§ 17-48-204 - Expiration and renewal -- Inactive status -- Reinstatement.
17-48-204. Expiration and renewal -- Inactive status -- Reinstatement.
(a) All certificates shall be renewed annually or biennially at the discretion of the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors.
(b) Certificates of licensure for professional surveyors and professional surveyor interns shall be renewed by the board to persons who are holders of certificates issued under this chapter who have furnished evidence satisfactory to the board of compliance with the requirements of 17-48-206(a).
(c) (1) (A) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, a professional surveyor or surveyor intern licensed under this chapter who is not engaged in the practice of land surveying may request in writing that the board place his or her name on the board's inactive roll, thereby granting him or her inactive status and protecting his or her right to obtain a certificate of licensure under subsection (b) of this section at such later time as he or she may wish to become engaged in the practice of land surveying.
(B) Inactive status shall continue as long as the licensee pays the annual fee under the board's rules.
(2) A professional surveyor whose license is inactive may return to active status by:
(A) Notifying the board in advance of his or her intention to return to active status;
(B) Paying the appropriate fees; and
(C) Meeting all requirements of the board, including demonstration of continuing professional competency.
(d) A professional surveyor or surveyor intern whose certificate of licensure has not been renewed may have it reinstated by meeting all requirements of the board, including:
(1) Payment of fees;
(2) Payment of applicable penalties;
(3) Demonstration of continuing professional competency; and
(4) Reexamination.