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DEP 2003
WATER WELL CONTRACTORS
LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
62-531

CHAPTER 62-531 REVISED JULY: 2003
WATER WELL CONTRACTOR LICENSING REQUIREMENTS

62-531.330 Water Well Contractor License Renewal.

  1. Licenses issued pursuant to this Chapter shall not be transferable and shall expire on July 3l of each odd numbered year. A license may be renewed without examination for an ensuing two years by making application to the licensing District not later than the expiration date of the license and paying the biennial renewal fee. Such application shall extend the validity of the current license until a new license is received or the applicant is notified by the District that formal administrative action has been taken to suspend, revoke, or deny renewal of the license.

  2. Twelve CEUs shall be required for renewal of a license beginning July 31, 2005. Water well contractor licenses shall be renewed only after the license holder has completed twelve CEUs of approved coursework earned in the two-year period directly preceding the request for license renewal for each renewal cycle. However, if a water well contractor has received his or her first license within 180 days before the end of the biennium renewal of licenses, the continuing education requirements shall be waived for the licensee's first renewal cycle.
  3. A minimum of six of CEUs must be related to water well construction practices and applicable water well construction rules. No more than six CEUs may be related to safety and business practices.

  4. Each application of license renewal shall include copies of certificates of completion of CEUs. Confirmation of approved coursework completion will be accepted from the Department or the Administrator, if available, in lieu of certificates of completion.

  5. A Florida licensed water well contractor who teaches approved coursework shall receive one CEU for each coursework hour of instruction.

  6. If a license is not renewed pursuant to subsection (1) before July 31 of each odd numbered year, the current license shall automatically revert to inactive status and may be renewed only in accordance with the requirements in Rule 62-531.360, F.A.C.

  7. Notwithstanding the renewal requirements of this chapter and Section 373.324(3), F.S., and those in Section 250.4815, F.S., for members of the Florida National Guard and the United States Armed Forces Reserves, any active water well contractor license issued under this chapter to a service member as defined in Section 250.01, F.S., or his or her spouse, both of whom reside in Florida, shall not become inactive while the service member is serving on military orders that take him or her over 35 miles from his or her residence and shall be considered an active license for up to 180 days after the service member returns to his or her Florida residence. If the license renewal requirements are met within 180-day extension period, the service member or his or her spouse shall not be charged any additional costs, such as, late fees above the normal license fees. This subsection does not waive renewal requirement such as registering, continuing education, and all associated fees. The service member must present to the water management district issuing the license a copy of his or her official military orders or a written verification from the member's commanding officer before the end of the 180-day period in order to qualify for the extension.
  8. Pursuant to Rule 62-531.450, F.A.C. no application for a renewal shall be granted if the applicant’s license is suspended or revoked until the period for such suspension or revocation has expired.


    Specific Authority 373.043, 373.309, FS. Law Implemented 373.323, 373.324, 373.326, 373.329, FS. History — New 5-25-89, Formerly 17-531.330, Amended 7-17-03, Amended 11-25-07.
  9. In order to receive mailings from the Department or Districts, including notice for license renewal, it is advised that the contractor informs the District within 30 days of any change of the contractor's address.

62-531.340 Water Well Contractor Fees.

  1. The following fees are required for water well contractor license applications, biennial renewals, and late renewals:
    (a) New License: A fee of $150 shall accompany each new application for a license.
    (b) Biennial License Renewal: A fee of $50 shall accompany each application for a renewal of license.
    (c) Late License Renewal: After July 31 of each odd numbered year, in addition to the normal license renewal fee, a late fee of $75 shall accompany each application for renewal of a license which has been inactive for one year or less.
    (d) Administrative Fee for CEU's for license Renewal: A fee of $14 per CEU shall be submitted to the Administrator with the documentation of course completion.

  2. Regular employees of a political subdivision or government entity engaged in water well drilling shall be licensed in accordance with this chapter, but shall be exempt from paying the fees required in this chapter.
     
    Specific Authority 373.043, 373.309FS. Law Implemented 373.323, 373.324, 373.329 FS. History-New 5-25-89, Formerly 17-531.340. Amended 11-25-07

62-531.360 Inactive Status of Water Well Contractor License.

  1. A license not renewed before July 3l of each odd numbered year shall automatically revert to inactive status. Such license may be reactivated only if the licensee meets the requirements for reactivation in subsection (3) below.

  2. At least sixty days before the automatic reversion of a license to inactive status, the District which issued the license shall mail a notice of reversion to the last known address of the licensee as it appears on the District records. If the notice is mailed less than sixty days before the automatic reversion, the licensee shall still have sixty days in which to reactivate the license.

  3. A license which has become inactive pursuant to subsection (1) above, may be renewed or reactivated upon applications to the District as follows:
    (a) A license which has been inactive for one year or less after July 3l of each odd numbered year may be renewed pursuant to Rule 62-531.330, F.A.C., upon application to the District and upon payment of the renewal and late fees established in Rule 62-531.340, F.A.C. Such renewed license shall expire on July 3l of the next odd numbered year.
    (b) A license which as been inactive for more than one year after July 31 of each odd numbered year may be reactivated upon application to the District for licensure pursuant to Rule 62-531.300, F.A.C.
    Specific Authority 373.043, 373.309, FS. Law Implemented 373.325, FS. History — New 5-25-89, Formerly 17-531.360.

 

 
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