(a) Generally. A person who holds a master gasfitter's or restricted gasfitter's license and who is not actively engaged in or working at the gasfitting business on the person's own account shall inactivate the license by written request to the Director, enclosing the license and license pocket card and payment of a $25 conversion fee. An applicant who desires to hold a master or restricted gasfitter's license and then inactivate the license may file an application and, if determined qualified, may request that the license be issued on an inactive basis. The Director shall order the license and file copy marked "Voluntarily Inactivated" and attach the written request to the file copy.
(b) Renewal. An inactive license shall be renewed annually by paying a renewal fee of $10. During the period the license is inactive, the licensee is not required to furnish proof of insurance and may not perform work for which the license was required.
(c) Reactivation. A person who voluntarily inactivates a master or restricted gasfitter's license may at a later date reactivate the license by written request addressed to the Director and on payment of the license renewal fee and filing the required insurance. If a person surrendering a master gasfitter's license or restricted gasfitter's license requests, the person may be issued either a journeyman gasfitter's license or restricted journeyman gasfitter's license on payment of the required fee in order to continue in the gasfitting industry in a journeyman capacity.
(d) Acknowledgement. An acknowledgement shall be furnished to a person inactivating a license stating the type of license being inactivated. The statement shall be evidence of the person's prior qualification whenever the person applies to reactivate the license.
(1985 Code, Art. 16, § 7-313) (Bill No. 46-92)