Section 12-308 - Term and renewal of licenses and certificates. - Maryland Statutes

§ 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.]