(1) Renewal of a certificate may be effected at any time prior to the renewal date by paying the required renewal fee to the State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying.
(2) Subject to subsection (4) of this section, the failure of a registrant to renew the certificate before the renewal date does not deprive the registrant of the right of renewal thereafter.
(3) The amount to be paid for the renewal of a certificate after the renewal date shall be the renewal fee plus a late-payment charge determined by the board.
(4) A certificate may not be renewed if the certificate has been retired for more than five years or delinquent for more than five years.