PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 656

(i) A renewal application in the form prescribed by the
Commissioner; and

(ii) The biennial [license] renewal fee prescribed by [§ 41(7)(iii)] §
41 of this article.

181.1.

(A)    IF AN APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF A PUBLIC ADJUSTER'S
CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFICATION HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED BY THE COMMISSIONER
IS NOT POSTMARKED ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30 OF THE YEAR OF RENEWAL, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH § 181(E) OF THIS ARTICLE, THE CERTIFICATE OF
QUALIFICATION SHALL EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE AFTER THAT JUNE 30
IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE RENEWAL DATE.

(B)     ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30 OF THE RENEWAL YEAR. A PERSON WHOSE
PUBLIC ADJUSTER'S CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFICATION HAS EXPIRED MAY
REINSTATE THE EXPIRED CERTIFICATE BY:

(1)     FILING WITH THE COMMISSIONER THE APPROPRIATE
REINSTATEMENT APPLICATION; AND

(2)     PAYING TO THE COMMISSIONER THE APPLICABLE REINSTATEMENT
FEE REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION.

(C)     THE FEE FOR A REINSTATEMENT UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE TWICE
THE AMOUNT CHARGED FOR A FULL RENEWAL PERIOD FOR THE TYPE OF
CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFICATION HELD BY THE PERSON SEEKING THE
REINSTATEMENT.

(D)    A PERSON WHOSE PUBLIC ADJUSTER'S CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFICATION
HAS EXPIRED MAY NOT ACT IS PROHIBITED FROM ACTING AS A PUBLIC ADJUSTER
UNTIL THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF REINSTATEMENT OF THE CERTIFICATE OF
QUALIFICATION.

(E)     A PERSON WHO DOES NOT COMPLY WITH SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS
SECTION ON OR BEFORE THE END OF SEPTEMBER 30 OF THE YEAR OF EXPIRATION
SHALL APPLY FOR A PUBLIC ADJUSTER'S CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFICATION UNDER §
181 OF THIS ARTICLE AND MEET ANY OTHER REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED BY THE
COMMISSIONER IN REGULATION.

(F)     THE COMMISSIONER MAY LIMIT THE REINSTATEMENT FEE TO THE
AMOUNT OF THE RENEWAL FEE IN CASES WHERE THE REINSTATEMENT APPLICANT
DID NOT MAKE TIMELY RENEWAL BECAUSE OF TEMPORARY INCAPACITY,
HOSPITALIZATION. OR OTHER HARDSHIP.

(F) (G) THE COMMISSIONER MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT
THIS SECTION.

182.

(d) (2) [a] A license may be issued to:

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