§ 2-311. Term and renewal of license

   (a) Term of license. -- Unless a license is renewed for a 2-year term as provided in this section, the license expires on the first December 31 that comes:

   (1) after the effective date of the license; and

   (2) in an even-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 license fee.

(c) Applications for renewal. -- Before a 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 a license fee set by the Board; and

   (3) submits to the Board:

      (i) a renewal application on the form that the Board provides; 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 each licensee who meets the requirements of this section.

(e) Staggered expiration of licenses. -- The Secretary may determine that licenses issued under this subtitle shall expire on a staggered basis.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 75A, § 2-311; 1989, ch. 3, § 1; 1997, chs. 59, 735; 2006, ch. 156.