(a)The Board shall charge and the commissioner shall collect the following fees: (1)a fee of $400 for an application for a general certification; (2)a fee of $350 for an application for a residential certification; (3)a fee of $325 for an application for a license; (4)a fee of $300 for an application for approval as an appraiser trainee; (5)a fee of $370 for a timely renewal of a general certification; (6)a fee of $320 for a timely renewal of a residential certification; (7)a fee of $295 for a timely renewal of a license; (8)a fee of $270 for a timely renewal of an appraiser trainee approval; (9)a fee equal to 1-1/2 times the timely renewal fee for the late renewal of a license or certification within 90 days of expiration; (10)a fee equal to two times the timely renewal fee for the late renewal of a license or certification more than 90 days but less than six months after expiration; (11)a fee of $150 for nonresident appraiser registration; (12)the national registry fee in the amount charged by the Appraisal Subcommittee for the registry; (13)an application fee for certification or licensure by reciprocity in the same amount as the fee charged for a similar certificate or license issued to a Texas resident; (14)a fee of $40 for providing each licensure history; (15)a fee of $20 for an addition or termination of sponsorship of an appraiser trainee; (16)a fee of $20 for replacing a lost or destroyed certificate; (17)a fee for a returned check equal to that charged for a returned check by the Texas Real Estate Commission; (18)a fee of $200 for an extension of time to complete required continuing education; (19)a fee of $25 to request a certificate or license be placed on inactive status; (20)a fee of $50 to request a return to active status; (21)a fee of $50 for evaluation of an applicant's criminal history; (22)a fee of $20 for filing any application, renewal, change request, or other record on paper when the person may otherwise file electronically by accessing the board's website and entering the required information online; and (23)any fee required by the Department of Information Resources for establishing and maintaining online applications. (b)Fees must be submitted in U.S. [currency or] funds payable to the order of the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board. Fees are not refundable once an application has been accepted for filing. Persons who have submitted a check which has been returned, and who have not made good on that check within thirty days, for whatever reason, shall submit all future fees in the form of a cashier's check or money order. (c)Appraisers certified or licensed by the Board shall pay an annual registry fee required under federal law. [All registry fees collected by the board shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of a special fund to be known as the appraiser registry fund. The Board shall send the fees to the council as required by federal law.] (d)Licensing fees are waived for members of the TALCB staff who must maintain a license or certification for employment with the Board only and are not also using the license or certification for outside employment.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has
been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's
legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on February 23, 2012
TRD-201201117 Devon V.
Bijansky
General Counsel
Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board
Earliest possible date of adoption: April 8, 2012
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3652
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