(a) Whenever any license is defaced, destroyed or lost, the department may issue a duplicate to the holder of the defaced, destroyed or lost license upon submission of a duplicate license application. Except as provided in subsection (b), at the time of making any application for a duplicate license, the applicant shall pay to the department a fee of five dollars ($5). The duplicate license application shall be in such form and contain such information as the department shall prescribe and shall set forth truthfully and accurately the information called for on the form.

(b) In the event a license is defaced or destroyed in the performance of any duty imposed by this article, the department may, by regulation, waive the fee imposed by subsection (a).

(c) No license shall be issued by the department to any person within one year after rejection of an application, refusal to renew or revocation of an existing license, the period of one year to commence from the date that the license is returned to the department or application is rejected.