37-4-307. Renewal fee -- default -- local fees prohibited. (1) Each licensed dentist shall pay a renewal fee to the board. The renewal fee must be set by the board commensurate with costs. Notice of the change in the amount of renewal fees must be given to each dentist registered in this state by the department.
     (2) Payment of the renewal fee must be made on or before the license expiration date set by department rule, and a license renewal must be issued by the department. A reasonable late fee must be required by the department if the renewal fee is not paid in a timely manner.
     (3) (a) In case of default in payment of the renewal fee by a licensee, the license must be forfeited by the licensee. The board shall give the licensee 30 days' notice of its proposed forfeiture action. The notice must be sent by certified letter addressed to the last-known address of the licensee and must contain a statement of the time and place of the meeting at which the forfeiture will be considered.
     (b) If the licensee pays the renewal fee, plus a reasonable late fee set by the board, prior to the time set for forfeiture, the license may not be forfeited.
     (c) A license forfeited for nonpayment of the renewal fee may be reinstated within 5 years of forfeiture if:
     (i) renewal fees are paid for each renewal period that they were unpaid, plus a late penalty fee for each renewal period;
     (ii) the applicant produces evidence, satisfactory to the board, of good standing with the dentistry regulatory agencies of any jurisdiction in which the applicant has engaged in the active practice of dentistry since the last payment of a renewal fee under this chapter; and
     (iii) the applicant produces evidence, satisfactory to the board, of good character and competence.
     (4) Each dentist shall give the board notice of any change in name, address, or status within 30 days of the change.
     (5) A unit of local government, including those exercising self-government powers, may not impose a license fee on a dentist licensed under this chapter.

     History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 48, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 3115.6, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 34, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 148, Ch. 147, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 352, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 80, Ch. 350, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 66-906(3) thru (6); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 337, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 345, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 363, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 349, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 429, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 492, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 230, L. 1999.