Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 5J-17.048 - Reinstatement of Null and Void License

(1) An applicant seeking reinstatement of a license which has become null and void shall submit to the Board a "Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers Request for Determination of Eligibility to Apply for a Reinstatement of Null and Void License", FDACS-10067, Rev. 12/22, hereby incorporated by reference. Copies of the form may be obtained from the Board office or online at: http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-14981; in which the applicant shall:

(a) Pay a non refundable application fee of $125.00;

(b) Answer questions regarding the applicant's education and background information;

(c) Submit a written statement of when the applicant's surveyor and mapper license was last active and in good standing with the Board;

(d) Submit a written statement as to whether or not the applicant has engaged in the practice of surveying and mapping during the time period the applicant's surveying and mapping license was null and void;

(e) Submit a written statement of the applicant's good faith effort to comply with Chapter 472, F.S., and also the applicant's failure to comply due to illness or unusual hardship;

(f) Submit a written statement of the applicant's illness or unusual hardship which prevented the applicant from renewing his or her surveyor and mapper license;

(g) Submit documents that verify the applicant's illness or unusual hardship; and,

(h) Submit a written time-line that chronologically documents when the applicant's surveyor and mapper license was last active, when the applicant's surveyor and mapper license became null and void, when the applicant suffered his or her illness, and/or when the applicant experienced an unusual hardship that prevented the renewal of the surveyor and mapper license.

(2) If the Board determines the applicant is eligible to apply for a reinstatement of licensure the applicant shall submit to the Board a "Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers Application For Reinstatement of Null and Void License, " FDACS-10052, Rev 12/22, hereby incorporated by reference. Copies of the form may be obtained from the Board office or accessed online at: http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-14979.

(a) Pay a $255.00 fee for every licensure biennium that the applicant failed to renew his or her surveyor and mapper license.

(b) Submit a written statement of when the applicant's surveyor and mappers license was last active and in good standing with the Board;

(c) Answer questions regarding the applicant's background information;

(d) Submit a copy of the final order from the Board approving the applicant's eligibility to apply for a reinstatement of a null and void license;

(e) Submit evidence in accordance with Rule 5J-17.042, F.A.C. of completion of one (1) continuing education credit in surveying and mapping related courses or seminars for each month that the applicant's license was delinquent.

(3) The applicant's license shall not be reinstated until the requirements of subsection (2) have been satisfied and the Board issues a final order reinstating the applicant's license.

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Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 5J-17.048

Rulemaking Authority 472.008, 472.0202(6)(b), 472.027 FS. Law Implemented 472.0202(6)(b), 472.027 FS.

New 6-20-06, Formerly 61G 17-10.001, Amended by Florida Register Volume 41, Number 082, April 28, 2015 effective 5/11/2015, Amended by Florida Register Volume 44, Number 129, July 3, 2018 effective 7/15/2018, Amended by Florida Register Volume 45, Number 147, July 30, 2019 effective 8/15/2019, Amended by Florida Register Volume 49, Number 002, January 4, 2023 effective 1/16/2023.

New 6-20-06, Formerly 61G17-10.001, Amended 5-11-15, 7-15-18, 8-15-19, 1-16-23.