1. A. Unless a registration is renewed for a 1-year term as provided in this regulation, the registration expires on the expiration date.

2. B. At least 1 month before a registration expires:

   1. (1) The Department shall mail or electronically transmit to the registrant the following:

      1. (a) A renewal application form; and

      2. (b) A notice that states:

         1. (i) The date on which the current registration expires; and
         2. (ii) The amount of the renewal fee.
   2. (2) If an electronic transmission under §B(1) of this regulation is returned to the Department as undeliverable, the Department shall mail to the registrant, at the last known address of the registrant, the materials required under paragraph (1) of this subsection within 10 business days of the date the Department received the notice that the electronic transmission was undeliverable.

3. C. Before a registration expires, the registrant periodically may renew it for an additional 1–year term, if the registrant:

   1. (1) Submits to the Department a renewal application on the form that the Department provides;
   2. (2) Signs the renewal application under oath;
   3. (3) Updates the information submitted in the original application and states that the information is current;
   4. (4) Complies with each requirement applicable to the original application; and
   5. (5) Pays the renewal fee.
4. D. Failure of the Department to timely notify a registrant of registration renewal does not affect a registrant’s obligation to file a renewal application prior to the expiration of the registration and payment of a renewal fee.

Authority: Business Regulation Article, §§8.5-103, 8.5-104, 8.5-105.1, 8.5-105, 8.5-106, and 8.5-107, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 21, 2025 (52:14 Md. R. 712)