License periods and expiration dates

License periods and expiration dates. (1) Business licenses. (a) General licensing period and expiration dates. The license period for business licenses is 2 years. The department may issue business licenses that start and expire on the following dates: (b) Initial business licenses. The department may issue initial business licenses that go into effect on dates other than the first day of an even-numbered month. Such licenses shall expire before the end of 2 years, and their expiration dates shall be assigned as follows: (2) Individual licenses. (a) Licensing period. The department may issue a salesperson license, representative license, or buyer identification card that remains valid until any one of the following conditions occur: 1. The business license held by the person’s current employer expires; 2. The person ceases his or her employment with the dealer or other licensed business; 3. The person’s employer goes out of business; or 4. The department suspends or revokes the person’s license. (b) Reissued licenses. A person whose salesperson or representative license is invalidated by ceasing the person’s employment with a licensed dealer or other licensed business may, when hired by a different employer, apply to the department for a reissue of the salesperson or representative license. The department shall reissue the license without charge if both of the following conditions are true: 1. The department receives the application for a reissue before the previous employer’s business license expires; and 2. The person’s current employer holds the same type of business license as the person’s previous employer when the person ended his or her employment. (3) Registration plates. The department may register and issue plates to business licensees for periods concurrent with the license periods described in this section.