Section 13-308 - Term and renewal of license.
§ 13-308. Term and renewal of license.
(a) Staggered expiration of licenses.- By regulation, the Secretary shall stagger the terms of the licenses.
(b) Term of license.- Unless a license is renewed for a 2-year term as provided in this section, the license expires on the day that the Secretary sets.
(c) Renewal notice.- At least 1 month before a license expires, the Secretary 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) that the Secretary must receive the renewal application and the statements required under § 13-309 of this subtitle, at least 15 days before the license expiration date, for the renewal to be issued and mailed before the license expires;
(iii) the amount of the renewal fee;
(iv) that, if the statements required under § 13-309 of this subtitle are not received at least 15 days before the license expiration date, a fee of $10 per day shall be charged against the licensee until the statements are received; and
(v) that the submission of a false statement in the renewal application or in the annual statements is cause for revocation of the license.
(d) Applications for renewal.- A licensee periodically may renew the license for an additional 2-year term, if the licensee:
(1) otherwise is entitled to be licensed;
(2) pays to the Secretary:
(i) a renewal fee of:
1. $200, if the licensee is an individual; or
2. $400, if the licensee is a firm; and
(ii) any late fee required under § 13-309 of this subtitle; and
(3) submits to the Secretary:
(i) a renewal application on the form that the Secretary provides; and
(ii) the statements required under § 13-309 of this subtitle.
(e) Issuance of renewal.- The Secretary shall renew the license of each licensee who meets the requirements of this section.
[An. Code 1957, art. 56, § 556; 1989, ch. 3, § 1; ch. 236, § 1; 1995, ch. 3, § 2; 1996, ch. 602, § 2; 1997, ch. 84.]