(a)

1. (1) Types of fees. The following fees shall be paid for preregistration applications and for the issuance of original and renewal registrations and for other purposes and activities of the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors:

   1. (A) Initial registration fee, two hundred fifty dollars ($250);
   2. (B) Registration renewal fee, two hundred fifty dollars ($250);
   3. (C) Delinquent fee, fifty dollars ($50.00) (monthly);
   4. (D) Returned check fee, twenty-five dollars ($25.00) (plus State Treasury fee);
   5. (E) Change of address fee, ten dollars ($10.00);
   6. (F) Qualifying education course or seminar approval fee, two hundred dollars ($200);
   7. (G) Continuing education course or seminar approval fee, forty-five dollars ($45.00);
   8. (H) Renewal of qualifying education fee, one hundred dollars ($100); and
   9. (I) Renewal of continuing education fee, twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
2. (2) Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 17-52-316, registration fees may be reviewed and adjusted annually by the board as deemed necessary for its effective operation but shall in no way exceed three hundred dollars ($300) annually.

(b) Payment of fees.

1. (1) All fees shall be paid either by cashier’s check, money order, or personal check made payable to the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors or electronic payment through the board’s electronic licensing platform.

2. (2)

   1. (A) All fees are nonrefundable except in special circumstances when a refund petition has been submitted to the board and the board consents to the request.
   2. (B) No registration fee or any portion of a fee will be refunded should any registration be surrendered, suspended, or revoked during the term for which the registration is issued.