• Annual Renewal
• License Expiration and Renewal
• Reinstatement of Expired License
• 2009 License Renewal Forms (Downloadable) NEW
  

Annual Renewal

General Statutes 87-22 provides in part "...All licenses expire on the last day of December in each year following their issuance or renewal."  Contrary to popular belief, there is NO GRACE PERIOD following the expiration of a license, and all activities that require a license (bidding, contracting, supervising, installing, etc.) must cease until the license is renewed.

Renewal Invoices are mailed to all active licensees at the last known address on record with the Board, at least one month in advance of the expiration date of license.

Enter the appropriate information on the invoice and return it with a check or money order payable to the State Board of Examiners for the correct amount.

21 NCAC 50.1401(a) CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - Beginning with renewals of license for years beginning on or after January 1, 2003, each holder of a Plumbing, Heating or Fuel Piping license, must have completed six hours of approved continuing education during the preceding calendar year as a condition of license renewal.

License Expiration and Renewal

General Status 87-22 provides in part "...In the event of failure on the part of any person, firm or corporation to renew the license certificate annually and pay the required fee during the month of January in each year, the Board shall increase the license by twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to cover any additional expense associated with late renewal."

Reinstatement of Expired License

Within three years of expiration

21 NCAC 50.0409 REINSTATEMENT OF EXPIRED LICENSE - A license which expires may be reinstated within three years of the date of expiration upon written request and upon payment of the current license fee, the license fee for the unpaid prior years together with the processing fee imposed by G.S. 87-22.

If the correct renewal form(s) and fee(s) are not received in the office by January 31, the Board may require payment of all unpaid annual fees before reissuing a license. Please call the office at 919-875-3612 for the correct amount and forms.

After three years

If a license is not renewed within three years after expiration, the Board requires reexamination.

General Statutes 87-22 provides in part "...the Board requires reexamination upon failure of a licensee to renew license within three years after expiration."