Sec.54-240a-4. Certification renewal

(a) Certification renewal forms. The Secretary of the State shall prescribe certification renewal forms for use by program participants.

(b) Notice of expiration. Not later than 30 days prior to the expiration of a participant's certification, the Secretary of the State shall mail notice of expiration, and certification renewal forms, to the participant's confidential address.

(c) Delivery of completed certification renewal forms. An applicant for renewal shall deliver completed certification renewal forms to the office of the Secretary of the State by depositing the same in the United States mail addressed to said office as indicated on the certification renewal forms.

(d) Certification. The Secretary of the State shall renew the certification of participants who have filed, or on whose behalf have been filed:

(1) Properly completed certification renewal forms;

(2) The participant's current certification card; and

(3) A new certification card form.

(e) False information. False information contained in certification renewal forms shall be considered grounds for refusal of certification renewal or cancellation of certification.

(f) Duty to provide current information. A participant who changes his or her name or confidential address from the name or address listed on the certification renewal form shall provide written notification to the Secretary of the State not later than thirty days after such change. Failure to do so shall be considered grounds for cancellation of certification.

(Adopted effective March 23, 2005)