1. (a) Any of the following actions by an applicant for certification or licensure shall be considered to constitute abandonment of the application with no refund of the application fee:

   1. (1) Failure to provide additional information pursuant to Section 3022.2 within 90 days from the date of a written request by the Board's staff; or,
   2. (2) Failure to complete the examination(s) to which the applicant has been assigned within two (2) years from the date of filing of the application; or,
   3. (3) Failure to appear for the examination(s) at the designated time and place unless a postponement has been obtained in accordance with Section 3024.5; or,
   4. (4) Failure to appear for the examination(s) at the designated time and place after having obtained two postponements in accordance with Section 3024.5.
2. (b) An application submitted subsequent to an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.

Note: Authority cited: Section 7818, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 7841, 7841.1, 7841.2, 7842 and 7844, Business and Professions Code.

History

1. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 1-26-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 5).

2. Amendment of Note filed 6-27-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 27).

3. Amendment filed 8-24-99; operative 9-23-99 (Register 99, No. 35).

4. Amendment of subsection (a)(2), repealer of subsection (a)(3), subsection renumbering and new subsections (d)-(d)(3) filed 9-18-2000; operative 10-18-2000 (Register 2000, No. 38).

5. Repealer and new section and amendment of Note filed 6-29-2023; operative 6-29-2023 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2023, No. 26).