The renewal notice is the reminder TDLR emails licensees approximately 60 days before the license expiration date. It's a useful prompt to start your CE and renewal — and a dangerous thing to rely on.
TDLR is explicit on this point: failure to receive a renewal notification is NOT an excuse for late renewal. If the email goes to an old address, lands in spam, or never arrives, the expiration date and its late fees still apply. The license term is yours to track.
To make the notice work for you:
- Keep your email and mailing address current with TDLR — you can update contact information through TDLR Online Services, and renewal is a natural time to confirm it
- Set your own reminder anchored to your expiration date (the anniversary of your issuance date), not to the arrival of an email
- Verify your date independently — our TDLR license search shows your current license status and expiration date
What it means for your renewal
The 60-day notice defines a comfortable runway: when it lands, you have ample time to finish a 4- or 8-hour course and renew on time. Treat it as a backup to your own calendar, not the system of record — the late fee schedule doesn't care whose inbox the reminder died in.