Section 19-308 - Exiration and Renewal(a) By regulation, the Secretary shall stagger the terms of the licenses.(b) Unless a license is renewed for a 3-year term as provided in this section, the license expires on the date the Secretary sets.(c) At least 1 month before a license expires, the Secretary shall electronically transmit to the licensee a notice that states: (1) the date on which the current license expires;
(2) that the Secretary must receive the renewal application and the statements required under § 19-309 of this subtitle, at least 15 days before the license expiration date, for the renewal to be issued and mailed before the license expires;(3) the amount of the renewal fee;(4) that, if the statements required under § 19-309 of this subtitle are not received at least 15 days before the license expiration date, a fee of $10 per day shall be charged against the licensee until the statements are received; and(5) that the submission of a false statement in the renewal application or in the annual statements is cause for revocation of the license.(d) A licensee periodically may renew the license for an additional 3-year term, if the licensee:(1) otherwise is entitled to be licensed;(2) pays to the Secretary in a method approved by the Secretary:(i) a renewal fee of:1. $200, if the licensee is an individual; or2. $400, if the licensee is a firm;(ii) payment for the cost of a fingerprint card record check by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and(iii) any late fee required under § 19-309 of this subtitle; and(3) submits to the Secretary:(i) a renewal application in the manner and format designated by the Secretary;(ii) a complete set of the applicant's legible fingerprints taken in a format approved by the Director of the Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;(iii) the statements required under § 19-309 of this subtitle and any other documentation that may be required by the Secretary to renew the agency license under this subtitle; and(iv) two photographs of the applicant in a format approved by the Secretary.(e) The Secretary shall renew the license of each licensee who meets the requirements of this section.Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 738,Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2024.Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 737,Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2024.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 247, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2017.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 246, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2017.