§ 26-125. Renewal and restoration of certificate of registration.

(a)

Certificates and registration shall expire annually at midnight on September 30.

(b)

Failure to renew the certificate or registration during September shall cause the certificate or registration to become inoperative, and it is unlawful thereafter for any person to engage or offer to engage or hold himself out as engaging in contracting under the certificate or registration unless the certificate or registration is restored or reissued.

(c)

A certificate or registration that is inoperative because of failure to renew shall be restored on payment of the proper renewal fee, if the application for restoration is made by September 30 of the subsequent year. If the application for restoration is not made within the one-year period, the fee for restoration shall be equal to the original application fee, and in addition, the board may require reexamination of the applicant.

(d)

A person who is registered or holds a valid certificate from the board may go on inactive status during which time he shall not engage in contracting but may retain his certificate or registration on an inactive basis on payment of an annual renewal fee during the inactive period.

(Laws of Fla. ch. 75-489, § 20; Laws of Fla. ch. 89-504, § 1; Laws of Fla. ch. 93-387, § 3)