Okla. Admin. Code § 310:345-5-3

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 310:345-5-3 - Expiration and renewal

(a)Expiration. Each certificate of registration as a RPS or RPES expires on the last day of December following its issuance or renewal, and becomes invalid on that date unless renewed.

(b)Renewal by December 31. Each RPS or RPES desiring to continue the practice of the profession shall renew the certificate prior to the last day of December by paying to the Department a fee of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00); in return the Department shall issue a renewal certificate for the ensuing year.

(c)Renewal after February 1. Expired certificates may be renewed prior to February 1 of the year following their expiration without penalty. Beginning February 1 of the year following its expiration, expired certificates shall only be renewed by submitting a renewal fee of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) plus a penalty of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for a total of Thirty-Five Dollars ($35.00).

(d)Renewal ineligibility. Except for extraordinary circumstances to be determined by the Council, all certificates which have not been renewed by March 1 of the year following its expiration are ineligible for renewal unless the registrant has successfully passed the sanitarian or environmental specialist examination, and the names of such registrants shall not appear in the roster issued annually during the month of September.

(e)Department to notify. As of February 1 of each year, the Department shall mail a notice to each registrant who has failed to renew his certificate prior to February 1 and has not successfully completed the sanitarian or environmental specialist examination that his certificate shall be ineligible for renewal as of March 1 of the year following its expiration.

Okla. Admin. Code § 310:345-5-3

Amended at 11 Ok Reg 897, eff 12-17-93 (emergency); Amended at 11 Ok Reg 2631, eff 6-25-94; Amended at 12 Ok Reg 515, eff 12-12-94 (emergency); Amended at 12 Ok Reg 3047, eff 7-27-95; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1655, eff 6-12-03; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 2410, eff 7-11-08

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 38, Issue 24, September 1, 2021, eff. 9/11/2021