Sec. 29.04.05.11. Registration Renewal

A. The Secretary shall stagger the terms of registrations. A renewal shall be for a term that expires on the last day of the applicant's birth month following the third full year after issuance.

B. At least 1 month before a registration expiration, the Secretary shall mail to the licensee a:

(1) Renewal application form; and

(2) Notice that states the:

(a) Date the current registration expires,

(b) Date by which the renewal application shall be received for the renewal to be issued and mailed to the licensee to avoid registration expiration, and

(c) Amount of the renewal fee.

C. Before receiving a registration renewal notice from the Secretary, a registrant may renew a registration for an additional 3-year term if the registrant:

(1) Is entitled to be registered;

(2) Submits a renewal application to the Secretary;

(3) Submits a set of legible fingerprints of the registrant, on forms approved by the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;

(4) Submits two photographs or a digital image approved by the Secretary, as prescribed in Regulation .06B(4)(d) of this chapter; and

(5) Pays a renewal fee.

D. To renew a registration, the registrant shall pay:

(1) A renewal fee that is the higher of $15 or an amount the Secretary determines based on actual processing costs;

(2) The cost of the background checks; and

(3) To the Maryland State Police or to the licensed security systems agency which employs or intends to employ the registrant as a security systems technician, the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for forwarding to the Maryland State Police.

E. Except as provided in §F of this regulation, before renewing a registration, the Secretary shall conduct a national criminal record check for each registrant who applies for a registration renewal.

F. The Secretary may waive the national criminal record check required under §E of this regulation for a registrant who was registered under Regulation .10 of this chapter if the registrant:

(1) Submits two photographs of the registrant or a digital image approved by the Secretary, as prescribed in Regulation .06B(4)(d) of this chapter;

(2) Pays a $15 processing fee; and

(3) Shows that the license or registration:

(a) Issued by another state was renewed by that other state within 1 year of the expiration date of the registration issued under Regulation .10 of this chapter, and

(b) Renewal process in the other state included a state and national criminal record check.

G. The registration of each registrant who meets the requirements of this regulation shall be renewed.

H. Temporary Registration.

(1) If the national criminal records check required for renewal is not completed before a registration expires, a temporary registration shall be issued if all other requirements are met.

(2) A temporary registration expires at the earlier of the:

(a) Completion of the records check; or

(b) Renewal or denial of the registration.