The following fees are prescribed by the Board:

1. (1) The application fee for the certification examination for electrical or alarm systems contractor shall be one hundred ninety-six dollars ($196.00). The initial examination fee for the examination for electrical or alarm systems contractor shall be sixty-seven dollars and twenty-five cents ($67.25) payable to the Department. The applicant shall pay the professional testing service directly for any test administration fee. When the examination is not conducted by a professional testing service pursuant to Section 455.2171, F.S., the entire examination fee shall be payable to the Department.
2. (2) The initial application fee for licensure as a certified electrical, alarm system or specialty contractor by endorsement or certification of a registered contractor shall be one hundred ninety-six dollars ($196.00).
3. (3) The fee for issuance, renewal or reinstatement of certification for electrical contractor or alarm systems contractor shall be two hundred ninety-one dollars ($291.00).
4. (4) The fee to reinstate a null and void license shall be four hundred ninety-six dollars ($496.00).
5. (5) The re-examination fee for the certification examination shall be sixty-seven dollars and twenty-five cents ($67.25) payable to the Department. The re-examination fee for the Business Computer-Based Test shall be paid directly to the professional testing service. When the computer-based testing (CBT) of the examination is not conducted by a professional testing service pursuant to Section 455.2171, F.S., the entire examination fee shall be payable to the Department.
6. (6) The initial fee for registration shall be one hundred forty-six dollars ($146.00).

7. (7) Inactive status fees:

   1. (a) The fee for placement of a license in an inactive status shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).
   2. (b) The fee for the renewal of license voluntarily placed on inactive status shall be forty-six dollars ($46.00).
8. (8) The fee for renewal of registration shall be one hundred sixteen dollars ($116.00).
9. (9) Delinquent Fee. If licensee becomes delinquent, an applicant must elect for active or inactive status, and a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) delinquent fee will be charged.
10. (10) The fee for the reactivation of a certified or registered license from inactive to active status shall be forty-six dollars ($46.00).
11. (11) Transfer fee. The fee to transfer a certificate or registration from one business organization to another shall be one hundred forty-six dollars ($146.00) for a certified contractor and forty-six dollars ($46.00) for a registered contractor.
12. (12) The fee for the review of the Technical/Safety examination pursuant to the provisions of chapters 455 and 489, F.S., shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00). The fee for review of the Business Computer-Based Test (at the site where the original exam was taken) shall be paid directly to the professional testing service.
13. (13) The initial application fee for licensure by second entity as certified electrical contractor or alarm system contractor shall be two hundred forty-six dollars ($246.00).
14. (14) Pursuant to section 455.2281, F.S., in addition to all other fees collected from each licensee, there shall be a five dollar ($5.00) fee collected at the request of the Department, both upon initial licensure and license renewal for the purpose of combatting unlicensed activity.
15. (15) The fee to process a change of licensure status at any time other than the beginning of the licensure cycle shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00).

Rulemaking Authority 455.219, 489.507(3), 489.509 FS. Law Implemented 455.217(2), 455.219(1), (5), 455.2281, 455.271, 489.509 FS. History–New 1-2-80, Amended 10-27-80, 5-13-81, 5-3-82, 8-4-82, 5-2-83, 1-19-84, Formerly 21GG-8.01, Amended 7-9-86, 12-24-87, 10-30-88, 2-20-89, 8-26-90, 4-1-91, 7-3-91, Formerly 21GG-8.001, Amended 3-14-94, 11-30-94, 4-5-95, 7-13-95, 12-25-96, 6-1-97, 3-10-98, 12-31-98, 10-4-99, 12-27-04, 6-5-08, 6-29-10, 2-19-14, 6-23-16, 12-10-17, 9-28-21, 8-28-22.