105.20 Renewal and reinstatement of licenses — fees and penalties — continuing education.
1. All licenses issued under this chapter shall be issued for a three-year period.
2. A license issued under this chapter may be renewed as provided by rule adopted by the board upon application by the licensee, without examination. Applications for renewal shall be made to the board, accompanied by the required renewal licensing fee, at least thirty days prior to the expiration date of the license.
3. Failure to renew a license within a reasonable time after the expiration of the license shall not invalidate the license, but a reasonable penalty may be assessed as adopted by rule, in addition to the license renewal fee, to allow reinstatement of the license.
4. The board shall, by rule, establish a reinstatement process for a licensee who allows a license to lapse, including reasonable penalties.
5. a. The board shall establish continuing education requirements pursuant to section 272C.2. The basic continuing education requirement for renewal of a license shall be the completion, during the immediately preceding license term, of the number of classroom hours of instruction required by the board in courses or seminars which have been approved by the board. The board shall require at least eight classroom hours of instruction during each three-year licensing term.
b. A licensee shall have a thirty-day grace period after expiration of the licensing term to complete all requirements necessary for license renewal without penalty.
2007 Acts, ch 198, §20; 2008 Acts, ch 1089, §9, 10, 12; 2009 Acts, ch 151, §21; 2011 Acts, ch 100, §11, 12, 15; 2013 Acts, ch 77, §25, 36
Structure Iowa Code
Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION
Chapter 105 - PLUMBERS, MECHANICAL PROFESSIONALS, AND CONTRACTORS
Section 105.3 - Plumbing and mechanical systems board.
Section 105.4 - Plumbing installation code — rules.
Section 105.10 - License or certification required — exceptions.
Section 105.11 - Chapter inapplicability.
Section 105.12 - Form of license.
Section 105.13 - License presumptive evidence.
Section 105.14 - Display of contractor license.
Section 105.15 - Registry of licenses.
Section 105.16 - Change of residence.
Section 105.17 - Preemption of local licensing requirements.
Section 105.18 - Qualifications and types of licenses issued.
Section 105.19 - Insurance and surety bond requirements.
Section 105.20 - Renewal and reinstatement of licenses — fees and penalties — continuing education.
Section 105.21 - Reciprocal licenses.
Section 105.22 - Grounds for denial, revocation, or suspension of license.
Section 105.23 - Jurisdiction of revocation and suspension proceedings.
Section 105.24 - Notice and default.
Section 105.25 - Advertising — violations — penalties.
Section 105.27 - Civil penalty.
Section 105.29 - Report of violators.
Section 105.30 - Attorney general.
Section 105.31 - License renewal and reissuance — transition provisions.