Section 1255.65  Fees

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

a)         Application Fees.  The fee for application for a certificate of registration as an interior designer or residential interior designer is $100. In addition, applicants for an examination shall be required to pay, either to the Department 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 Department or the designated testing service, shall result in forfeiture of the examination fee.

b)         Renewal Fees.  The fee for the renewal of a certificate of registration shall be calculated at the rate of $30 per year.

c)         General Fees.

1)         The fee for the restoration of a certificate of registration other than from inactive status is $20 plus payment of all lapsed renewal fees, but not to exceed $200.

2)         The fee for the issuance of a duplicate certificate of registration, for the issuance of a replacement certificate of registration, for a certificate of registration that has been lost or destroyed or for the issuance of a certificate of registration 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 Department records when no duplicate certificate of registration is issued.

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

4)         The fee to have the scoring of an examination authorized by the Department reviewed and verified is $20 plus any fees charged by the applicable testing service.

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

6)         The fee for a roster of persons registered as interior designers or residential interior designers in this State shall be the actual cost of producing the roster.

(Source:  Added at 24 Ill. Reg. 1928, effective January 19, 2000)