Section 8024.

All certificates issued under this chapter shall be valid for a period of one year, except for the initial period of licensure as prescribed by the board, and shall expire at 12 midnight on the last day of the month of birth of the licensee unless renewed.

To renew an unexpired certificate, the certificate holder shall, on or before each of the dates on which it would otherwise expire, do all of the following:

(a) Apply for renewal on a form prescribed by the board.

(b) Pay the renewal fee prescribed by this chapter.

(c) Notify the board whether he or she has been convicted of any felony or any misdemeanor if the misdemeanor is substantially related to the functions and duties of a court reporter and whether any disciplinary action by any regulatory or licensing board in this or any other state was taken against the licensee subsequent to the licensee's last renewal.

(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 616, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2002.)