West Virginia Code Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations § 30-13-13a. Designations of nonpracticing status

(1) Professional engineer-retired. -- A registrant may apply for retired status upon certification that he or she is no longer practicing or offering to practice engineering in this state for remuneration.

(2) Professional engineer-inactive. -- A registrant may request inactive status upon affirmation that he or she is no longer practicing or offering to practice engineering in this state.

(3) Professional engineer-lapsed. -- A registrant's license is lapsed when the registrant does not respond to renewal notices or pay the required fees.

(4) Professional engineer-invalidated. -- A registrant's license is invalidated when he or she is unable to provide sufficient proof that any condition of renewal set forth in this article or by board rule has been met.