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<chapter num="03" heading="Fees" title_num="09" subtitle_num="17">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="Purpose.">
    <text>This chapter is intended to carry out the provisions of Business Occupations and Professions Article, Title 12, Annotated Code of Maryland, and Business Regulation Article, §§2-106.9 and 2-106.10, 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.</text>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" heading="Definitions.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Terms Defined.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>“Board” means the State Board of Stationary Engineers.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>“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.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>“Mechanical boards” means collectively the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>State Board of Master Electricians;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>State Board of Stationary Engineers;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>State Board of Plumbing; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(d)">
          <text>State Board of Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>“Secretary” means the Secretary of Labor.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" heading="Fees and Costs.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>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:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Original and Renewal License:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Grade 1 — $73;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Grade 2 — $56;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Grade 3 — $56;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(d)">
          <text>Grade 4 — $39; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(e)">
          <text>Grade 5 — $39.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Application — $28.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Reinstatement — $112.50.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Letter of Good Standing — $50.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>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:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Original and Renewal License:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Grade 1 — $82;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Grade 2 — $63;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Grade 3 — $63;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(d)">
          <text>Grade 4 — $43; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(e)">
          <text>Grade 5 — $43.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Application — $31.50.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Reinstatement — $126.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Letter of Good Standing — $50.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>An applicant for an examination or reexamination shall pay an examination or reexamination 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.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="Authority">Business Occupations and Professions Article, §§6.5-205(a)(1), 6.5-207, 6.5-304, 6.5-306, 6.5-312, and 6.5-313; Business Regulation Article, §§2-106.2, 2-106.9 and 2-106.10; Annotated Code of Maryland</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date: August 27, 2018 (45:17 Md. R. 802)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .03 amended effective April 15, 2024 (51:7 Md. R. 332)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>