Chapter 05. Fees
Regulation .01 Purpose.LinkCopy Citation
This chapter is intended to carry out the provisions of Business Regulation Article, §§2-106.1 and 2-106.2, Annotated Code of Maryland, and Business Occupations and Professions Article, Title 15, Annotated Code of Maryland. In particular, it is intended to set various fees in order to cover the actual documented direct and indirect costs of fulfilling the statutory and regulatory duties of the State Board of Architects, the State Board of Certified Interior Designers, the State Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects, the State Board for Professional Engineers, and the State Board for Professional Land Surveyors.
Regulation .02 Definitions.LinkCopy Citation
A.
In this chapter, the following terms have the meaning indicated.
B.
Terms Defined.
(1)
“Board” means the State Board for Professional Land Surveyors.
(2)
“Design boards” means collectively the:
(a)
State Board of Architects;
(b)
State Board of Certified Interior Designers;
(c)
State Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects;
(d)
State Board for Professional Engineers; and
(e)
Board.
(3)
“License fee” means the fee paid by an applicant or licensee, as applicable, in connection with the issuance and renewal of a license and the issuance of a reciprocal license.
(4)
“Permit fee” means the fee paid in connection with the issuance and renewal of a permit.
(5)
“Secretary” means the Secretary of Labor.
Regulation .03 Fees and Costs.LinkCopy Citation
A.
The Secretary and the design boards have agreed to average their direct and indirect costs, based on the calculation of costs performed by the Secretary in consultation with the design boards. Based on these calculations, the Board sets the following fees:
(1)
License fee — $86;
(2)
Permit fee — $112;
(3)
Nonrefundable initial application fee payable in connection with:
(a)
An application for permit — $39;
(b)
An application for license — $56;
(4)
Reinstatement fee — $112;
(5)
Verification fee — $22;
(6)
Replacement license certificate fee — $39.
B.
An applicant for the appropriate licensing examination shall pay examination fees directly to the Board or its designee, as these fees are established by the National Council of Examiners of Engineers and Surveyors.
C.
An applicant shall pay $39 to the Board or its designee in connection with the Maryland Law and Ethics Issues portion of the examination.
D.
An applicant shall pay $39 to the Board or its designee in connection with the Maryland Storm Drain and Road Grade portion of the examination.
E.
An applicant approved by the Board to take the appropriate licensing examination, and for whom the Board ordered appropriate examination materials, is not entitled to a refund of applicable fees paid under §B, C, or D of this regulation. An applicant who notifies the Board of the applicant's election not to take the appropriate licensing examination before the Board orders appropriate examination materials is entitled to a refund of applicable fees under §B, C, or D of this regulation.
F.
An applicant for the appropriate licensing examination shall pay to the Board’s designee the testing service fee in connection with the testing services.
Regulation .04 Retired Status License.LinkCopy Citation
The Board sets the following fees in connection with a retired status license:
A.
Retired status license fee — $25;
B.
Reactivation from retired status fee — $100 for each lapsed licensing period, but not to exceed $300.
Chapter annotations
Authority: Business Occupations and Professions Article, §§15-101, 15-205, 15-207—15-209, 15-306, 15-307, 15-307.1, 15-311, 15-312, 15-314—15-316, 15-321, 15-403, 15-404, and 15-406; Business Regulation Article, §§2-106, 2-106.1, and 2-106.2; Annotated Code of Maryland
History: Effective date: August 16, 1993 (20:16 Md. R. 1277)
History: Regulation .01A amended effective December 18, 1995 (22:25 Md. R. 1961)
History: Regulation .01 repealed and new Regulation .01 adopted as an emergency provision effective September 5, 1997 (24:20 Md. R. 1401); adopted permanently effective January 26, 1998 (25:2 Md. R. 76)
History: Regulation .01 amended as an emergency provision effective December 18, 1998 (26:2 Md. R. 103); amended permanently effective May 3, 1999 (26:9 Md. R. 730)
History: Regulation .01 amended as an emergency provision effective February 25, 2000 (27:7 Md. R. 703); emergency status expired August 22, 2000; amended permanently effective October 30, 2000 (27:21 Md. R. 1975)
History: Regulation .01A, B amended as an emergency provision effective December 11, 2000 (27:26 Md. R. 2354); amended permanently effective April 30, 2001 (28:8 Md. R. 759)
History: Regulation .01 repealed and new Regulations .01—.03 adopted as an emergency provision effective July 1, 2003 (30:14 Md. R. 932); adopted permanently effective November 10, 2003 (300:22 Md. R. 1578)
History: Regulation .03 amended effective May 27, 2024 (51:10 Md. R. 524)
History: Regulation .03A amended effective April 9, 2007 (34:7 Md. R. 697); November 1, 2010 (37:22 Md. R. 1553); January 6, 2014 (40:26 Md. R. 2162)
History: Regulation .03B amended effective May 10, 2004 (31:9 Md. R. 712); July 31, 2006 (33:15 Md. R. 1280)
History: Regulation .03B amended as an emergency provision effective April 13, 2008 (35:9 Md. R. 891); amended permanently effective July 17, 2008 (35:14 Md. R. 1246)
History: Regulation .03B amended effective November 25, 2013 (40:23 Md. R. 1933)
History: Regulation .03F amended effective July 31, 2006 (33:15 Md. R. 1280)
History: Regulation .04 adopted as an emergency provision effective October 1, 2003 (30:23 Md. R. 1650); adopted permanently effective March 1, 2004 (31:4 Md. R. 314)