An applicant fails the trade or law portion of the licensing examination. What is the general consequence?
Explanation
An applicant who fails may reschedule and retake the examination on payment of the rescheduling fee set under B&P §7137; only a failure to pass within the period the application stays valid voids the application. (a) treats a single failure as fatal, which it is not. (b) invents a waiting period — there is a limit on how long the application stays alive, not a multi-year bar on reapplying. (c) is the closest trap and is wrong: a passed portion stands, and only the failed portion is retaken.
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