Renewal of license; penalty for delinquency; examination before renewal; limitation on issuance of license by reciprocity. [Effective on the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]
1. On or before November 15 of each year, the Executive Director shall mail to each person licensed under the provisions of this chapter an application form for the renewal of his license.
2. Each applicant for renewal must complete the form and return it to the Executive Director, accompanied by the renewal fee and full payment of all fines which he owes to the Board, on or before January 1 of each year. Each application for renewal must be signed by the applicant. The renewal fee for licensees and persons on inactive status must be in an amount determined by the Board.
3. Upon receipt of the application and payment of the renewal fee and all fines owed, the Board shall issue to that person a certificate of renewal.
4. Any person who fails to renew his license on or before March 1 of each year forfeits his license.
5. When a person has forfeited his license in the manner provided in subsection 4, the Board may reinstate the license and issue a certificate of renewal upon payment of:
(a) The renewal fee;
(b) All fines owed; and
(c) A delinquency penalty of $50 for each month or fraction thereof the license was not renewed after January 1.
6. If a licensee does not practice for more than 12 consecutive months, the Board may require him to take an examination to determine his competency before renewing his license.
7. If a licensee does not renew his license and he is licensed to practice in another state or territory of the United States, the Board may not issue him a license to practice in the State by reciprocity. Such a licensee must reinstate his license in the manner prescribed by the Board.
Last modified: February 27, 2006