Sec. 342.118. - Certificates nontransferable; renewal.

(a) Beginning with the 1999 renewal year, each contractor certificate or craftsman certificate shall be renewed every two years. The Board shall be responsible for the mailing of the application for renewal. Contractor certificates and craftsman certificates are nontransferable and shall expire on the last day of September of the current licensure cycle. The Board shall renew these certificates biennially upon request and payment of the renewal fee; except the fee may be waived by the Board on a craftsman certificate that has been valid for 50 years or more if such certificate is not being used to qualify a company. The Renewal fees listed below can be found electronically on the following City of Jacksonville webpage: www.coj.net/fees . (1) Contractor certificate (2) Master craftsman certificate (3) Journeyman craftsman certificate (4) Serviceman certificate (5) Maintenance craftsman or property maintenance craftsman certificate (6) Installer certificate (7) Registered alarm contractor (8) Specialty subcontractor (9) Inactive (contractors and specialty subcontractors) ½ of biennial renewal (10) Late fee Double fee for each late renewal cycle plus the appropriate application fee   The payment of a certificate renewal fee is required in addition to and is wholly unrelated to an occupational license fee required by any other law. (b) Failure of a certificate holder to renew the certificate of competency prior to the expiration of the renewal cycle shall cause the certificate to become delinquent. The holder of a delinquent certificate of competency shall pay a fee equal to double the renewal fee when renewing the certificate of competency prior to the expiration of the current licensure cycle, plus the appropriate application fee. A holder of a delinquent or invalid certificate, as defined in Section (c), shall not be allowed to engage in contracting, including pulling permits. The use of a delinquent or invalid certificate of competency to engage in contracting is a violation of this Section, and may be punishable by the Board with an administrative fine of up to $2,000 for each occurrence. (c) Failure of the holder of the delinquent certificate of competency to renew prior to the expiration of the current licensure cycle renders the certificate of competency invalid. The holder of the invalid certificate of competency must reapply in the same manner, including examination and all applicable fees. However, the Board may waive the examination requirements for good cause shown. (d) If the contractor fails to renew his certificate and fails to apply for a new certificate within six months after expiration of the original certificate, his certificate shall become invalid. (e) Lost certificates of competency or a structural welder's certificate will be replaced for a fee as found in www.coj.net/fees and a written request including an explanation by the certificate holder. (f) Contractors who are certified by either the Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board or the Florida Electrical Contractors Licensing Board and whose license is active and valid, and who previously held a journeyman or master certificate of competency issued by the Construction Trades Qualifying Board, and who let such certificate lapse upon becoming certified with the State, may be reinstated as a journeyman in that trade without examination, upon providing proof of such certification, completion of an application for certificate of competency, payment of a reinstatement fee as found in www.coj.net/fees , and approval of the Board. (g) Renewal fees for trades not requiring a master certificate of competency to qualify for a contractor certificate of competency shall pay a combined fee equal to the renewal fee of a master and contractor certificate of competency. (Ord. 68-61-113; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 72-751-351, § 2; Ord. 81-489-215, § 1; Ord. 82-416-197, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 84-351-196, § 1; Ord. 85-1201-663, § 13; Ord. 86-148-81, § 1; Ord. 90-593-268, § 5; Ord. 90-1159-567, § 7; Ord. 92-1974-1442, § 1; Ord. 93-1691-1043, § 4; Ord. 1999-412-E, § 4; Ord. 2000-674-E, § 2; Ord. 2001-732-E, § 1; Ord. 2010-680-E, § 1; Ord. 2017-665-E , § 20) Note— Former § 950.118.