(a) The commission by rule may require an applicant for a permit to file with the commission a surety bond or other security in a reasonable amount.(b) The bond or other security must be payable to the commission to reimburse the commission for the cost of removing a sign unlawfully erected or maintained by a permit holder.(c) A rule adopted under Subsection (a) must exempt an applicant from filing a bond or other security if the applicant has: (1) held at least five permits under this chapter for at least one year; and(2) not violated this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter during the preceding 12 months.Tex. Transp. Code § 394.024
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.