The failure to renew a certificate or license by the expiration date as set forth in this chapter will cause the certificate or license to become inoperative. A certificate or license which is inoperative because of the failure to renew, shall be restored upon payment of all applicable fees plus a penalty of not more than $250.00 if said fees are paid within ninety days of expiration. After a certificate or license has been inoperative for a period of greater than ninety days because of a failure to renew, no new certificate or license shall be issued unless an initial application is made.
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 120-3-19-.19
O.C.G.A. Sec. 33-2-9.