§ 8-308.1. Inactive status

   (a) Qualifications. -- The Commission shall place the license of a licensee on inactive status, and issue an inactive status certificate to the licensee, if the licensee:

   (1) submits to the Commission an application for inactive status on the form that the Commission provides;

   (2) pays to the Commission an inactive status application fee not exceeding $ 50, as set by the Commission;

   (3) except for the liability insurance requirement of § 8-302.1 of this subtitle, qualifies for an active license; and

   (4) returns the license of the licensee to the Commission.

(b) Limitations on activities. --

   (1) The holder of a contractor license that is on inactive status may not act as a contractor in the State.

   (2) The holder of a subcontractor license that is on inactive status may not act as a subcontractor in the State.

   (3) The holder of a salesperson license that is on inactive status may not sell a home improvement in the State.

(c) Liability insurance requirements. --

   (1) The holder of a contractor license that is on inactive status is not required to meet the liability insurance requirement of § 8-302.1 of this subtitle.

   (2) The holder of a contractor license that is on inactive status is not subject to an assessment for the Fund under § 8-404(b) of this title.

(d) Authority of Commission. -- The placement of a license on inactive status does not affect the power of the Commission to suspend or revoke the license or to take any other disciplinary action against the licensee.

(e) Renewals. --

   (1) A licensee whose license is on inactive status remains responsible for renewing the license as required under § 8-308 of this subtitle.

   (2) The holder of a contractor license that is on inactive status may renew the license without complying with the liability insurance requirement of § 8-302.1 of this subtitle.

   (3) Notwithstanding § 8-308 of this subtitle, a licensee whose license is on inactive status shall pay to the Commission a renewal fee of:

      (i) $ 112.50 for a contractor license;

      (ii) $ 62.50 for a subcontractor license; or

      (iii) $ 37.50 for a salesperson license.

(f) Reactivation. -- The Commission shall reactivate the license of a licensee that is on inactive status and reissue the license to the licensee, if the licensee:

   (1) submits to the Commission an application for reactivation on the form that the Commission provides;

   (2) pays to the Commission a reissuance fee of $ 10; and

   (3) meets the requirements for a license, including, in the case of a contractor, the liability insurance requirement under § 8-302.1 of this subtitle.

HISTORY: 1996, ch. 259; 2004, ch. 25, § 6; 2009, ch. 60, § 5.