29 U.S.C. § 1814: Transfer or assignment…

Summary

A certificate of registration cannot be transferred to another person. Unless it is suspended or revoked, a certificate ends twelve months after it is issued. Certificates issued from December 1, 1982 through November 30, 1983 could be issued for up to twenty-four months. You can ask the Secretary to extend a certificate by filing an application at least thirty days before it expires. The Secretary may renew a certificate for more twelve‑month terms or for periods longer than twelve months but not more than twenty‑four months. Renewals longer than twelve months are allowed only for farm labor contractors who have not been cited for violations of this chapter or the Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act of 1963 (or their regulations) in the past five years.

Title 29, §1814

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(a)Transfer or assignment prohibited

A certificate of registration may not be transferred or assigned.

(b)Expiration; renewals

(1)Unless earlier suspended or revoked, a certificate shall expire twelve months from the date of issuance, except that (A) certificates issued under this chapter during the period beginning December 1, 1982, and ending November 30, 1983, may be issued for a period of up to twenty-four months for the purpose of an orderly transition to registration under this chapter, (B) a certificate may be temporarily extended by the filing of an application with the Secretary at least thirty days prior to its expiration date, and (C) the Secretary may renew a certificate for additional twelve-month periods or for periods in excess of twelve months but not in excess of twenty-four months.

(2)Eligibility for renewals for periods of more than twelve months shall be limited to farm labor contractors who have not been cited for a violation of this chapter, or any regulation under this chapter, or the Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act of 1963 [7 U.S.C. 2041 et seq.], or any regulation under such Act, during the preceding five years.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act of 1963, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is Pub. L. 88–582, Sept. 7, 1964, 78 Stat. 920, which was classified generally to chapter 52 (§ 2041 et seq.) of Title 7, Agriculture, and was repealed by Pub. L. 97–470, title V, § 523, Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2600. See section 1801 et seq. of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective 90 days from Jan. 14, 1983, see section 524 of Pub. L. 97–470, set out as a note under section 1801 of this title.

§1814 Transfer or Assignment; Expiration; Renewal