# Sec. 2-253.55. Term of licenses; renewal

Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.

## Sec. 2-253.55. Term of licenses; renewal

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 2-253.55 (2026)

(a) Licenses issued by the Director, upon certification by the Board, shall expire two (2) years from the last day of the month in which the license was issued, and shall be subject to biennial renewal by the licensee.

(b) A licensee may renew a license by making and filing with the Director an electronic application for renewal approved by the Board, together with a fee as prescribed in the Table of Fees for Master Electrician, Limited. The Director shall notify licensees by electronic mail or other means determined by the Director of the expiration date of their licenses sixty (60) days prior to the date of expiration.

(c) A licensee who fails to renew a license before the expiration date may renew the license within thirty (30) days after the expiration date upon filing a renewal application electronically including the appropriate renewal fee and paying the late fees prescribed in the Table of Fees in Subtitle 2, Division 14C, Section 2-253.63. Satisfactory completion of an examination shall be required by the Board except that the Board may waive the examination for good cause. Licenses expired for longer than two (2) years are not renewable.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Division, the Director may, in their discretion, establish a systematic method for administering the renewal of licenses under this Division, including, but not limited to, establishing staggered renewal dates for existing licensees and prorating license fees based on such renewal dates.

(e) Master Electricians, Limited, holding an active license issued in Prince George's County must obtain ten (10) hours of Continuing Education Units ("CEU") for every two-year license renewal cycle. Verification of CEU will be submitted to the License Office along with the renewal fee and application. No application will be accepted without CEU documentation. Only CEU obtained from a recognized college or trade school or State recognized training program will be accepted.

(f) Notification to the Board is required within three (3) days of a change of professional address.