If you miss renewal deadline, what may happen?

• A. License automatically remains active.
• B. License is canceled immediately.
• C. Late fees or reinstatement steps as dictated by TBCE rules.
• D. No consequences.

Answer: (C)

Missing the renewal deadline triggers the board’s defined remedies: you’ll face late fees and must follow a reinstatement process to reactivate your license. A lapsed license isn’t valid for practice, so you usually need to submit a reinstatement application, pay delinquency and late fees, and meet any continuing education or other requirements the TBCE rules specify. Until you complete those steps, you cannot practice legally. The idea isn’t that there are no consequences or that the license stays active automatically, nor is it that the license is canceled immediately; instead, the board imposes penalties and a clear path to regain active status.