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

§ 12-308. Term and renewal of licenses.
 

(a)  Term of license.-  

(1) A license expires on the date set by the Board unless it is renewed for an additional term as provided in this section. 

(2) A license may not be renewed for a term longer than 2 years. 

(b)  Renewal notice.-  

(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board shall send to each licensee, at least 1 month before a license expires, a renewal notice by first-class mail to the last known address of the licensee. 

(2) If requested by a licensee, the Board shall send to the licensee, at least two times within the month before a license expires, a renewal notice by electronic means to the last known electronic address of the licensee. 

(3) If a renewal notice sent by electronic means under paragraph (2) of this subsection is returned to the Board as undeliverable, the Board shall send to the licensee a renewal notice by first-class mail to the last known address of the licensee. 

(4) A renewal notice sent under this subsection shall state: 

(i) The date on which the current license expires; 

(ii) The date by which the renewal application must be received by the Board 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 the license expires, the licensee periodically may renew it for an additional term set by the Board in its regulations, if the licensee: 

(1) Otherwise is entitled to be licensed; 

(2) Pays to the Board a renewal fee set by the Board; and 

(3) Submits to the Board: 

(i) A renewal application on the form that the Board requires; 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 and issue a renewal certificate to each licensee who meets the requirements of this section. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 266C; 1981, ch. 8, § 2; 1982, ch. 167, § 1; ch. 858; 1985, ch. 568; 1989, ch. 562; 1990, ch. 6, § 11; 1996, ch. 390; 2007, ch. 378.]