Section 34-7A-20

Duration, renewal, and restoration of certificate or license.

(a) A license issued by the board shall be for a period of two years or less as follows:

(1) A personal license issued after June 3, 1999, shall expire on the first day of the birth month of the licensee in odd-numbered years. An application for renewal of a personal license shall be received by the board on or before the last day of the birth month of the licensee in odd-numbered years. A penalty fee shall be assessed against a licensee whose renewal application is not timely received by the board.

(2) A business, salon, or school license issued after June 3, 1999, shall expire on the first day of September in odd-numbered years. An application for renewal of a business, salon, or school license shall be received by the board before November 1 in odd-numbered years. A penalty fee shall be assessed against the holder of a business, salon, or school license whose renewal application is not timely received by the board.

(b)(1) An expired certificate or license may be restored within three years after the date of expiration upon payment of a fee. The restoration fee shall include accumulated annual renewal fees for the lapsed period, a penalty fee, and the current renewal fee.

(2) A license which has been expired for more than three years may be restored upon proof of prior licensing, payment of the applicable examination fee, successful completion of the practical part of the applicable examination, and payment of accumulated fees for the lapsed period.

(c) The name of any licensee, certificate holder, student, or apprentice who has not renewed or become licensed by the board within four years of making application to the board may be purged from any register kept by the board.

(Act 99-345, p. 478, §3.)