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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 31.03.09.02" title_num="31" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="09" heading="Establishment of Staggered System of Renewals.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In General. The Administration may establish a staggered system of renewal for licenses.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Uniform Distribution of Renewal Dates.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Administration shall establish staggered renewal dates for licenses so that approximately the same number of licenses are renewed each day.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>From time to time, the Administration shall evaluate the monthly volume of license renewals for the purpose of maintaining relatively uniform workloads.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The Administration may adjust the monthly volumes of license renewals by:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Changing the month of expiration of a license;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Prorating the renewal fee for the license and the fraud prevention fee in accordance with Regulation .04 of this chapter; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Prorating the continuing education hours for renewal of the license in accordance with Regulation .05 of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>