Renewal of licenses, lapsed licenses, and reinstatement
Arkansas Code § 8-7-802; Arkansas Code § 8-7-903
- (a) Any license issued under 8 CAR § 80-606 or 8 CAR § 80-607 must be renewed every two (2) years.
(b)
- (1) At least thirty (30) days before the expiration date of a license, the Division of Environmental Quality shall mail a renewal application form to the licensee, at the licensee’s address of record with the division.
(2)
- (A) The licensee shall renew the license on a timely basis regardless of whether an application form has been received from the division.
- (B) A form may be requested from the division if it has not been received by mail.
(c) To qualify for renewal, a licensed company must:
- (1) Apply for renewal on a form furnished by the division and accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of three hundred dollars ($300); and
- (2) Attest in its renewal application that on any job involving the testing of an underground storage tank system, a licensed individual will exercise responsible supervisory control over the work and will be physically present on the site during all preparations for the test and during the actual test itself.
(d) To qualify for renewal, a licensed individual must:
- (1) Apply for renewal on a form furnished by the division accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150);
- (2) Demonstrate that he or she has completed at least three (3) tests during the two-year period preceding the renewal application; and
- (3) Demonstrate that he or she has completed continuing education in the test method chosen for use by that individual and received recertification by the manufacturer of the test method.
- (e) Any license that is not renewed prior to its expiration date shall be considered lapsed and shall not be used in the solicitation or performance of any test.
(f)
(1) A license should be renewed prior to its expiration but may be renewed up to two (2) months after the date of expiration if the following requirements are met:
- (A) A late fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) in addition to the renewal fee must be paid; and
- (B) The requirements for renewal must be satisfied.
- (2) Licenses that have not been renewed within two (2) months after the date of expiration shall be considered lapsed and invalid and applications for renewal will not be accepted after that time.
- (3) Any individual or company whose license has lapsed as provided in subdivision (f)(2) of this section must submit an application for a new license under8 CAR § 80-606 or 8 CAR § 80-607, comply with the requirements therein, and if the applicant is a person, comply with Arkansas Code § 17-1-107.