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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 32, § 224: License, 1977

The board must issue a license to a qualifying applicant after the fee is paid. A license can be renewed within 90 days after expiration with a late fee, and late renewal after 90 days is treated like a new application,…

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“The board must issue a license to a qualifying applicant after the fee is paid. A license can be renewed within 90 days after expiration with a late fee, and late renewal after 90 days is treated like a new application, though the board may waive examination for certain renewals received within 2 years.”

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The board must issue a license to a qualifying applicant after the fee is paid. A license can be renewed within 90 days after expiration with a late fee, and late renewal after 90 days is treated like a new application, though the board may waive examination…

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§ 224LicenseProvision

The board must issue a license to a qualifying applicant after the fee is paid. A license can be renewed within 90 days after expiration with a late fee, and late renewal after 90 days is treated like a new application, though the board may waive examination for certain renewals received within 2 years.

The board shall issue a license upon payment of the fee as set under section 222 to any applicant who has satisfactorily met all the requirements of this chapter. [PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. F, §19 (AMD).] Issuance of a license by the board is evidence that the person named therein is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a licensed architect, licensed landscape architect or certified interior designer while the license remains unexpired and unrevoked. [PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. F, §19 (AMD).] Licenses expire on the last day of June of each year or any other time the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation may designate. A license may be renewed up to 90 days after the date of its expiration upon payment of a late fee in addition to the renewal fee as set under section 222. Any person who submits an application for renewal more than 90 days after the license expiration date is subject to all requirements governing new applicants under this chapter, except that the board may in its discretion, giving due consideration to the protection of the public, waive examination if the renewal application is received, together with the late fee, renewal fee and additional late fee as set under section 222, within 2 years from the date of the expiration. [PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. F, §19 (AMD).]
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