14B NCAC 16 .0203          RENEWAL OR RE-ISSUE OF LICENSES AND TRAINEE PERMITS

(a)  Each applicant for renewal of a license or trainee permit shall submit an online renewal application on the website provided by the Board. This online application shall be submitted not less than 30 days prior to expiration of the applicant's current license or trainee permit and shall be accompanied by:

(1)           one head and shoulders digital color photograph of the applicant in JPG, JPEG, or PNG format of sufficient quality for identification, taken within six months prior to online application and submitted by uploading the photograph online with the application submission;

(2)           upload online a statement of the result of a statewide criminal history records search by the reporting service designated by the Board pursuant to G.S. 74C-8.1(a) for each state where the applicant has resided within the preceding 24 months;

(3)           the applicant's renewal fee, along with the convenience fee charged by the Board's on-line application vendor and credit card transaction fee;

(4)           for license applicants, proof of liability insurance as set out in G.S. 74C-10(e); and

(5)           proof of having completed continuing education as require by Rule .1202 of this Chapter.

(b)  If there is a criminal charge pending against the applicant for renewal that constitutes a deniable offense under G.S. 74C-8(d)(2), consideration of the application shall be deferred until the criminal charge is adjudicated.

(c)  If a licensee has maintained a license at least two years and then allows the license to expire, the license may be re-issued if application is made within two years of the expiration date and the following documentation is submitted to the Board:

(1)           an online Application For Reinstatement of an Expired License;

(2)           one set of classifiable fingerprints on an applicant fingerprint card that shall be mailed separately to the Board's office;

(3)           one head and shoulders digital color photograph of the applicant in JPG, JPEG, or PNG format of sufficient quality for identification, taken within six months prior to online application and submitted by uploading the photograph online with the application submission;

(4)           upload online a statement of the result of a statewide criminal history records search by the reporting service designated by the Board pursuant to G.S. 74C-8.1(a) for each state where the applicant has resided within the preceding 60 months;

(5)           the applicant's non-refundable application fee, along with the convenience fee charged by the Board's on-line application vendor and credit card transaction fee;

(6)           proof of liability insurance as set out in G.S. 74C-10(e);

(7)           payment to the State Bureau of Investigations to cover the cost of criminal record checks performed by the State Bureau of Investigations, with payment to be paid online through the Board's online application process; and

(8)           proof of having completed continuing education as required by Rule .1202 of this Chapter.

(d)  A member of the armed forces whose license is in good standing and to whom G.S. 105-249.2 grants an extension of time to file a tax return shall receive that same extension of time to pay the license renewal fee and complete any continuing education requirements prescribed by the Board. A copy of the military order or the extension approval by the Internal Revenue Service or by the North Carolina Department of Revenue shall be furnished to the Board.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 74C-5; 74C-8; 74C-8.1; 74C-9;

Eff. June 1, 1984;

Amended Eff. October 1, 2013; May 1, 2012; October 1, 2010; November 1, 2007; January 4, 1994; July 1, 1987; December 1, 1985;

Transferred and Recodified from 12 NCAC 07D .0203 Eff. July 1, 2015;

Amended Eff. November 1, 2017;

Readopted Eff. March 1, 2020;

Amended Eff. September 1, 2024; July 1, 2022; July 1, 2021.