(a) Fees. The initial test application fee for both the Certified Remodeler's License and the Limited Remodeler's License shall be two hundred dollars ($200.00), described further in Section 1313.06
(b). The annual renewal fee for both categories of licenses shall be one hundred forty dollars ($140.00).
(b) Duplicate - Replacement License. The fee for issuing a duplicate license which replaces one lost, destroyed or mutilated shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) and shall bear the word "duplicate" stamped on it.
(c) Renewal of licenses.
(1) Expiration. Licenses issued in accordance with this chapter shall expire at 12:00 p.m., local time, on December 31, but may be renewed for the next succeeding year period by the payment of the annual renewal fee on or before close of business, January 31, of the succeeding year.
(2) Late renewal or renewal after expiration. A person holding a valid license under the provisions of this chapter in any year who fails to renew such license before the annual renewal fee is due, as provided in subsection (a) hereof, shall be subjected to the following penalty as part of the renewal requirements.
A. Certified Remodeler's License and/or Limited Remodeler's License: $140.00 annual fee + $100.00 per month penalty, up to December 31st of the year in which the renewal was due (maximum $1,240.00 total).
(3) If a license holder fails to renew his license by December 31st in the year in which the license renewal was due, the contractor shall be considered as a new applicant and before receiving a new license, shall be required to meet all the requirements of a new applicant, including passing the examinations identified in TMC Section 1313.07 and paying the original registration fee in TMC Section 1313.04 (a) (b).
(d) Continuing Education. All home improvement and remodeling contractors licensed with the City of Toledo shall be required to complete ten (10) hours of continuing education yearly, as established by the Board of Control. If the licensee fails to submit proof of the required continuing education for the annual license renewal, the license shall not be renewed and the licensee must reapply as a new applicant subject to the requirements of Chapter 1313
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(Ord. 126-15. Passed 3-31-15; Ord. 236-23. Passed 5-2-23.)