Section 12-308 - Term and renewal of licenses and certificates.
§ 12-308. Term and renewal of licenses and certificates.
(a) Term of licenses.- 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.
(b) Renewal notice.- At least 1 month before a license expires, the Board shall mail to the licensee, at the last known address of the licensee:
(1) a renewal application form; and
(2) a notice that states:
(i) the date on which the current license expires;
(ii) the date by which the Board must receive the renewal application for the renewal to be issued and mailed before the license expires; and
(iii) the amount of the renewal fee.
(c) Applications for renewal.- 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 of:
(i) $70 for a master plumber license or a limited master plumber license;
(ii) $35 for a journey plumber license or a limited journey plumber license;
(iii) $15 for an apprentice plumber license or apprentice natural gas fitters license;
(iv) $35 for a propane gas fitter certificate;
(v) $35 for a master natural gas fitters license; or
(vi) $25 for a journeyman natural gas fitters license; 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.
(d) Issuance of renewal.- The Board shall renew the license of and issue a renewal certificate to each licensee who meets the requirements of this section.
(e) Staggered expiration of licenses.- The Secretary may determine that licenses and certificates issued under this subtitle shall expire on a staggered basis.
[An. Code 1957, art. 56A, § 3-308; 1989, ch. 3, § 1; 1991, ch. 210; 1994, ch. 134; 1997, chs. 59, 735; 2000, ch. 555.]