the amount necessary to obtain a balance in the fund of $350,000.\n(c) The fees paid under this section shall be deposited in the fund.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 4.008, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.364, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 3038), Sec. 11, eff. June 14, 2013.\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 626 (H.B. 4416), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 11. REGULATION OF SALES AND SOLICITATION","CHAPTER 1802. AUCTIONEERS","SUBCHAPTER D. AUCTIONEER EDUCATION AND RECOVERY FUND"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1802.htm#1802.153","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"dbbf109a0d60b9d953c236bfab793a2f3cd7a64ad42b0fac38f28898947ac320","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1802.152","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1802.155"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}