§ 6-242. Requests for renewal or reinstatement.

(a)

When the holder of a certificate of competency that has been revoked or suspended for any reason, or expired for non-payment after the time prescribed in section 6-240, wishes to renew or reinstate the certificate of competency, the holder of the certificate of competency shall file an application and pay the fee to the building department within two years of the expiration date or revocation date or suspension date. The contractor shall appear before the contractors examining board for assessment of the appropriate renewal fee, need for re-examination, and show good cause to the contractors' examining board for justification of renewal at a meeting of the contractors examining board by vote of its members. The contractors' examining board may:

(1)

Require complete reexamination before a certificate of competency is renewed or reinstated; and/or

(2)

Require a payment up to all missed renewal and penalty fees; or

(3)

Deny the request for renewal or reinstatement.

(b)

A certificate of competency that has expired and is no longer issued by Monroe County may not be renewed or reinstated unless the holder of the certificate of competency files an application and pays the fee with the building department within two years of the expiration date and shows good cause to the contractors' examining board for justification of renewal or reinstatement at a meeting of the contractors' examining board by vote of its members. The provisions listed in section 6-242(a)(l), (2) and (3) shall apply.

(Code 1979, § 6-65; Ord. No. 16-1975, § 9; Ord. No. 16-1990, § 1; Ord. No. 022-2004, § 45; Ord. No. 028-2013, § 2 ; Ord. No. 023-2015 , § 5)