Section 21.144 - License Application(a) To apply for a license under this subchapter, a person must file with the department an electronic application through the department's website, www.txdot.gov. The application must include, at a minimum:(1) the complete legal name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number of the applicant; and(2) designation of each county in which the applicant's signs are to be erected or maintained.(b) The application must be accompanied by:(1) an executed commercial sign surety bond that satisfies the requirements of this section;(2) a certified power of attorney from the surety company authorizing the surety company's representative to execute the bond on the effective date of the bond;(3) the license fee prescribed by §21.148 of this subchapter (relating to License Fees); and(4) if applicable, an indication that the applicant is a military service member, military spouse, or military veteran, as those terms are defined in Occupations Code, §55.001.(c) A commercial sign surety bond must be:(1) in the amount of $2,500 for each county designated under subsection (a)(2) of this section, not to exceed a total amount of $10,000;(2) payable to the department to reimburse the department for removal costs of a sign that the person unlawfully erects or maintains; and(3) in a form prescribed by the department and executed by a surety company authorized to transact business in this state.43 Tex. Admin. Code § 21.144
The provisions of this §21.144 adopted to be effective July 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 2418; amended to be effective April 19, 2012, 37 TexReg 2687; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 10, March 9, 2018, TexReg 1456, eff. 3/14/2018; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 33, August 16, 2024, TexReg 6265, eff. 9/1/2024