61-2b-20.   Renewal of license or certification.
     (1) To obtain a renewal of a license or certification under this chapter, the holder of a current, valid license or certification shall, in compliance with procedures established by the division and the board, make application and pay the prescribed fee to the division before the expiration date of the license or certification.
     (2) An application for renewal of a license or certification shall be accompanied by evidence in the form prescribed by the division of having completed the continuing education requirements for renewal specified in this chapter.
     (3) (a) A license or certification expires if it is not renewed on or before its expiration date.
     (b) For a period of 30 days after the expiration date, a license or certification may be reinstated upon:
     (i) payment of a renewal fee and a late fee determined by the division and the board; and
     (ii) satisfying the continuing education requirements specified in Section 61-2b-40.
     (c) After the 30-day period described in Subsection (3)(b), and until six months after the expiration date, the license or certification may be reinstated by:
     (i) paying a renewal fee and a reinstatement fee determined by the division and the board; and
     (ii) satisfying the continuing education requirements specified in Section 61-2b-40.
     (d) After the six-month period described in Subsection (3)(c), and until one year after the expiration date, the license or certification may be reinstated by:
     (i) paying a renewal fee and a reinstatement fee determined by the division and the board;
     (ii) providing proof acceptable to the division and the board of the person having satisfied the continuing education requirements of Section 61-2b-40; and
     (iii) providing proof acceptable to the division and the board of the person completing 24 hours of continuing education:
     (A) in addition to the requirements in Section 61-2b-40; and
     (B) on a subject determined by the division by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
     (e) The division shall relicense or recertify a person who does not renew that person's license or certification within one year after the expiration date as prescribed for an original application.
     (f) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), the division may extend the term of a license that would expire under Subsection (3)(a) except for the extension if:
     (i) the person complies with the requirements of this section to renew the license; and
     (ii) at the time of the extension, there is pending under this chapter:
     (A) the application for renewal of the license; or
     (B) a disciplinary action.
     (4) A person who is licensed, certified, or registered under this chapter shall notify the division of the following by sending the division a signed statement within ten business days of:
     (a) (i) a conviction of a criminal offense;
     (ii) the entry of a plea in abeyance to a criminal offense; or
     (iii) the potential resolution of a criminal case by:
     (A) a diversion agreement; or


     (B) any other agreement under which a criminal charge is suspended for a period of time;
     (b) filing a personal bankruptcy or business bankruptcy;
     (c) the suspension, revocation, surrender, cancellation, or denial of a professional license, certification, or registration of the person, whether the license, certification, or registration is issued by this state or another jurisdiction; or
     (d) the entry of a cease and desist order or a temporary or permanent injunction:
     (i) against the person by a court or licensing agency; and
     (ii) on the basis of:
     (A) conduct or a practice involving an act regulated by this chapter; or
     (B) conduct involving fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit.

Amended by Chapter 352, 2009 General Session
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