Lapsed license

(a) A license is deemed lapsed if the holder thereof has failed to pay the renewal fee as prescribed by statute. The holder of a lapsed license shall not again practice architecture in this state until the license holder has paid the renewal fee for each lapsed year and a penalty of twenty-five dollars for each lapsed year or fraction thereof after the first sixty days following the date on which the license became lapsed and provided such payment is made within three years of the date on which the license lapsed. If more than three years have elapsed from the date on which a license lapsed, the holder shall not again practice architecture in this state until an application for licensing, accompanied by the fee for a license and the renewal fees for each lapsed year, has been submitted to the department and the holder of the lapsed license meets the qualifications set forth in subsection (b) of this section. In such a case, the department shall issue a new license number to the applicant. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 20-289-3a, an applicant whose license has lapsed for a period of three years or more shall be allowed to be licensed if the applicant meets the requirements, which may include an examination requirement, established by the department, upon advisement from the board to ensure that a lapsed licensee possesses sufficient credentials in the areas of education, experience and training. (c) A certificate of authorization for the practice of architecture shall be deemed lapsed if the corporate holder thereof has failed to pay the renewal fee as prescribed by statute. The corporate holder of a lapsed certificate of authorization shall not again practice architecture in this state until the renewal fee has been paid for each lapsed year or fraction thereof after the first sixty days following the date on which the certificate of authorization lapsed and provided such payment is made within three years of the date on which the certificate of authorization lapsed. If more than three years have elapsed from the date on which the certificate of authorization lapsed, the corporate holder shall not again practice architecture in this state until application for certificate of authorization, accompanied by the fee, has been submitted to and approved by the department. Upon such approval, the corporate holder shall be issued a new registration number.