SECTION 221.16. Required Attachments to the License Application

(a) If the applicant is a sole proprietor or general partnership, in addition to the information required by §221.15 of this title (relating to Required License Application Information), the applicant must submit a legible copy of one of the following types of identification that is valid and active at the time of application for the sole proprietor and each of the general partners:

(1) driver's license, Department of Public Safety identification, or state identification certificate issued by a state or territory of the United States;

(2) concealed handgun license or license to carry a handgun issued by the Department of Public Safety under Government Code, Chapter 411, Subchapter H;

(3) United States or foreign passport;

(4) United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, or United States Department of State Identification document;

(5) United States military identification card; or

(6) North Atlantic Treaty Organization identification or identification issued under a Status of Forces Agreement.

(b) If the applicant is a limited partnership, limited liability company, or a corporation, the applicant must submit a legible copy of one of the following current types of identification that is valid and active at the time of application for each partner of the limited partnership, each member of the limited liability company, and for each officer of the corporation:

(1) driver's license, Department of Public Safety identification, or state identification certificate issued by a state or territory of the United States;

(2) concealed handgun license or license to carry a handgun issued by the Department of Public Safety under Government Code, Chapter 411, Subchapter H;

(3) United States or foreign passport;

(4) United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, or United States Department of State Identification document;

(5) United States military identification card; or

(6) North Atlantic Treaty Organization identification or identification issued under a Status of Forces Agreement.

(c) If the applicant is a corporation, the applicant must submit a copy of the certificate of incorporation issued by the secretary of state or a certificate issued by the jurisdiction where the applicant is incorporated, and a verification that, at the time the application is submitted, all business franchise taxes of the corporation have been paid.

(d) If the applicant is a limited partnership, the applicant must submit a copy of the certificate of partnership issued by the secretary of state or a certificate issued by the jurisdiction where the applicant is formed, and verification that, at the time the application is submitted, all business franchise taxes of the limited partnership have been paid.

(e) Upon request by the department, the applicant shall submit documents demonstrating that the applicant owns the real property on which the business is situated or has a written lease for the property that has a term of not less than the term of the license.

(f) If the applicant is a sole proprietor or general partnership, in addition to the information required by §221.15, the applicant must submit a legible copy of the Assumed Name Certificate (DBA) issued by the county clerk in which the business is located.

(g) If the applicant is a limited partnership, limited liability company, or a corporation, the applicant must submit a legible copy of the Assumed Name Certificate (DBA) as registered with the Texas Secretary of State's office.

(h) If the applicant is a sole proprietor or general partnership, in addition to the information required by §221.15, the applicant must submit a legible copy of the Texas Sales and Use Tax Permit.

(i) If the applicant is a limited partnership, limited liability company, or a corporation, the applicant must submit a legible copy of the Texas Sales and Use Tax Permit.

Source Note: The provisions of this §221.16 adopted to be effective December 9, 2015, 40 TexReg 8802; amended to be effective July 2, 2017, 42 TexReg 3281