37-31-322. Renewal -- delinquency fee. (1) Licenses and certificates may not be issued for longer than 1 year unless otherwise provided by department rule. Licenses and certificates expire on the date set by department rule and may be renewed. Licenses and certificates may be renewed by application made on or before the renewal date and by the payment of a required renewal fee. Expired licenses and certificates may be renewed under rules made by the board, but the right to renew an expired license or certificate terminates after 10 years of nonpayment. The renewal fee may not exceed twice the fee for a 2-year renewal or three times the fee for a 3-year renewal and must be as set by the board.
     (2) A fee prescribed by the board must be charged, in addition to other fees fixed by law, for renewal applications of licenses and certificates made after December 31 of each year or other predetermined renewal deadline.

     History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 104, L. 1929; re-en. Sec. 3228.16, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 222, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 115, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 132, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 75, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 305, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-816; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 22, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 57, Ch. 345, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 260, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 602, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 473, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 94, Ch. 429, L. 1995.