§ 6-318. Expiration, renewal and retired certificates.

(a)

Certificates shall expire annually at midnight on the last day of the birth month of the certificate holder. At renewal, the certificate holder upon request may be issued a two-year license that will expire in the same manner except every other year.

(b)

Failure to renew the certificate prior to time and date shall cause the certificate to expire and it is unlawful thereafter for any person to engage or offer to engage or hold himself or herself out as engaging in contracting under the certificate unless the certificate is restored or reissued.

(c)

A certificate which has expired because of failure to renew may be restored during the two-year period immediately following its expiration. The fee for restoration during the three-month period immediately following the expiration of the certificate shall be the same as the fee for renewal. The fee for restoration during the nine months thereafter shall be equal to the original annual renewal fee and a penalty fee of $100.00. The fee for restoration during the 12 months thereafter shall be equal to the original annual renewal fees for the two years, plus a penalty fee of $200.00. Any person failing to renew an active certificate or obtain an inactive certificate for two years subsequent to the expiration of the certificate shall be required to reapply for a certificate in the same manner as a new applicant, and be required to apply to the board and pass the required test with a score of 75 percent or above.

(d)

A person who holds a valid certificate of competency may go on retired status during which time he or she shall not engage in contracting but may retain his or her certificate on an retired basis upon payment of an annual renewal fee, as set forth. Additionally he or she must maintain a current active or current inactive registration (except for local specialty contractors).

(e)

A retired certificate may be activated at any time by payment of the total annual renewal fee for an active certificate, and the active certificate shall expire at midnight on the last day of the birth month of the applicant following the date of activation. To receive an active certificate, the certificate holder shall provide the department the state license, business tax receipt, proof of general liability insurance, worker's compensation exemption/insurance and a hold harmless agreement.

(f)

An individual may hold an inactive certificate for no longer than two consecutive years. An inactive certificate is defined as a license not renewed in the two-year period as stated above. Any person failing to renew an active certificate or obtain an inactive certificate for two years subsequent to the expiration of the certificate shall be required to reapply for a certificate in the same manner as a new applicant and be required to apply to the board and pass the required test with a score of 75 percent or above.

(g)

The board may give special consideration in purged license cases concerning family illness and military deployment, and other circumstances as the board deems appropriate.

(Ord. No. 07-32, § 2(Exh. A), 6-19-07; Ord. No. 09-20, § 6, 10-6-09)