N.J. Admin. Code § 13:27-8.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:27-8.7 - Biennial license renewal; license suspension; reinstatement of suspended license; inactive status

(a) All licenses issued by the Board shall be issued for a biennial license period. A licensee who seeks renewal of the license shall submit a completed renewal application, a statement that the licensee has successfully completed the continuing education requirement pursuant to 13:27-8.14 and the renewal fee as set forth in 13:27-8.21 prior to the expiration date of the license.

(b) The Board shall send a notice of renewal to each licensee at the address registered with the Board at least 60 days prior to the expiration date of the license. If the notice to renew is not sent at least 60 days prior to the expiration date, no monetary penalties or fines shall apply to the licensee for any unlicensed practice during the period following the license expiration, not to exceed the number of days short of 60 before the notice of renewal was issued.

(c) If a licensee does not renew the license prior to its expiration date, the licensee may renew the license within 30 days of its expiration by submitting a renewal application, a statement that the licensee has successfully completed the continuing education requirement pursuant to 13:27-8.14, a renewal fee and a late fee, as set forth in 13:27-8.21. During this 30-day period, the license shall be valid, and the licensee shall not be deemed to be engaged in unauthorized practice.

(d) A license that is not renewed within 30 days of its expiration shall be automatically suspended. An individual who holds himself or herself out as a landscape architect with a suspended license shall be in violation of 13:27-8.3.

(e) A licensee whose license has been automatically suspended for five years or less for failure to renew pursuant to (d) above may be reinstated by the Board upon completion of the following:

1. Payment of the reinstatement fee and all past delinquent biennial renewal fees pursuant to 13:27-8.21;

2. Submission of proof of completion of the continuing education credits required for each biennial registration period for which the license was suspended; and

3. Submission of an affidavit of employment listing each job held during the period of suspended licensure, which includes the name, address and telephone number of each employer.

(f) In addition to fulfilling the requirements set forth in (e) above, a licensee whose license has been automatically suspended for more than five years who wishes to return to practice shall reapply for licensure and shall demonstrate that he or she has maintained proficiency. An applicant who fails to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board that he or she has maintained proficiency while suspended may be subject to an examination or other requirements as determined by the Board prior to reinstatement of his or her license.

(g) Renewal applications shall provide the license holder with the option of either active or inactive status. A licensee electing inactive status shall pay the inactive license fee set forth in 13:27-8.21 and shall not hold himself or herself out as a landscape architect.

(h) A licensee who elected inactive status and has been on inactive status for five years or less may be reinstated by the Board upon completion of the following:

1. Payment of the biennial license fee and reinstatement fee pursuant to 13:27-8.21;

2. Submission of proof of completion of the continuing education credits required for each biennial license period for which the license was on inactive status; and

3. Submission of an affidavit of employment listing each job held during the period the license was on inactive status, which includes the name, address and telephone number of each employer.

(i) In addition to fulfilling the requirements set forth in (h) above, a licensee whose license has been on inactive status for more than five years who wishes to return to active status shall reapply for licensure and shall demonstrate that he or she has maintained proficiency. An applicant who fails to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board that he or she has maintained proficiency while on inactive status may be subject to an examination or other requirements as determined by the Board prior to reinstatement of his or her license.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:27-8.7

Repealed and adopted as New Rule by R.2005 d.303, effective 9/6/2005.
See: 37 N.J.R. 869(a), 37 N.J.R. 3424(a).
Section was "Certifications and renewals."
Amended by R.2011 d.197, effective 8/1/2011.
See: 42 N.J.R. 2208(a), 43 N.J.R. 1882(a).
Section was "Certification; biennial certification renewal; certificate suspension; reinstatement of suspended certificate; inactive status". Rewrote the section.