(1) Application for renewal. You may renew your registration as an investment adviser or investment adviser representative by filing the following with IARD or CRD no later than the renewal application deadline set by FINRA:

(a) Any renewal application required by IARD;

(b) The renewal fee required by RCW 21.20.340; and

(c) An electronically submitted Form U4, unless:

(i) The Form U4 has been previously submitted to IARD electronically; or

(ii) The investment adviser, filing on behalf of the investment adviser representative, has been granted a hardship exemption under WAC 460-24A-047(4).

(2) Delinquency fees. For any renewal application received by IARD or CRD after the expiration date set forth in WAC 460-24A-055, but on or before March 1st of the following year, the registrant must pay a delinquency fee in addition to the renewal fee. The delinquency fee for investment advisers is one hundred dollars. The delinquency fee for investment adviser representatives is fifty dollars.

The director will not accept renewal applications after March 1st. After March 1st, an investment adviser or investment adviser representative must reapply for initial registration by complying with WAC 460-24A-050.