1. 1. An individual who meets the requirements of section 522F.8, unless otherwise denied licensure pursuant to section 522F.20, shall be issued an umpire license that is valid for two years from the date of issue.
2. 2. The fee for a criminal history check shall be the same as any applicable fee for a criminal history check pursuant to section 522B.5A.
3. 3. The fee for an initial umpire license, or renewal of an umpire license, shall be fifty dollars for a two-year license.
4. 4. The fee for reinstatement of an expired umpire license shall be one hundred dollars.
5. 5. The fee for a reinstatement or reissuance of an umpire license suspended or revoked due to a disciplinary action shall be one hundred dollars.
6. 6. An umpire’s license shall contain the licensee’s name, business address, umpire license number, the date of issuance, the expiration date, and any other information the division deems necessary.
7. 7. An umpire licensed under this chapter shall be required to complete continuing education requirements, as prescribed by the division to be eligible for license renewal or reinstatement.
8. 8. An umpire licensed under this chapter shall inform the division, in the manner and form specified by the division, of a change of legal name or business address within thirty calendar days of the change. Failure to timely inform the division may result in a penalty as specified in sections 522F.20 and 522F.21.

9. 9. The division shall publish an umpire list on the division’s internet site in a manner that is readily available to the public. The umpire list shall include all of the following information for each licensed umpire:

   1. a. The business telephone number, business mailing address, business email address, and the county and state of residence of the umpire as provided to the division by the umpire for licensure.
   2. b. The umpire’s area of training and expertise.
   3. c. The date of the umpire’s initial licensure and the date the license expires.

NEW section

2025 Acts, ch 28, §64; 2025 Acts, ch 159, §18

Referred to in §522F.1, 522F.10