- (a) Expiration dates of the certificates of authority, either renewal or original, shall be the July 1 following the year from the preceding expiration date.
- (b) Certificates of authority shall be renewed for a one-year period upon payment of the renewal fee.
- (c) No more than sixty (60) days nor less than thirty (30) days before the expiration date of the certificate of authority issued, the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors shall mail a notice of expiration and application for renewal to the last known address on file with the board.
(d) Failure to renew.
(1)
- (A) If a holder of a certificate of authority fails to apply for renewal of his or her certificate of authority and to pay the fee, the board shall mail a notice that his or her certificate of authority has expired and is no longer valid authority for the person to engage in the business of abstracting.
- (B) The notice shall be mailed not more than thirty (30) days following the certificate expiration date.
- (C) The holder shall be granted an additional period of sixty (60) days from the date of mailing the notice within which to file his or her application for renewal.
- (2) Any holder of a certificate of authority who fails to renew his or her certificate of authority within the sixty (60) days above shall be removed from the board’s roster and no longer engage in the business of abstracting in this state until authorized by the board.