(a) The commission shall charge and collect the following
fees:
(1) a fee of $84 for filing an original application
for a license as an apprentice inspector;
(2) a fee of $89 for filing an original application
for a license as a real estate inspector, which includes a fee for
transcript evaluation;
(3) a fee of $104 for filing an original application
for a license as a professional inspector, which includes a fee for
transcript evaluation;
(4) a fee of $27 for the annual renewal of the license
of an apprentice inspector;
(5) a fee of $32 for the annual renewal of the license
of a real estate inspector;
(6) a fee of $32 for the annual renewal of the license
of a professional inspector;
(7) a fee of $230 for taking the a license examination
consisting of a national part and a state part or retaking the national
part of the license examination;
(8) a fee of $61 for taking a license examination without
a national part or retaking the state part of the license examination;
(9) a fee of $20 for requesting a change of a licensee
name, or to establish a relationship with a sponsoring professional
inspector;
(10) a fee of $50 to request an inactive professional
inspector license be returned to active status;
(11) a fee of $40 for preparing a license history;
(12) a fee of $50 for the filing of a moral character
determination;
(13) the fee required by the Department of Information
Resources as a subscription or convenience fee for use of an online
payment system;
(14) unless a core inspector program of study is accredited
as part of a program under Texas Occupations Code §1101.301,
a fee of $400 for filing an application for accreditation of a core
inspector education program for a period of four years under Texas
Occupations Code Chapter 1101;
(15) after approval under paragraph (14) of this subsection,
a fee of $200 a year for operation of a core education program under
Texas Occupations Code Chapter 1101;
(16) a fee of $50 plus $10 per classroom hour approved
by the commission for each core inspector education course for a period
of four years;
(17) a fee of $400 for filing an application for accreditation
as an Inspector Continuing Education (ICE) provider for a period of
two years under Texas Occupations Code §1102.205 when such accreditation
program is developed by the commission;
(18) a fee of $50 plus $10 per classroom hour approved
by the commission for each ICE course for a period of two years;
(19) a fee of $50 for the filing of an application
for approval as an instructor for a two-year period for core or ICE
courses, or both;
(20) a fee of $30 for processing a check or other equivalent
instrument returned by a bank or depository as dishonored for insufficient
funds;
(21) a fee of $100 for deposit in the real estate inspection
recovery fund upon an applicant's successful completion of an examination;
and
(22) fee of $20 for filing any application, renewal,
change request, or other record on paper that a person may otherwise
file with the commission electronically by accessing the commission's
website, entering the required information online, and paying the
appropriate fee.
(b) Fees established by this section which are paid
when an application is filed are not refundable once an application
has been accepted for filing.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §535.210 adopted to be effective January 1, 1992, 16 TexReg 7489; amended to be effective December 31, 1993, 18 TexReg 8199; amended to be effective October 11, 1999, 24 TexReg 8758; amended to be effective October 4, 2001, 26 TexReg 7541; amended to be effective September 1, 2002, 27 TexReg 5521; amended to be effective December 29, 2005, 30 TexReg 8693; amended to be effective May 24, 2006, 31 TexReg 4198; amended to be effective December 30, 2007, 32 TexReg 9995; amended to be effective November 17, 2008, 33 TexReg 9240; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7800; amended to be effective November 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 7333; amended to beeffective January 1, 2013, 37 TexReg 7179 |