Section 1455.320  Fees

a)         Initial application fee for appraiser license.

1)         The application fee for an initial license as a State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, a State Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser, and an Associate Real Estate Appraiser shall be $225.

2)         In addition to the initial fee for an initial applicant as a State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser and a State Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser prescribed in subsection (a)(1), each applicant shall pay $75, which shall include the National Registry fee.

b)         Renewal application fee for appraiser license.

1)         The application fee to renew a license as a State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, a State Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser or a State Licensed Real Estate Appraiser shall be calculated at $250 per year, which shall include the National Registry fees.

2)         The application to renew an Associate Real Estate Appraiser License shall be calculated at $150 per year.

3)         The application fee to renew a license that has expired, as a State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, a State Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser, an Associate Real Estate Appraiser, or a State Licensed Real Estate Appraiser, shall be the sum of all lapsed renewal fees plus a $50 late fee.

c)         Application fee for temporary practice permit.

The application fee for a temporary practice permit pursuant to the Act and this Part shall be $150.  There shall be no additional fee required for an extension granted pursuant to the Act and this Part for a temporary practice permit.

d)         Initial application fee for a license as an education provider, a pre-license course, and a continuing education course.

1)         The application fee for a license as an education provider shall be $1050, plus course application fees.

2)         The application fee for a license for a pre-license course shall be $150.

3)         The application fee for a license for a continuing education course shall be $100.

e)         Application fee to renew a license as an education provider, a pre-license course, and a continuing education course.

1)         The application fee to renew a license as an education provider shall be calculated at $550 per year.

2)         The application fee to renew a license that has expired as an education provider shall be the sum of all lapsed renewal fees plus a $50 late fee.

3)         The application fee to renew a license as a pre-license course shall be calculated at $100 per year.

4)         The application fee to renew a license that has expired as a pre-license course shall be the sum of all lapsed renewal fees plus a $50 late fee.

5)         The application fee to renew a license as a continuing education course shall be calculated at $75 per year.

6)         The application fee to renew a license that has expired as a continuing education course shall be the sum of all lapsed renewal fees plus a $50 late fee.

f)          For the purposes of determining if a license has expired under this Section, Department of Financial and Professional Regulation-Division of Professional Regulation (Division) shall consider the license expired if the postmark on the renewal application is a date later than the expiration date or, if delivered other than by mail, the license shall be considered expired if the renewal application is received by the Division on a date later than the expiration date.

g)         General.

1)         All fees paid pursuant to the Act and this Part are non-refundable.

2)         The fee for the issuance of a duplicate license certificate or pocket card, for the issuance of a replacement license certificate or pocket card that has been lost or destroyed, or for the issuance of a license certificate or pocket card with a name or address change, other than during the renewal period, shall be $25.

3)         The fee for a certification of a licensee's record for any purpose shall be $25.

4)         The fee for a decorative wall license showing registration shall be the cost of producing the license.

5)         The fee for a roster of persons licensed under the Act shall be the cost of producing the roster.

6)         Applicants for an examination as a State Certified Real Estate Appraiser, a State Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser, or an Associate Real Estate Appraiser shall be required to pay a fee covering the cost of providing the examination.  If a designated testing service is utilized for the examination, the fee shall be paid directly to the designated testing service.  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, shall result in the forfeiture of the examination fee.

7)         The fee for a copy of the transcript of any proceeding under the Act shall be the cost to produce the copy.

8)         The fee for certifying any record, e.g., a copy of a disciplinary order or application, shall be $1 per page.

9)           The Division may charge an administrative fee not to exceed $2,000, as a part of a compliance agreement issued with an administrative warning letter pursuant to Section 1455.280 of this Part.

(Source:  Amended at 33 Ill. Reg. 7121, effective May 14, 2009)