Licenses shall expire on the last day of the month of December following their issuance or at the end of their renewal period and shall become invalid on that date unless renewed. It shall be the duty of the board to notify every person licensed under this chapter of the date of the expiration of the license and the amount of the fee that shall be required for its renewal for one (1) year or two (2) years. Such notice shall occur at least one (1) month in advance of the date of the expiration of the license. Renewal may be effected at any time during the month of December by the payment of a fee, as determined by the board, not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) if renewals are for two (2) years. A person who is licensed as a professional engineer and as a professional surveyor may effect both renewals by the payment of a fee not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00), or Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) if renewals are for two (2) years. The failure on the part of any licensee to renew his or her license annually, or biennially, in the month of December as required above, shall not deprive such person of the right of renewal, but the fee to be paid for the renewal of a license after the month of December shall be increased ten percent (10%) for each month, or fraction of a month that payment of renewal is delayed; however, the maximum fee for delayed renewal shall not exceed five (5) times the normal renewal fee. A state agency or any of the state’s political subdivisions, such as a county or municipality, may pay the renewal fee of any licensee who is a full-time employee; however, any licensee who permits the renewal fee to be paid from any public funds shall not perform engineering or surveying services for a fee or other emoluments for the public or for any other public entity.
If a license has expired for six (6) months or more, the licensee shall be required to submit a new application, paying back fees and submitting proof of continuing professional competency compliance.