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§ 12-308. Expiration and renewal of license

West's Annotated Code of MarylandBusiness Occupations and ProfessionsEffective: July 1, 2018

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Business Occupations and Professions
Title 12. Plumbers (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Licensing (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2018
MD Code, Business Occupations & Professions, § 12-308
§ 12-308. Expiration and renewal of license
Currentness
Expiration date
(a) Subject to § 12-308.1 of this subtitle, unless a license is renewed for a 2-year term as provided in this section, the license expires on the first May 1 that comes:
(1) after the effective date of the license; and
(2) in an odd-numbered year.
Renewal notice
(b)(1) At least 1 month before a license expires, the Board shall mail or electronically transmit to the licensee:
(i) a renewal application form; and
(ii) a notice that states:
1. the date on which the current license expires; and
2. the amount of the renewal fee.
(2) If an electronic transmission under paragraph (1) of this subsection is returned to the Board as undeliverable, the Board shall mail to the licensee, at the last known address of the licensee, the materials required under paragraph (1) of this subsection within 10 business days of the date the Board received the notice that the electronic transmission was undeliverable.
Grounds for renewal
(c) Before a license expires, the licensee may renew it for an additional 2-year term, if the licensee:
(1) otherwise is entitled to be licensed;
(2) pays to the Board a renewal fee set by the Board; and
(3) submits to the Board:
(i) if contracting in the name of the licensee or another person to provide plumbing services, proof of the liability insurance required under § 12-501 of this title; and
(ii) a renewal application on the form that the Board provides.
Duty of Board to renew license
(d) The Board shall renew the license of and issue a renewal certificate to each licensee who meets the requirements of this section.
Staggered expiration dates
(e) The Secretary may determine that licenses and certificates issued under this subtitle shall expire on a staggered basis.

Credits

Added by Acts 1989, c. 3, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, c. 210; Acts 1994, c. 134, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995; Acts 1997, c. 59, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, c. 735, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 2000, c. 555, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2000; Acts 2012, c. 272, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2017, c. 246, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 247, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 254, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018.
Formerly Art. 56A, § 3-308.
MD Code, Business Occupations & Professions, § 12-308, MD BUS OCCUP & PROF § 12-308
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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