Procedures for Renewal of a License and Renewal of a Lapsed/Expired License

(1) Requirements for Renewal of a License. (a) Business entities must renew their licenses every two years. Each license originally issued to a business shall be valid for 24 months from the date of issue. Each subsequent two-year renewal shall be on the anniversary of that date. (b) The Responsible Craftsman of a licensed business must submit to the Board, or its agent, a completed written or electronic renewal application and the required fees prior to the expiration date of the license. (2) Procedures for Renewal of a Lapsed/Expired License. (a) If a business fails to meet the requirements for license renewal as set forth in 271 CMR 7.02(1), the license shall be considered expired and not in good standing. A business with an expired license shall not be permitted to engage in sheet metal work business, advertise sheet metal work, make application or maintain permits for sheet metal work, or make bids on future sheet metal work projects. (b) If a formerly licensed business requests that an expired license be reinstated within two years of the date of expiration, that business must pay the fee for the current licensure period and one late fee. The business and associated sheet metal workers also may be subject to denial of licensure and other disciplinary action for unlicensed practice if they have engaged in sheet metal work practice without a license. (MA REG. # 1326, Dated 11-18-16) (c) If a formerly licensed business requests that an expired license be reinstated between two and four years from the date of expiration, that business must pay all intervening renewal fees, the fee for the current licensure period, and one late fee. The business also may be subject to disciplinary action for unlicensed practice, if it has engaged in sheet metal work practice without a license. (d) If an expired business license is not renewed within four years of the date of expiration, the business must apply for license re-issuance. The license will only be reissued if the applicant meets all of the Board's statutory and regulatory licensure requirements in existence at the time of re-application, pays all application fees in accordance with the procedures identified in 271 CMR 7.01.