Section 19-308 - Term and renewal of licenses; change of address. - Maryland Statutes

§ 19-308. Term and renewal of licenses; change of address.
 

(a)  Term of licenses.- A license expires on the date set by the Board, unless the license is renewed for an additional term as provided in this section. A license may not be renewed for a term longer than 2 years. 

(b)  Renewal notice.- At least 1 month before the license expires, the Board shall send to the licensee, by first-class mail to the last known address of the licensee, a renewal notice that states: 

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

(2) 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 

(3) The amount of the renewal fee. 

(c)  Change of address.- Each licensee shall notify the Board of any change in the address of the licensee within 60 days after the change occurs. 

(d)  Applications for renewal.- Before the 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 the appropriate renewal fee specified by this subtitle; and 

(3) Submits to the Board: 

(i) A renewal application on the form that the Board requires; and 

(ii) Satisfactory evidence of compliance with any continuing education requirement set under this section for license renewal. 

(e)  Issuance of renewal.-  

(1) The Board shall renew the license of and issue a renewal certificate to each licensee who meets the requirements of this section. 

(2) The Board shall include the term of the renewal on each renewal certificate that the Board issues. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 868; 1981, ch. 8, § 2; 1982, ch. 858; 1983, ch. 189; 1986, ch. 202; 1990, ch. 6, § 11; 1991, ch. 392; 2000, ch. 554; 2005, ch. 25, § 13.]