(a) An initial license term shall:
(1) Begin on the date the license is issued; and
(2) Expire on December 31 of the year:
(i) In which the license is issued, if the license is issued before November 1; or
(ii) Immediately following the year in which the license is issued, if the license is issued on or after November 1.
(b) On or after November 1 of the year a license expires, the license may be renewed for an additional 1–year term, if the licensee:
(1) Otherwise is entitled to be licensed;
(2) Pays to the Commissioner a renewal fee of $500; and
(3) Submits to the Commissioner a renewal application in the form, and in accordance with the process, that the Commissioner requires.
(c) The Commissioner shall determine if the requirements of § 12–106 of this subtitle to qualify for a license continue to apply.
(d) To the extent required or permitted by NMLS, the Commissioner may determine that licenses issued under this subtitle shall expire on a staggered basis.
(e) A licensee may not renew a license unless, before the submission of the license renewal application, the licensee has transferred the licensee’s licensing information to NMLS in accordance with § 12–105(c) of this subtitle.