| (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 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 certificate of license
history, active licensure, or sponsorship;
(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;
(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;
(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;
(23) a fee of $40.50 for the annual late renewal of
an apprentice inspector license for a person whose license has been
expired 90 days or less;
(24) a fee of $54 for the annual late renewal of an
apprentice inspector license for a person whose license has been expired
more than 90 days but less than six months;
(25) a fee of $48 for the annual late renewal of a
real estate or professional inspector license for a person whose license
has been expired 90 days or less;
(26) a fee of $64 for the annual late renewal of a
real estate or professional inspector license for a person whose license
has been expired more than 90 days but less than six months; and
(27) the fee charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
and Texas Department of Public Safety for fingerprinting or other
service for a national or state criminal history check in connection
with a license application or renewal.
(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; amended to be effective January 1, 2014, 38 TexReg 8237 |
