Chapter 01. Fees
Regulation .01 Purpose.LinkCopy Citation
This chapter is intended to carry out the provisions of Business Regulation Article, §§2-106.9 and 2-106.10 and Title 9A, 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 Master Electricians, the State Board of Stationary Engineers, the State Board of Plumbing, and the State Board of Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors.
Regulation .02 Definitions.LinkCopy Citation
A.
In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B.
Terms Defined.
(1)
“Board” means the State Board of Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors.
(2)
“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 limited license and a reciprocal license.
(3)
“Mechanical boards” means collectively the:
(a)
State Board of Master Electricians;
(b)
State Board of Stationary Engineers;
(c)
State Board of Plumbing; and
(d)
State Board of Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors.
(4)
“Secretary” means the Secretary of Labor.
Regulation .03 Fees and Costs.LinkCopy Citation
A.
The Secretary and the mechanical boards have agreed to average their direct and indirect costs, based on the calculation of costs performed by the Secretary in consultation with the mechanical boards. Based on these calculations, the Board sets the following nonrefundable fees as of January 1, 2024:
(1)
Original and renewal license:
(a)
Master — $84;
(b)
Master Restricted — $28 for each area licensed;
(c)
Limited — $84;
(d)
Journeyman — $22.50;
(e)
Journeyman Restricted —$22.50 for each area licensed;
(f)
Apprentice — $11;
(g)
Inspector — $50; and
(h)
Letter of Good Standing — $25.
(2)
Inactive license — $28.
B.
The Secretary and the mechanical boards have agreed to average their direct and indirect costs, based on the calculation of costs performed by the Secretary in consultation with the mechanical boards. Based on these calculations, the Board sets the following nonrefundable fees as of January 1, 2025:
(1)
Original and renewal license:
(a)
Master — $94.50;
(b)
Master Restricted — $31.50 for each area licensed;
(c)
Limited — $94.50;
(d)
Journeyman — $25;
(e)
Journeyman Restricted — $25 for each area licensed;
(f)
Apprentice — $12;
(g)
Inspector — $56; and
(h)
Letter of Good Standing — $25.
(2)
Inactive license — $31.50.
C.
An applicant for an appropriate licensing examination shall pay the examination fee directly to the testing service chosen by the Board to develop or administer the examination, as such fees are established by the testing service selected by the Board.
D.
An applicant who fails an examination:
(1)
May reapply to take the examination 30 days after the date the applicant last took the examination; and
(2)
Shall pay the fee for the examination in the manner described in §A of this regulation.
E.
Inactive Status.
(1)
An active license holder of a master, master restricted, or limited license, at time of renewal may renew a license holder’s license to an inactive status upon payment of the applicable fee, set forth in §A of this regulation. In order to maintain the inactive status the license holder is required to complete a renewal application and remit the applicable inactive license fee each renewal period.
(2)
To reactivate an inactive license at a time other than normal renewal, the inactive license holder shall be required to pay the full license fee, shown in §A of this regulation, for the category that the license holder held before becoming inactive.
Chapter annotations
Authority: Business Regulation Article§§2-106.2, 2-106.9, 2-106.10, 9A-205, 9A-207, and 9A-304(f), Annotated Code of Maryland
History: Effective date:
History: Regulation .01 adopted as an emergency provision effective December 8, 1993 (20:66 Md. R. 2023); emergency status expired June 8, 1994
History: Regulation .01 adopted effective November 7, 1994 (21:22 Md. R. 1875)
History: Regulation .01 amended as an emergency provision effective July 25, 1997 (24:17 Md. R. 1208); amended permanently effective January 12, 1998 (25:1 Md. R. 15)
History: Regulation .01A amended as an emergency provision effective December 16, 2005 (33:1 Md. R. 33); emergency status expired May 25, 2006
History: Regulation .01A amended effective July 3, 2006 (33:13 Md. R. 1063); May 22, 2017 (44:10 Md. R. 471)
History: Regulation .01B amended as an emergency provision effective July 1, 1997 (24:15 Md. R. 1059); emergency status extended at 24:26 Md. R. 1751; emergency status expired July 1, 1998
History: Regulation .01B amended effective May 22, 2017 (44:10 Md. R. 471)
History: Regulation .01C, D amended effective October 14, 2013 (40:20 Md. R. 1651)
History: Regulation .01D adopted as an emergency provision effective September 14, 1995 (22:20 Md. R. 1539); emergency status expired March 10, 1996
History: Regulation .01D adopted effective March 25, 1996 (23:6 Md. R. 475)
History: Regulation .01 repealed and new Regulations .01—.03 adopted effective August 27, 2018 (45:17 Md. R. 802)
History: Regulation .03 amended effective March 18, 2024 (51:5 Md. R. 229)