Surrender of license

1. A license may be surrendered at any time upon written request by the licensee to the board, unless a complaint is pending against the licensee. If a complaint is pending against a licensee, a license may not be voluntarily surrendered until any indicated action relative to the complaint is concluded. The board must receive the request to surrender before expiration of the license for failure to renew under subsection 5 of section 111-02-04-01. A licensee who has voluntarily surrendered the license may be relicensed by complying with the requirements for reinstatement of an expired license in section 111-02-04-03, except that payment of the renewal fees shall not be required, unless the license has passed the original expiration date. 2. Involuntary surrender of license. A license may be temporarily suspended by the board under North Dakota Century Code section 43-53-10.1 if after investigation of misconduct the board deems a licensee to be in violation of ethical and professional standards and disciplinary action proceedings are in process.