Ala. Code § 34-18-25
The certificate of each registered medical technician shall be annually renewed during the months of October, November, and December. Upon making application for renewal, the applicant shall pay to the board a renewal fee of $1. The failure of any registered medical technician to thus procure a renewal certificate before January 1 of each year shall automatically forfeit his or her right to practice in the State of Alabama as a registered medical technician. Any person who has forfeited his or her rights as in this section provided may obtain reinstatement by making explanation or excuse satisfactory to the board for failure to comply with the provisions hereof, and upon payment of a fee of $2 for the current year.
Ala. Code § 34-18-25 (1975)