Section 1250.165  Fees

The following fees shall be paid to the Division and are not refundable:

a)         Application Fees

1)         The fee for application for a license as a funeral director and embalmer is $100.  In addition, applicants for an examination shall be required to pay, either to the Division or to the designated testing service, a fee covering the cost of determining an applicant's eligibility and providing the examination.  Failure to appear for the examination on the scheduled date, at the time and place specified, after the applicant's application for examination has been received and acknowledged by the Division or the designated testing service, shall result in the forfeiture of the examination fee.

2)         The application fee for a license as a funeral director and embalmer certified or licensed under the laws of another jurisdiction is $200.

3)         The application fee for a license as a funeral director and embalmer intern is $50.

b)         Renewal Fees

1)         The fee for the renewal of a license as a funeral director and embalmer or a funeral director and embalmer intern shall be calculated at the rate of $50 per year.

2)         The fee for the renewal of a license as a funeral director shall be calculated at the rate of $25 per year.

c)         General Fees

1)         The fee for the restoration of a funeral director and embalmers license other than from inactive status is $20 plus payment of all lapsed renewal fees not to exceed $260.

2)         The fee for the restoration of a funeral director license other than from inactive status is $20 plus payment of all lapsed renewal fees not to exceed $130.

3)         The fee for the issuance of a duplicate license, for the issuance of a replacement license for a license that has been lost or destroyed, or for the issuance of a license with a change of name or address, other than during the renewal period, is $20.  No fee is required for name and address changes on Division records when no duplicate license is issued.

4)         The fee for a certification of a licensee's record for any purpose is $20.

5)         The fee to have the scoring of an examination administered by the Division reviewed and verified is $20 plus any fee charge by the testing service.

6)         The fee for a wall certificate showing licensure shall be the actual cost of producing the certificate.

7)         The fee for a roster of persons licensed as funeral directors, funeral directors and embalmers, or funeral director and embalmer interns in this State shall be the actual cost of producing the roster.

(Source:  Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. 13999, effective August 30, 2005)