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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".09" citation="COMAR 10.29.21.09" title_num="10" subtitle_num="29" chapter_num="21" heading="Renewal Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A mortuary transport service’s permit expires 30 days after the effective date of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>After being issued an initial permit, a mortuary transport service’s permit:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Expires on the date set by the Board, unless it is renewed for an additional term; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>May not be renewed for a term longer than 2 years.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>At least 2 months before the permit expires, the Board shall issue a renewal notice to the permit holder that states:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The date by which the renewal application shall be received by the Board for the renewal to be issued and mailed before the registration expires; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The amount of the renewal fee.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The permit holder may renew the mortuary transport service permit for an additional term of 2 years if the permit holder:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Is otherwise entitled to be issued a permit;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Pays to the Board a renewal fee set forth in Regulation .08 of this chapter; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Submits to the Board:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A completed renewal application on the form that the Board requires;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>An updated criminal history records check; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>An updated driving record, including probation before judgment findings.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The Board shall impose the late fee established in Regulation .08 of this chapter on any permit holder who fails to renew their permit 1 month before it expires.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>A transporter’s registration is effective provided:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>It has not been suspended or revoked by the Board; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The registered transporter is employed by a mortuary transport service which holds a permit issued by the Board.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>