7140.  All licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter
shall expire  two years from the last day of the month in which the
license is issued, or two years from the date on which the renewed
license last expired.
   To renew a license which has not expired, the licensee shall,
before the time at which the license would otherwise expire, apply
for renewal on a form prescribed by the registrar and pay the renewal
fee prescribed by this chapter.  Renewal of an unexpired license
shall continue the license in effect for the two-year period
following the expiration date of the license, when it shall expire if
it is not again renewed.



7141.  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a license may
be renewed at any time within three years after its expiration on
filing of application for renewal on a form prescribed by the
registrar, and payment of the appropriate renewal fee.  If the
license is renewed after the expiration date, the licensee shall also
pay the delinquency fee prescribed by this chapter.  Renewal under
this section shall be effective on the date on which an acceptable
renewal application is filed and the delinquency fee is paid pursuant
to Section 7137 and the licensee shall be considered as unlicensed
during the time between the expiration date and the date the renewal
becomes effective.  If so renewed, the license shall continue in
effect through the date provided in Section 7140 which next occurs
after the effective date of the renewal, when it shall expire if it
is not again renewed.
   If a license is not renewed within three years, the licensee shall
make application for a license pursuant to Section 7066.



7141.5.  The registrar may grant the retroactive renewal of a
license if the licensee requests the retroactive renewal in a
petition to the registrar, files an application for renewal on a form
prescribed by the registrar, and pays the appropriate renewal fee
and delinquency fee prescribed by this chapter.  This section shall
only apply for a period not to exceed 90 days from the due date and
only upon a showing by the contractor that the failure to renew was
due to circumstances beyond the control of the licensee.



7143.  A license which is suspended for any reason which constitutes
a basis for suspension under this chapter, is subject to expiration
and shall not be renewed as active.  The license may only be renewed
as inactive, but such renewal does not entitle the licensee, while
the license remains suspended, and until it is reinstated, to engage
in the licensed activity, or in any other activity or conduct in
violation of the order or judgment by which the license was
suspended.


7143.5.  A person who, by reason of the provisions of Section 7141,
is not entitled to renew his license, may apply for and obtain a new
license only if he pays all of the fees and meets all of the
qualifications and requirements set forth in this chapter for
obtaining an original license.



7144.  A revoked license shall be considered as having expired as of
the date of revocation and shall not be renewed.  To reinstate a
revoked license a licensee may apply for reinstatement of the license
only if he pays all of the fees and meets all of the qualifications
and requirements set forth in this chapter for obtaining an original
license.



7145.  The registrar may refuse to renew a license for the failure
or refusal by the licensee to complete the renewal application
prescribed by the registrar.  If a licensee fails to return an
application for renewal which was rejected for insufficiency or
incompleteness within 90 days from the original date of rejection,
the application and fee shall be deemed abandoned.  Any application
abandoned may not be reinstated.  However, the applicant may file
another application accompanied by the required fee.
   The registrar may review and accept the petition of a licensee who
disputes the invalidation of his or her application for renewal upon
a showing of good cause.  This petition shall be received within 90
days from the date the renewal application is deemed abandoned.



7145.5.  (a) The registrar may refuse to issue, reinstate,
reactivate, or renew a license or may suspend a license for the
failure of a licensee to resolve all outstanding final liabilities,
which include taxes, additions to tax, penalties, interest and any
fees that may be assessed by the board, the Department of Industrial
Relations, the Employment Development Department, or the Franchise
Tax Board.  The refusal or suspension provided by this section shall
be applicable only if the registrar has mailed a notice preliminary
to the refusal or suspension which indicates that the license will be
refused or suspended by a date certain.  This preliminary notice
shall be mailed to the licensee at least 60 days before the date
certain.
   (b) In the case of outstanding final liabilities assessed by the
Franchise Tax Board, this section shall be operative within 60 days
after the Contractor's State Licensing Board has provided the
Franchise Tax Board with the information required under Section 30,
relating to licensing information which includes the federal employee
identification number or social security number.
   (c) All versions of the application for contractor's licenses
shall include, as part of the application, an authorization by the
applicant, in the form and manner mutually agreeable to the Franchise
Tax Board and the board, for the Franchise Tax Board to disclose the
tax information that is required for the registrar to administer
this section.  The Franchise Tax Board may from time to time audit
these authorizations.