A license which is not renewed within three years after its expiration may not be renewed, restored, reissued, or reinstated thereafter, unless all of the following apply:
(a) The licensee has not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(b) The licensee pays all of the fees which would be required if applying for the license for the first time. If the registrant or certificate holder has been practicing in this state with an expired or delinquent license and receives a waiver from taking the examination as specified in subdivision (c) then he or she shall pay all accrued and unpaid renewal fees.
(c) The licensee takes and passes the examination which would be required if applying for the license for the first time, or otherwise establishes to the satisfaction of the board that, with due regard for the public interest, the licensee is qualified to engage in the practice of land surveying.
The board may, by appropriate regulation, authorize the waiver or refund of all or any part of the application fee in those cases in which a license is issued without an examination under this section.