2010 Maryland Code
BUSINESS OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
TITLE 5 - COSMETOLOGISTS
Subtitle 4 - Registration of Apprentices
Section 5-405 - Term and renewal of registration.

§ 5-405. Term and renewal of registration.
 

(a)  Initial term.- Except as otherwise provided in subsection (g) of this section, the initial term of registration as an apprentice is 2 years. 

(b)  Term of registration - In general.- Unless registration as an apprentice is renewed for one additional 2-year term as provided in this section, the registration expires on the date set by the Board. 

(c)  Renewal notice.- At least 1 month before the registration of an individual expires, the Board shall mail to the individual, at the last known address of the individual: 

(1) a renewal application form; and 

(2) a notice that states: 

(i) the date on which the current registration expires; 

(ii) the date by which the Board must receive the renewal application for the renewal to be issued and mailed before the registration expires; and 

(iii) the amount of the renewal fee. 

(d)  Applications for renewal.- Before the registration of an individual expires, the individual may renew it for an additional term, if the individual: 

(1) otherwise is entitled to be registered; 

(2) pays to the Board a renewal fee established by the Board in accordance with § 5-205 of this title; and 

(3) submits to the Board a renewal application on the form that the Board provides. 

(e)  Limitation on renewals for apprentices.- Except as otherwise provided in subsection (g) of this section, an individual registered as an apprentice may renew the registration only one time for a 2-year term. 

(f)  Issuance of renewal.- The Board shall renew the registration of and issue a renewal certificate to each individual who meets the requirements of this section. 

(g)  Term of registration - Limited practice apprentice.- A registration as an apprentice for any limited practice of cosmetology expires 12 months after the date of its issuance unless the limited practice apprentice registration is renewed for one 1-year term. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 56, §§ 500, 501; 1989, ch. 3, § 1; 1991, ch. 481; 2010, ch. 395.]