Section 40-28-60 - Renewal of license; requirements; reinstatement of license after lapse; return to active practice of emeritus landscape architect(A) A license issued under this chapter must be renewed every two years on or before a date set by the department upon the payment of a renewal fee pursuant to Section 40-28-80 and evidence of twenty hours of continuing education as established by the board in regulation. An emeritus landscape architect is exempt from these continuing education requirements.(B) A licensee who allows his or her license to lapse for less than one year by failing to renew the license in accordance with this section may be reinstated by the department upon satisfactory explanation by the licensee of failure to renew the license and upon payment of a reinstatement fee and the current renewal fee, as established by Section 40-28-80.(C) If a license has lapsed for more than two years, the applicant must reapply for licensure. A person practicing as a landscape architect in this State during the time that his or her license has lapsed has engaged in unlicensed practice and is subject to penalties provided for in this chapter.(D) An emeritus landscape architect who wishes to return to active practice shall complete continuing education requirements for an exempted renewal period, not to exceed a total of forty hours of continuing education and upon payment of a reinstatement fee and the current renewal fee, as established by Section 40-28-80.Amended by 2010 S.C. Acts, Act No. 249 (SB 1148), s 1, eff. 6/11/2010. Prior Laws: 1976 Act No. 698 Section 20; 1990 Act No. 372, Section 14; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 899; 1976 Code Section 40-28-200.