Sec. 22. (a) Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), every license or certificate of registration issued under this chapter expires on a date established by the licensing agency under IC 25-1-6-4 and shall be renewed biennially thereafter upon payment of the required renewal fees.

(b) Applications for renewal shall be filed with the commission in the form and manner provided by the commission. The application shall be accompanied by the required renewal fee. The commission, upon the receipt of the application for renewal and the required renewal fee, shall issue to the renewal applicant a license or certificate of registration in the category said applicant has previously held. Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), unless renewed, a license issued by the commission expires on the date specified by the licensing agency under IC 25-1-6-4.

(c) Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), a license or certificate of registration lapses without any action by the commission if an application for renewal has not been filed and the required fee has not been paid by the established biennial renewal date.

(d) If a license or certificate of registration has been expired for not more than three (3) years, the license or certificate of registration may be reinstated by the commission if the holder of the license or certificate of registration meets the requirements of IC 25-1-8-6(c).

(e) If a license or certificate of registration has been expired for more than three (3) years, the license or certificate of registration may be reinstated by the commission if the holder of the license or certificate of registration meets the requirements for reinstatement under IC 25-1-8-6(d).

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.214; Acts 1982, P.L.113, SEC.70; P.L.194-2005, SEC.70; P.L.105-2008, SEC.55; P.L.177-2015, SEC.66.