Section 227A.100 - Fees - Application for renewal or reinstatement of license(1) Each licensee licensed under the provisions of KRS 227A.010 to 227A.140 shall biennially, on or before the last day of the licensee's birth month in the second year, pay to the department a renewal fee as established in administrative regulations promulgated by the department. Any license issued or renewed on or after July 15, 2024, shall be a biennial license, and for the biennial payment, the renewal fee shall be doubled to cover both years.(2) A sixty (60) day grace period shall be allowed after the expiration date of the license, during which time a licensee may continue to practice and may renew his or her license upon payment of the renewal fee plus a late renewal fee as promulgated by administrative regulation of the department.(3) A license not renewed before the end of the sixty (60) day grace period shall terminate based on the failure of the licensee to renew in a timely manner. Upon termination, the licensee is no longer eligible to practice in the Commonwealth.(4) After the sixty (60) day grace period, a former licensee with a terminated license may have the license reinstated upon payment of the renewal fee plus a reinstatement fee as promulgated by administrative regulation of the department. An applicant for reinstatement after termination of the license shall not be required to submit to any examination as a condition for reinstatement, if the reinstatement application is made within three (3) years from the date of termination.(5) A suspended license is subject to expiration and termination and shall be renewed as provided in this section. Renewal shall not entitle the licensee to engage in the practice until the suspension has ended or is otherwise removed by the department and the right to practice is restored by the department.(6) A revoked license is subject to expiration or termination but may not be renewed. If it is reinstated, the former licensee shall pay the reinstatement fee as promulgated by administrative regulations under subsection (4) of this section and the renewal fee as promulgated by administrative regulations under subsection (1) of this section.(7) The department shall require an applicant for renewal or reinstatement of a license to show evidence of completing at least six (6) hours of continuing education per year provided by the National Electrical Contractors Association, the Associated Builders and Contractors, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the Associated General Contractors, the International Association of Electrical Inspectors, the Independent Electrical Contractors Association, the Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction, or other provider of instruction approved by the department. The department shall promulgate administrative regulations establishing the content of the programs and the qualifications of the providers.(8) The department shall require, where applicable, that an applicant for renewal or reinstatement of a license submit proof that the applicant has complied with workers' compensation and unemployment insurance laws and regulations and has obtained a general liability insurance policy of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000).(9) The department may, through the promulgation of administrative regulations: (a) Establish an inactive license for licensees who are not actively engaging in the electrical business but wish to maintain their license;(b) Reduce license and renewal fees for inactive licensees;(c) Waive the requirements established in subsection (8) of this section for inactive licensees; and(d) Establish a system to issue electronic licenses instead of physical licenses.(10) This section shall not apply to provisional licenses issued under KRS 227A.060.Effective:7/15/2010
Amended 2010, Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 436, effective7/15/2010. -- Amended 2004, Ky. Acts ch. 81, sec. 3, effective 4/6/2004. -- Created 2003, Ky. Acts ch. 119, sec. 10, effective 6/24/2003.