§2188. License issuance and renewal

A. Licenses and renewals issued under the provisions of this Chapter shall expire on the anniversary date on which the license was originally issued. Licensees shall elect upon renewal one-, two-, or three-year license renewal terms, and licenses may be issued by the board on a multiple-year basis, not to exceed a three-year term for any license. The license becomes invalid on the last day of the term for which it was issued, unless renewed; however, after a license has expired, the person to whom such license was issued shall have fifteen days following the expiration date to file an application for the renewal of such license without the payment of a penalty and without further examination, and any person who makes an application for renewal of a license after fifteen days following the expiration date of the license may, at the discretion of the board, have his license renewed after paying the required license fees and such penalty, not exceeding the sum of fifty dollars, that the board may impose. New applicants for licensing may elect upon application the renewal term of their license.

B. Any licensee who fails to timely renew his license may thereafter renew upon payment of the appropriate renewal and delinquent fees and upon filing of a renewal application. The period for delinquent renewal of an expired license shall be limited to the six-month period immediately following the expiration date of the active license. Failure to renew an expired license during such six-month period shall result in forfeiture of renewal rights and shall require the former licensee to apply as an initial applicant and meet all requirements of an initial applicant.

C. Licenses shall be in a form prescribed by the board.

Acts 2003, No. 880, §1; Acts 2008, No. 576, §1.