S.C. Code Ann. § 40-59-70 – Licensing of residential builders; fees; renewal

(A) All residential builders are required to be licensed by the commission annually under the provisions of this chapter.
(B) The commission shall issue a license upon the applicant's payment of the examination fee and annual license fee, if the commission, as a result of examining the applicant, has determined that he is qualified to engage in residential building and has obtained an executed bond with a surety approved by the commission in the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, or proof of financial responsibility acceptable to the commission.
(C) Unless otherwise provided under the provisions of this chapter, the commission shall renew all licenses upon the applicant's submission to the commission of the renewal application, proof of financial responsibility or bond, and payment of the annual license fee. The annual license fees for residential builders must be set by the commission based on its cost of operation. The annual fees may be increased or decreased by the commission but in no event may the commission set the annual fees at an amount which would not provide sufficient revenues to pay all the salaries, costs, and expenses incurred by the commission in enforcing the provisions of this chapter.
(D) All fees must be set by regulation of the commission. Until regulations are promulgated by the commission and approved by the General Assembly, the following fee schedule is in effect:
1. (1) Residential Builders:
  1. (a) an application/examination fee of one hundred dollars;
  2. (b) a special examination fee of two hundred dollars;
  3. (c) a license fee of one hundred dollars;
  4. (d) an annual renewal fee of one hundred dollars;
  5. (e) a late fee of fifty dollars for renewals received after July thirty-first;
  6. (f) an additional renewal fee of one hundred dollars will be required when a renewal is received more than twelve months after expiration of the license;
  7. (g) an oral examination fee of two hundred dollars.
2. (2) Residential Specialty Contractors:
  1. (a) a registration fee of twenty dollars;
  2. (b) an annual renewal fee of twenty dollars;
  3. (c) a late fee of ten dollars for renewals received after July thirty-first;
  4. (d) an additional renewal fee of twenty dollars will be required when a renewal is received more than twelve months after expiration of the registration.
3. (3) Other Fees and Penalties:
  1. (a) a replacement fee of ten dollars for replacing any lost, destroyed, or mutilated licenses or registration cards;
  2. (b) a fee of five dollars for furnishing an examinee with a certified copy of the record of his examination grades;
  3. (c) a fee of twenty dollars for a duplicate copy of a license when any change is requested by the licensee to the information printed on the license;
  4. (d) a fee of ten dollars for a duplicate copy of a registration card when any change is requested by the holder to the information printed on the card.
(E) The annual license fees are for the period of twelve months beginning July first of each year. All license fees collected by the commission must be paid into the State Treasury as provided by law for payment into the State Treasury of other taxes.