2009 California Insurance Code - Section 14090-14094 :: Article 8. Expiration And Renewal Of Licenses And Cards

14090.  Every license, branch office certificate, and pocket card
issued under this chapter shall expire on May 31 of each
even-numbered year. To renew an unexpired license or certificate, the
licensee shall, on or before the date on which it would otherwise
expire, apply for renewal on a form prescribed by the commissioner,
and pay the renewal fee prescribed by this chapter. On renewal, such
evidence of renewal of the license or certificate as the commissioner
may prescribe, and renewal pocket cards for the persons mentioned in
Section 14034, shall be issued to the licensee.

14090.1.  (a) An individual who holds an insurance adjuster license
and who is not exempt under subdivision (b) of this section shall
satisfactorily complete a minimum of 24 hours, including ethics, of
continuing education courses pertinent to the duties and
responsibilities of an insurance adjuster license reported to the
insurance commissioner on a biennial basis in conjunction with his or
her license renewal cycle.
   (b) This section does not apply to either of the following:
   (1) A licensee not licensed for one full year prior to the end of
the applicable continuing education biennium.
   (2) A licensee holding a nonresident insurance adjuster license
who has met the continuing education requirements of his or her
designated resident state.

14090.2.  Notwithstanding Section 14090, the commissioner may
establish license periods and renewal dates for all licenses issued
pursuant to this chapter so as to distribute the renewal work to
permit the most efficient and economical use of personnel and
equipment. In such cases, to the extent practicable, provision shall
be made for the proration or other adjustment of fees so that no
person shall be required to pay more than that which he or she would
have been required to pay had no change in license periods or renewal
dates been made.

14091.  Except as otherwise provided in this article, an expired
license or branch office certificate may be renewed at any time
within one year after its expiration on the filing of an application
for renewal on a form prescribed by the commissioner, and the payment
of the renewal fee in effect on the last preceding regular renewal
date. The licensee, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also
pay the delinquency fee prescribed by this chapter. Renewal under
this section shall be effective on the date on which the application
is filed, on the date on which the renewal fee is paid, or on the
date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is paid, whichever last
occurs. If so renewed, the license or certificate shall continue in
effect through the date provided in Section 14090 which next occurs
after the effective date of the renewal, when it shall expire if it
is not again renewed.
   Renewal of a license or certificate shall not prohibit the
bringing of disciplinary proceedings for an act committed before the
effective date of the renewal.

14092.  A suspended license or branch office certificate is subject
to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but
renewal of the license does not entitle the licensee, while the
license remains suspended and until it is reinstated, to engage in
the licensed activity, or in any other activity or conduct in
violation of the order or judgment by which the license was
suspended, and renewal of the branch office certificate does not
entitle the licensee, while the certificate remains suspended, and
until it is reinstated, to engage in the licensed activity at the
location for which the certificate was issued, or to engage in any
other activity or conduct in violation of the order or judgment by
which the certificate was suspended.

14093.  A revoked license or branch office certificate is subject to
expiration as provided in this article, but it may not be renewed.
If it is reinstated after its expiration, the licensee, as a
condition precedent to its reinstatement, shall pay a reinstatement
fee in an amount equal to the renewal fee in effect on the last
regular renewal date before the date on which it is reinstated, plus
the delinquency fee, if any, accrued at the time of its revocation.

14094.  A license or branch office certificate which is not renewed
within one year after its expiration may not be renewed, restored,
reinstated, or reissued thereafter; and a license which expired
before October 1, 1958, and was not reinstated before October 1,
1961, may not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued.
   The holder of the license or certificate may obtain a new license
or certificate only on compliance with all of the provisions of this
chapter relating to the issuance of an original license or
certificate.