Licensing

A Note About Returned Checks

The Licensing Division has a procedure to handle returned checks submitted for payment of various licensing filing fees.

Fees are a mandatory part of some licensing filings. When a check is returned to TDI, the filing is incomplete. When this occurs, the customer will be notified by a certified letter that a money order or cahier's check in the amount of the original check plus a $25.00 returned check fee must be returned to the department. The customer will have 45 calendar days to respond and submit the appropriate fees. If the filing fee was submitted for a new application for a license or renewal of an existing license and the check was returned, the customer will have 45 days to respond and submit the appropriate fees or the license may be canceled. If the returned check makes the renewal late, then a late fee must be added to the total.

The replacement money order or cashier's check must be received within 90 days from the expiration date of the license for the license to be renewed.

Texas Insurance Code § 4003.007 states that, "If a person's license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year, the person may not renew the license, but is entitled to a new license without taking the applicable examination if the person submits to the department a new application, the license fee, and an additional fee equal to one-half of the license fee."

For more information contact: License@tdi.state.tx.us