§ 1718.3. — 1718.3. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 483, Sec. 42.)

A license that is not renewed within five years after its expiration shall be canceled and shall not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued thereafter, but the holder of the license may apply for and obtain a new license if the following requirements are satisfied:
(a)
No fact, circumstance, or condition exists which would justify denial of licensure under Section 480.
(b)
The licenseholder pays all of the fees that would be required if the licenseholder were then applying for the license for the first time and all delinquency fees, if any, that have accrued since the date on which the licenseholder last renewed the license. Delinquency fees shall not accrue after the license has been canceled pursuant to this
section.
(c)
The licenseholder applies for licensure, as a new applicant, through one of the available licensing pathways under this division and meets all the requirements for licensure outlined therein.
(d)
For purposes of subdivision (c), a licenseholder who was previously eligible for examination pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 1628 shall be eligible to take the examination required by Section 1632 pursuant to the terms of subdivision (e) of Section 1628.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 483, Sec. 42. (SB 1453) Effective January 1, 2025.