Ch. 735 1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(b) On payment of the appropriate license fee and, if applicable, receipt of the
proof of the insurance required under § 12-501 of this title, the Board shall issue a license
to each applicant who meets the requirements of this subtitle.

12-308.

(a) Unless a license is renewed for a 2-year term as provided in this section, the
license expires on the first May 1 that comes:

(1) after the effective date of the license; and

(2) in an odd-numbered year.

(b) At least 1 month before a license expires, the Board shall mail to the licensee,
at the last known address of the licensee:

(1) a renewal application form; and

(2) a notice that states:

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

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

(iii) the amount of the renewal fee.

(c) Before a license expires, the licensee may renew it for an additional 2-year
term, if the licensee:

(1) otherwise is entitled to be licensed;

(2) pays to the Board a renewal fee of:

(i) [$100] $70 for a master plumber license or a limited master
plumber license;

(ii) [$50] $35 for a journey plumber license or a limited journey
plumber license;

(iii) $15 for an apprentice plumber license; or

(iv) [$50] $35 for a propane gas fitter certificate; and

(3) submits to the Board:

(i) if contracting in the name of the licensee or another person to
provide plumbing services, proof of the liability insurance required under § 12-501 of this
title; and

(ii) a renewal application on the form that the Board provides.

(d) The Board shall renew the license of and issue a renewal certificate to each
licensee who meets the requirements of this section.

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