NAC625.420. Retired or inactive status of licensee; reinstatement to active status.

     1. In lieu of the renewal of his or her license, a licensee may apply to the Board to change his or her status to:

     (a) Retired, by filing with the Board a notice in writing that states the licensee’s intention to retire from practice. The Board will issue an identification card indicating that the licensee is retired.

     (b) Inactive, by filing with the Board a notice in writing that states the licensee’s intention to change his or her status to inactive and paying a fee that is equal to the fee required for a licensee who wishes to renew his or her license. The Board will issue an identification card indicating that the licensee is inactive.

     2. If an identification card is issued to a licensee pursuant to this section, his or her license expires and he or she is not licensed to continue to practice.

     3. A licensee who has changed his or her status to retired pursuant to this section may reinstate his or her license to active status by complying with the requirements for the issuance of an original license and submitting proof that he or she has completed at least 30 professional development hours within the 2 years immediately preceding the date of the licensee’s request to reinstate his or her license to active status.

     4. A licensee who has changed his or her status to inactive pursuant to this section may reinstate his or her license to active status by submitting proof that he or she has completed at least 30 professional development hours within the 2 years immediately preceding the date of the licensee’s request to reinstate his or her license to active status.

     [Bd. of Reg’d Professional Eng’rs, § 625.420, eff. 8-16-78]—(NAC A by Bd. of Reg’d Professional Eng’rs & Land Surv., 7-10-92; A by Bd. of Professional Eng’rs & Land Surv., 11-14-97; R039-03, 5-4-2006; R073-09, 10-15-2010)