§ 5-405. Term and renewal of registration

   (a) Initial term. -- Except as otherwise provided in subsection (g) of this section, the initial term of registration as an apprentice is 2 years.

(b) Term of registration -- In general. -- Unless registration as an apprentice is renewed for one additional 2-year term as provided in this section, the registration expires on the date set by the Board.

(c) Renewal notice. -- At least 1 month before the registration of an individual expires, the Board shall mail to the individual, at the last known address of the individual:

   (1) a renewal application form; and

   (2) a notice that states:

      (i) the date on which the current registration expires;

      (ii) the date by which the Board must receive the renewal application for the renewal to be issued and mailed before the registration expires; and

      (iii) the amount of the renewal fee.

(d) Applications for renewal. -- Before the registration of an individual expires, the individual may renew it for an additional term, if the individual:

   (1) otherwise is entitled to be registered;

   (2) pays to the Board a renewal fee established by the Board in accordance with § 5-205 of this title; and

   (3) submits to the Board a renewal application on the form that the Board provides.

(e) Limitation on renewals for apprentices. -- Except as otherwise provided in subsection (g) of this section, an individual registered as an apprentice may renew the registration only one time for a 2-year term.

(f) Issuance of renewal. -- The Board shall renew the registration of and issue a renewal certificate to each individual who meets the requirements of this section.

(g) Term of registration -- Limited practice apprentice. -- A registration as an apprentice for any limited practice of cosmetology expires 12 months after the date of its issuance unless the limited practice apprentice registration is renewed for one 1-year term.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 56, § 500, 501; 1989, ch. 3, § 1; 1991, ch. 481; 2010, ch. 395; 2013, ch. 412.