1. 1. The real estate commission shall set fees for examination and licensing of real estate brokers and real estate salespersons. The commission shall determine the annual cost of administering the examination and shall set the examination fee accordingly. The commission shall set the fees for the real estate broker’s licenses and for real estate salesperson’s licenses based upon the administrative costs of sustaining the commission. The fees shall include, but shall not be limited to, the costs for:

   1. a. Per diem, expenses, and travel for commission members.
   2. b. Office facilities, supplies, and equipment.
   3. c. Staff assistance.
   4. d. Establishing and maintaining a real estate education program.

2. 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a nonresident person seeking to procure a license pursuant to this chapter shall be charged a fee equal to the greater of the following:

   1. a. The fee as determined pursuant to subsection 1.
   2. b. A fee equal to the fee the nonresident person would be charged by such person’s state of residence if that person were a resident of this state making application for a license in that state and that state charges a nonresident a fee which is greater than that charged by that state to a resident of that state.

[C31, 35, §1905-c40; C39, §1905.37; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §117.27; 81 Acts, ch 54, §14] 89 Acts, ch 292, §3; 90 Acts, ch 1168, §20 C93, §543B.27 95 Acts, ch 36, §1

Referred to in §543B.43