Section 4.03 - Continuing Education Requirement Deferrals(1) Active military personnel, upon returning from active military duty, may petition the Board for a Continuing Education Requirement Deferral (CERD). Upon approval by the Board, the CERD shall be valid for 180 days from the date of issuance and shall not be renewed, extended, or re-issued.(2) An applicant for a CERD shall petition the Board in writing on forms approved and provided by the Board and shall provide documentation of active duty military status and other documents as the Board shall require demonstrating that active military duty prevented the applicant from completing his or her continuing education requirements.(3) Upon CERD approval, the applicant shall renew his or her certificate or license under the condition that the requisite continuing education shall be completed and that the license or certificate holder shall only engage in practice as a certified or licensed appraiser for a period not to exceed 180 days. During that 180 day period the license or certificate holder shall complete all applicable continuing education requirements as contained in 264 CMR 4.01(5).(4) Where the license or certificate holder who has been granted a CERD fails to complete all of the applicable continuing education requirements as contained in 264 CMR 4.01(5), within the 180 day CERD deferral period, all practice shall immediately cease and the license or certificate holder shall be subject to disciplinary action up to and possibly including revocation, suspension and fine.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1323, eff. 10/7/2016.