Section 21.168 - Conversion of Certain Authorization to Permit(a) The department will convert a commercial sign registration issued under § 21.409 of this chapter (relating to Permit Application) or a permit issued under § 21.407 of this chapter (relating to Existing Off-Premise Signs) to a commercial sign permit under this subchapter if a highway previously regulated under Transportation Code, Chapter 394 becomes subject to Transportation Code, Chapter 391.(b) A holder of a permit or registration converted under this section is not required to pay an original permit fee under § 21.175 of this subchapter (relating to Permit Fees). The permit must be renewed under § 21.172 of this subchapter (relating to Permit Renewals), on the date the renewal of the permit or registration issued under § 21.407 or § 21.409 of this chapter, as appropriate, would have been due.(c) If a commercial sign owner has prepaid registration fees under § 21.407 of this chapter, the outstanding balance will be credited to the sign owner's annual renewal fee.43 Tex. Admin. Code § 21.168
The provisions of this §21.168 adopted to be effective July 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 2418; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 10, March 9, 2018, TexReg 1456, eff. 3/14/2018