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(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.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has
been reviewed by legal counsel and
found to be a valid exercise of
the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on August 20, 2012
TRD-201204413 Loretta R. DeHay
General Counsel
Texas Real Estate Commission
Effective date: January 1, 2013
Proposal publication date: June 1, 2012
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3092
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