{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.023","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.023","heading":"TERM OF CERTIFICATE.","body":"(a) A certificate of registration is valid for two years after the date of issuance.\n(b) The department shall adopt a system under which certificates of registration expire and are renewed on various dates.\n(c) Not later than the 45th day before the date a person's certificate of registration is scheduled to expire, the department shall send written notice of the impending expiration to the person at the person's last known address according to the records of the department.\n(d) A person whose certificate of registration has expired may not make a representation for which a certificate of registration is required under Section 1956.021 or perform collections services until the certificate has been renewed.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 1154), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 12. PRACTICES AND TRADES RELATED TO WATER, HEALTH, AND SAFETY","SUBTITLE B. PRACTICES RELATED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 1956. METAL RECYCLING ENTITIES","SUBCHAPTER A-2. CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1956.htm#1956.023","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"48409da13194bd2d8796c08a03c22a56d0d33f98bd013099229c1cd696bc0515","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.022","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.024"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}