Section 21.169 - Transfer of Permit(a) A sign permit may be transferred only with the written approval of the department.(b) At the time of the transfer, both the transferor and the transferee must hold a valid license issued under § 21.145 of this subchapter (relating to License Issuance; Amendment) or § 21.450 of this chapter (relating to License Issuance), except as provided by this section.(c) The permit holder must send to the department a request through the department's website, www.txdot.gov to transfer a sign permit in a manner prescribed by the department accompanied by the applicable fees prescribed by § 21.171 of this subchapter (relating to Permit Application Fee).(d) After a request under subsection (c) of this section is received by the department, the department will send the request to the transferor for affirmation. If affirmed by the transferor, the department will notify the transferee to submit applicable fees required under subsection (c) of this section. After the fee is received, the department will confirm the completed permit transfer to the transferor and transferee electronically.(e) The department may approve the transfer of one or more commercial sign permits from a transferor to a transferee, with or without the signature of the transferor, if the transferee provides to the department:(1) documents showing the sign has been sold;(2) documents that indicate that the transferor is deceased or cannot be located; or(3) a court order demonstrating the new ownership of the sign permit.(f) The department will not approve the transfer if cancellation of the permit is pending or if cancellation has been abated awaiting the outcome of an administrative hearing.(g) The department will approve a transfer only if the permit is valid.(h) The documentation and fees required under this section must be submitted to the department electronically through the department's website, www.txdot.gov.43 Tex. Admin. Code § 21.169
The provisions of this §21.169 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