1. (a) New licenses.

   1. (1) Investigation fees. A $200 non-refundable investigation fee is assessed each time an application for a new license is filed.
   2. (2) Assessment fees. An assessment fee of $430 per active license and $125 per inactive license is assessed each time an application for a new license is filed. This assessment fee will be refunded if the application is not approved.
2. (b) License transfers. An applicant must pay a $200 non-refundable investigation fee for the first license transfer and a $50 non-refundable investigation fee on each additional license transfer filed simultaneously.
3. (c) Fingerprint processing. The non-refundable fee to investigate each principal party's fingerprint record is $40 per individual.
4. (d) License amendments. A fee of $25 must be paid each time a licensee amends a license by rendering a license inactive, activating an inactive license, changing the assumed name of the licensee, or relocating an office.
5. (e) License duplicates. The fee for a license duplicate is $10.
6. (f) Costs of hearings. The commissioner may assess the costs of an administrative appeal pursuant to Texas Finance Code, §14.207 for a hearing afforded under §89.307(d) of this title (relating to Processing of Application), including the cost of the administrative law judge, the court reporter, and agency staff representing the OCCC at a hearing.

7. (g) Annual assessments.

   1. (1) An annual assessment fee is required for each active license consisting of:

      1. (A) a fixed fee of $430; and
      2. (B) a volume fee based upon the lending activity conducted and the volume of business that consists of an amount that is $0.03 per each $1,000 advanced for license holders whose regulated operations occur within Texas Finance Code, Chapter 351 (Acts 2007, 80th Leg., ch. 1220), in accordance with the most recent annual report filing required by Texas Finance Code, §351.164 (Acts 2007, 80th Leg., ch. 1220).
   2. (2) An annual assessment fee of $125 is required for each inactive license.
   3. (3) The maximum annual assessment fee for each licensed entity shall not average more than $1,000 per active licensed location.

Source Note:The provisions of this §89.310 adopted to be effective November 8, 2007, 32 TexReg 7919.