Section 2-311 - Term and renewal of license.
§ 2-311. Term and renewal of license.
(a) Term of license.- Unless a license is renewed for a 2-year term as provided in this section, the license expires on the first December 31 that comes:
(1) after the effective date of the license; and
(2) in an even-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 license fee.
(c) Applications for renewal.- Before a license expires, the licensee periodically 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 license fee set by the Board; and
(3) submits to the Board:
(i) a renewal application on the form that the Board provides; and
(ii) satisfactory evidence of compliance with the continuing education requirements set under this subtitle for license renewal.
(d) Issuance of renewal.- The Board shall renew the license of each licensee who meets the requirements of this section.
(e) Staggered expiration of licenses.- The Secretary may determine that licenses issued under this subtitle shall expire on a staggered basis.
[An. Code 1957, art. 75A, § 2-311; 1989, ch. 3, § 1; 1997, chs. 59, 735; 2006, ch. 156.]