1. (a) The board is hereby authorized to adopt rules and regulations fixing the amount of fees for the following items and to charge and collect the amounts so fixed subject to the following limitations:

   License application—not more than $150

   Temporary license—not more than $150

   Temporary license renewal—not more than $150

   License—not more than $150

   License or certificate of endorsement renewal—not more than $150

   License or certificate of endorsement late renewal—not more than $200

   License or certificate of endorsement reinstatement—not more than $300

   Examination (written)—not more than $50

   Examination (practical, each section)—not more than $35

   State licensure verification per state—not more than $25

   Replacement of certificate or license—not more than $25

   Change of supervisor—not more than $25

   Insufficient funds—not more than $35

   Inactive license or renewal of inactive license—not more than $25

   Conversion of inactive license to active license—not more than $150

2. (b) Whenever the board shall determine that the total amount of revenue derived from the fees collected pursuant to this section is insufficient to carry out the purposes for which such fees are collected, the board may amend such rules and regulations to increase the amount of the fee, except that the amount of the fee for any item shall not exceed the maximum amount authorized by this section. Whenever the amount of fees collected pursuant to this section provides revenue in excess of the amount necessary to carry out the purposes for which such fees are collected, it shall be the duty of the board to decrease the amount of the fee for one or more of the items listed in this subsection by amending the rules and regulations which fix such fees.
3. (c) Fees paid under this section are not refundable.

L. 1980, ch. 243, § 1; L. 1999, ch. 75, § 1; L. 2006, ch. 115, § 9; July 1.