§ 87-22. License fee; expiration and renewal; reinstatement. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 87‑22.  License fee;expiration and renewal; reinstatement.

All persons, firms, orcorporations engaged in the business of either plumbing or heating contracting,or both, shall pay an annual license fee not to exceed one hundred fiftydollars ($150.00). The annual fee for a piping or restricted classificationlicense shall not exceed that for a plumbing or heating license. All persons,firms, or corporations engaged in the business of fire sprinkler contractingshall pay an initial application fee not to exceed seventy‑five dollars($75.00) and an annual license fee not to exceed three hundred dollars($300.00). In the event the Board refuses to license an applicant, the licensefee deposited shall be returned by the Board to the applicant. All licenses shallexpire on the last day of December in each year following their issuance orrenewal. Persons who obtain a license by passing an examination on or afterOctober 1 of any year may receive a license for the remainder of the year bypaying one‑half of the usual license fee for that classification oflicense. It shall be the duty of the secretary and treasurer to send by UnitedStates mail or e‑mail to every licensee registered with the Board, noticeto the licensee's last known address reflected on the records of the Board ofthe amount of fee required for renewal of license, the notice to be mailed atleast one month in advance of the expiration of the license. The Board mayrequire payment of all unpaid annual fees before reissuing a license. In theevent of failure on the part of any person, firm or corporation to renew thelicense certificate annually and pay the required fee during the month ofJanuary in each year, the Board shall increase the license fee by twenty‑fivedollars ($25.00) to cover any additional expense associated with late renewal.The Board shall require reexamination upon failure of a licensee to renewlicense within three years after expiration. The Board may adopt regulationsrequiring attendance at programs of continuing education as a condition oflicense renewal. A licensee employed full time as a local government plumbing,heating, or mechanical inspector and holding qualifications from the CodeOfficials Qualifications Board may renew the license at a fee not to exceedtwenty‑five dollars ($25.00). (1931, c. 52, s. 7; 1939, c. 224, s. 4; 1971, c. 768,s. 5; 1979, c. 834, s. 8; 1981, c. 332, s. 2; 1989, c. 623, s. 2; 1989 (Reg.Sess., 1990), c. 842, s. 4; 1997‑382, s. 2; 2001‑270, s. 3; 2005‑131,s. 2.)