§ 59-1688. Term of license and apprentice registration certificates - Renewal or reregistration - Late renewal penalty.

A.  No license shall be issued for longer than one (1) year, and all licenses shall expire on the last day in the birth month of the licensee.  A license may be renewed upon application and payment of fees thirty (30) days preceding or following the date the license is due.  Licenses renewed more than thirty (30) days following the date of expiration may be renewed only upon application and payment of all required fees and payment of any penalty for late renewal established by the Board and upon compliance with any applicable continuing education requirements established by the Board and this act.  No penalty for late renewal shall be charged to any holder of a license which expires while the holder is in military service, if an application for renewal is made within one (1) year following the service discharge of the holder.

B.  No journeyman or contractor license shall be renewed unless the licensee has completed the required hours of continuing education, as determined and approved by the Committee of Electrical Examiners and approved by the Construction Industries Board.

C.  An apprentice registration certificate shall be issued for one (1) year, at which time the apprentice may reregister upon meeting the requirements of the Construction Industries Board and paying the renewal fee.

Added by Laws 1982, c. 337, § 9.  Amended by Laws 1994, c. 155, § 5, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1999, c. 405, § 8, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 394, § 45, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Laws 2002, c. 457, § 9, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 318, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2008, c. 4, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.