Sec. 342.122. - Reciprocity/registration.

(a) Reciprocity may be granted for the written portion of any examination given by the Board to any applicant who has met the following requirements: (1) Furnishes an original letter of reciprocity from the licensing official in the jurisdiction where the examination was administered stating the examination type and class, examination grade, years of experience prior to and after acquiring their Certificate of Competency, name of testing agency who prepared, proctored and graded the examination, the listing any disciplinary actions taken against applicant. (2) The municipality or County, upon whose certification, applicant is basing his request for certification pursuant to this Section, extends the same certification privileges to persons certified by the Board. (3) Obtained a minimum score of 75 percent on an examination prepared, proctored and graded by National Assessment Institute or Block and Associates, which examination is equivalent or similar to an examination offered by the Board. (4) Applicant meets the eligibility requirements established in Section 342.110 . Category of certificate issued by Board will correspond to practical experience requirements defined in this subsection. (5) Applicant will be required to take, and score a minimum of 75 percent on, a practical examination given by this Board in those categories which required a practical examination in addition to the written examination. (6) Applicants for a Contractor Certificate of Competency must meet the qualifications of Section 342.105 for the class and category for which he/she is seeking certification. (b) Reciprocity will not be granted to anyone who has disciplinary charges or actions pending against them by the State, another licensing authority, municipality or County. Anyone with past disciplinary actions taken against them by the State, or other licensing authority, municipality or County, may petition the Board for reciprocity which may be denied under Section 342.116 (a)(3). (c) Applicants for reciprocity of a Craftsman Certificate of Competency will file an Application for Registration/Reciprocity in the category requested, pay the fees as required in Section 342.113 (c) and (j), however, the examination will be waived upon meeting all other qualifications. (d) Applicants for reciprocity as a Contractor will fill an Application for Registration/Reciprocity, pay the fees as required in Section 342.113 (c), however, the examinations will be waived upon meeting all other qualifications, and an Application for Contractor Certificate of Competency with all supporting documents, and pay the fees as required in Section 342.104 (4). (e) The Board may issue Letters of Reciprocity to any County or municipality which extends the same privileges to Duval County or Letters of Certification of Experience to those bodies not reciprocating, for a fee as found in www.coj.net/fees , to the applicant. (f) A Certificate of Registration may be granted to any journeyman desiring reciprocity from another County who has met the following requirements: (1) Furnishes an original letter of reciprocity from the licensing official in the jurisdiction where the examination was administered stating the examination type and class, examination grade, years of experience prior to and after acquiring their Certificate of Competency/License, name of the testing agency who prepared, proctored and graded the examination, and listing any disciplinary actions taken against applicant; and (2) Furnishes an active and valid journeyman Certificate of Competency/License issued by the County or municipality in which the examination was taken and passed; and (3) Has scored at least 70 percent, or after October 1, 1997, at least 75 percent, on a proctored National Assessment Institute or Block and Associates journeyman examination or other proctored examination approved by the Board for the trade in which he or she is licensed; and (4) Has completed an apprenticeship program registered with the Department of Labor and Employment Security and demonstrates four years of verifiable practical experience in the trade for which he or she is certified/licensed, or demonstrates six years of verifiable practical experience in the trade for which he or she is certified/licensed; and (5) Has not had a Certificate of Competency/License suspended or revoked within the last five years; and (6) Completes an Application for Registration/Reciprocity, provides the required documentation including a current, active journeyman Certificate of Competency from the reciprocating jurisdiction, and pays a registration fee as found in www.coj.net/fees . (g) Registrations are only valid for the current biennial licensure cycle, expiring on the last day of September of the current licensure cycle. The Board shall renew these certificates of registration biennially upon request and payment of the renewal fee and proof of an active journeyman certificate of competency from the reciprocating jurisdiction. (h) Failure of a registrant to renew the certificate of registration prior to the expiration of the renewal cycle, shall cause the certificate of registration to become delinquent. The holder of the delinquent certificate of registration shall pay a fee equal to double the fee for initial licensure when renewing the registration/reciprocity prior to the expiration of the current licensure cycle plus the appropriate application fee. (i) Failure of the holder of the delinquent Certificate of Registration to renew prior to the expiration of the current licensure cycle renders the Certificate of Registration invalid. The holder of the invalid Certificate of Registration must reapply for registration/reciprocity in the same manner, including fees, as an applicant for initial registration/reciprocity and pay any additional licensure fees necessary to equal those imposed during the missed delinquent/invalid renewal period. (j) The holder of a delinquent or invalid Certificate of Registration shall not engage in work of the trade without first renewing the delinquent or invalid Certificate of Registration and paying the appropriate fees. (k) A lost Certificate of Registration will be replaced for a fee as found in www.coj.net/fees , and a written request including an explanation by the certificate holder. (Ord. 95-2-6, § 1; Ord. 96-813-472, § 1; Ord. 97-809-E, § 6; Ord. 98-720-E, § 3; Ord. 1999-412-E, § 5; Ord. 2017-665-E , § 20)