Section 096-531-11 - Failure to RenewAn operator certification becomes inactive when an operator fails to properly renew by the biennial renewal deadline, including payment of all fees and completion of continuing education requirements. No person, firm or corporation, either municipal or private, may rely on an inactive certification to satisfy the requirements of 32 M.R.S. section4181.
A. An inactive certification may be changed to active status within six months following the renewal deadline if the continuing education requirements are completed and all fee obligations, including an administration fee, are met.B. An operator with inactive status who has failed to renew their certification for greater than six months but less than two years following the renewal deadline must pay applicable fees and retake the certification examination to regain active status. The Department may, in its discretion, waive the examination requirement if it finds that the holder of the certification has performed their duties satisfactorily and in a manner that demonstrates that an examination is not necessary.C. An operator whose certification has been inactive for two years following the renewal deadline will lose their certification and be removed from the master list of certified operators maintained by the Department. A person whose name has been so deleted must submit a new application and retake the examination in order to regain certification.D. An operator with a provisional license who has failed to renew their active certification for greater than six months will lose their provisional certification.06-096 C.M.R. ch. 531, § 11