(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (g) of this section, the initial term of registration as an apprentice is 2 years.
(b) 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) (1) At least 1 month before the registration of an individual expires, the Board shall mail or electronically transmit to the individual:
(i) a renewal application form; and
(ii) a notice that states:
1. the date on which the current registration expires; and
2. the amount of the renewal fee.
(2) If an electronic transmission under paragraph (1) of this subsection is returned to the Board as undeliverable, the Board shall mail to the individual, at the last known address of the individual, the materials required under paragraph (1) of this subsection within 10 business days of the date the Board received the notice that the electronic transmission was undeliverable.
(d) 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) 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) The Board shall renew the registration of and issue a renewal certificate to each individual who meets the requirements of this section.
(g) 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.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Business Occupations and Professions
Subtitle 4 - Registration of Apprentices
Section 5-401 - Registration Required
Section 5-402 - Applications for Registration
Section 5-403 - Registration and Issuance of Certificate
Section 5-404 - Scope of Registration
Section 5-405 - Term and Renewal of Registration
Section 5-406 - Display of Certificates
Section 5-408 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, Revocations, and Penalties -- Hearings
Section 5-409 - Reinstatement of Suspended or Revoked Registration