1. (a) By regulation, the Secretary shall stagger the terms of the licenses.
2. (b) Unless a license is renewed for a 3-year term as provided in this section, the license expires on the date the Secretary sets.

3. (c) At least 1 month before a license expires, the Secretary shall electronically transmit to the licensee a notice that states:

   1. (1) the date on which the current license expires;
   2. (2) that the Secretary must receive the renewal application and the statements required under § 19-309 of this subtitle, at least 15 days before the license expiration date, for the renewal to be issued and mailed before the license expires;
   3. (3) the amount of the renewal fee;
   4. (4) that, if the statements required under § 19-309 of this subtitle are not received at least 15 days before the license expiration date, a fee of $10 per day shall be charged against the licensee until the statements are received; and
   5. (5) that the submission of a false statement in the renewal application or in the annual statements is cause for revocation of the license.

4. (d) A licensee periodically may renew the license for an additional 3-year term, if the licensee:

   1. (1) otherwise is entitled to be licensed;

   2. (2) pays to the Secretary in a method approved by the Secretary:

      1. (i) a renewal fee of:

         1. 1. $200, if the licensee is an individual; or
         2. 2. $400, if the licensee is a firm;
      2. (ii) payment for the cost of a fingerprint card record check by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and
      3. (iii) any late fee required under § 19-309 of this subtitle; and

   3. (3) submits to the Secretary:

      1. (i) a renewal application in the manner and format designated by the Secretary;
      2. (ii) a complete set of the applicant's legible fingerprints taken in a format approved by the Director of the Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
      3. (iii) the statements required under § 19-309 of this subtitle and any other documentation that may be required by the Secretary to renew the agency license under this subtitle; and
      4. (iv) two photographs of the applicant in a format approved by the Secretary.
5. (e) The Secretary shall renew the license of each licensee who meets the requirements of this section.

Added by Acts 1996, c. 602, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1996. Amended by Acts 1997, c. 85, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Acts 2002, c. 517, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Acts 2017, c. 246, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 247, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2024, c. 737, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2025; Acts 2024, c. 738, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.