Section 0780-05-07-.05 - RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS(1) A license issued to a licensed professional geologist pursuant to this chapter shall expire two (2) years from the date of its issuance and shall become invalid on such date unless renewed.(2) In order to renew his or her license, a licensee shall submit a renewal application with the renewal fee and with any other prerequisites for renewal.(3) A licensee who fails to pay the renewal fee, the applicable late penalty, or otherwise fails to comply with any of the prerequisites for renewal of a license before the expiration date of the license will have six (6) months after the expiration date of the license to renew the license upon payment of the renewal fee, payment of a late penalty of twenty five dollars ($25.00) for each month or fraction of a month that renewal is late, and submit proof of compliance with any other prerequisites to renewal. A licensee is ineligible to engage in the practice of geology during the six (6) month period that the licensee's license is expired.(4) Any person seeking renewal of a license more than six (6) months after the expiration date of the license is required to reapply for licensure and fulfill all of the requirements for initial licensure.(5) A fee submitted by mail to the commissioner for purposes of renewal will be deemed to have been submitted on the date that the renewal fee is processed by the State of Tennessee.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-05-07-.05
Public necessity rule filed November 21, 2007; effective through May 10, 2008. Rule expired May 11, 2008; reverted back to its prior status. Original rule filed March 26, 2008; effective June 9, 2008.Authority: Chapter 495 of the Public Acts of 2007, §§ 10, 12, and 15 and T. C. A. §§ 62-36-109, 62-36111, and 62-36-114 [effective January 1, 2008].