(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
- (a) Except as provided in this Section, the fees for the administration and enforcement of this Act shall be set by the Department by rule. The fees shall not be refundable.
- (b) Cemetery manager applicants and customer service employee applicants shall pay any certification program or continuing education program fee directly to the entity offering the program.
- (c) The Department may waive fees based upon hardship.
- (d) Nothing shall prohibit a cemetery authority from paying, on behalf of its cemetery managers or customer service employees, their application, renewal, or restoration fees.
- (e) All fees and other moneys collected under this Act shall be deposited in the Cemetery Oversight Licensing and Disciplinary Fund.
- (f) The fee for application as a cemetery authority seeking a full exemption is $0.
- (g) The fee to renew registration as a fully exempt cemetery authority is $0.
- (h) The fee for application as a cemetery authority seeking a partial exemption is $150.
- (i) The fee to renew registration as a partially exempt cemetery authority is $150.
- (j) The fee for original licensure, renewal, and restoration as a cemetery authority not seeking a full or partial exemption is $75.
- (k) The fee for original licensure, renewal, and restoration as a cemetery manager is $25.
- (l) The fee for original licensure, renewal, and restoration as a customer service employee is $25.
(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 6-25-21.)