New Jersey § 45:6-10

§ 45:6-10.

Every licensed dentist shall procure from the secretary-treasurer of the board on

or before November 1 each year an annual certificate of registration. Such certificate shall be issued by the secretary-treasurer upon payment of a fee

of $8.00 for those in active practice within the State or $4.00 for those not practicing

within the State; provided, however, that any dentist licensed after July 1 in any

year shall only pay a registration fee of $2.00 for the remainder of such year. A nonactive registration certificate shall be issued to those not practicing within

the State and should a nonactive registrant desire to practice during the registration

year he may upon payment of an additional $4.00 to the secretary-treasurer with the

return of the nonactive registration certificate for cancellation, be issued an active

certificate of registration. All active certificates so issued shall be prima facie evidence of the right of

the holder to practice dentistry in this State. Every licensee holding an active registration certificate who may practice at any

place other than that address for which his active registration certificate is issued

shall be required to obtain from the secretary-treasurer for a fee of $2.00 a branch

office registration certificate for each and every location wherein he practices;

provided, that nothing herein contained, shall be construed to require an active licensee

to obtain a branch office certificate for the purpose of serving on the staff of a

hospital or institution which receives no fees (other than entrance registration fees)

for the services rendered by the dentist and that the dentist receives no fees or

compensation directly or indirectly for such services rendered; and further provided,

that nothing herein contained shall be construed to require an active licensee to

obtain a branch office certificate for the purpose of rendering necessary dental services

for their patients confined to their homes, hospitals or institutions. The secretary-treasurer of the board shall, on or before October 1 each year, mail

to each licensed dentist, a printed blank form to be properly filled out and returned

by such licensed person to said secretary-treasurer, together with the fee herein

fixed for such annual registration. Upon receipt of such form and fee, the annual certificate of registration shall

be issued and transmitted. The board shall cause a notice to be inserted in not less than 3 newspapers, 1 in

the city of Trenton, 1 in the city of Camden, and 1 in the city of Newark, to the

effect that such annual registration will be required. Such notice shall be printed in such papers, once a week for 3 consecutive weeks

between September 1 and October 1, each year. Any person who, for at least 25 years, shall have been licensed to practice dentistry

in New Jersey and who desires to retire from the practice thereof, and during his

retirement to refrain from practicing dentistry, upon application to the secretary-treasurer

of the board, may be registered annually, without the payment of any registration

fee, as a retired dentist. The certificate of registration which shall be issued to a retired dentist shall

state, among other things, that the holder has been licensed to practice dentistry

in New Jersey but that during his retirement he shall not practice dentistry. The holder of a certificate of registration as a retired dentist shall be entitled

to resume the practice of dentistry at any time; provided, he first shall have obtained

from the secretary-treasurer an annual certificate of registration as hereinbefore

provided. The license of any person who fails to procure any annual certificate of registration,

or in lieu thereof an annual certificate of registration as a retired dentist, at

the time and in the manner required by this section may be suspended by the board

in the manner provided by sections 45:6-7 to 45:6-9 of this Title. Any license so suspended shall be reinstated at any time within 3 years from the

date of such suspension upon the payment of all past due annual registration fees

and an additional reinstatement fee of $25.00. Any person whose license shall have been suspended for such cause shall, during

the period of such suspension, be regarded as an unlicensed person and, in case he

shall continue or engage in the practice of dentistry during such period, shall be

liable to the penalties prescribed by section 45:6-13 of this Title for practicing dentistry without a license. Any person to whom a certificate of registration as a retired dentist shall have

been issued who shall continue or engage in the practice of dentistry without first

having obtained a certificate of registration authorizing him to resume the practice

of dentistry, shall be liable to the penalties prescribed by section 45:6-13 of this Title for practicing dentistry without a license.