Tex. Occupations Code § 1053.052
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 1053.052, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 1053.052. FEES.
Official statutory text
(a) The board shall set the following fees, unless otherwise set in the General Appropriations Act, in amounts that are reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administering this chapter:
(1) a registration application fee;
(2) an annual registration renewal fee;
(3) a reciprocal registration fee; and
(4) an examination fee.
(b) The board may set fees for the following services, unless otherwise set in the General Appropriations Act, in amounts that are reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administering this chapter:
(1) providing a duplicate certificate of registration;
(2) providing a roster of interior designers;
(3) reinstating a revoked or suspended certificate of registration; and
(4) performing any other board action involving an administrative expense.
(c) The board may accept payment of a fee by electronic means. The board may charge a fee to process the payment made by electronic means. The board shall set the processing fee in an amount that is reasonably related to the expense incurred by the board in processing the payment made by electronic means, not to exceed five percent of the amount of the fee for which the payment is made.
(d) A fee set by the board under this section may not be used for the purpose of earning additional revenue for the board.
(1) a registration application fee;
(2) an annual registration renewal fee;
(3) a reciprocal registration fee; and
(4) an examination fee.
(b) The board may set fees for the following services, unless otherwise set in the General Appropriations Act, in amounts that are reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administering this chapter:
(1) providing a duplicate certificate of registration;
(2) providing a roster of interior designers;
(3) reinstating a revoked or suspended certificate of registration; and
(4) performing any other board action involving an administrative expense.
(c) The board may accept payment of a fee by electronic means. The board may charge a fee to process the payment made by electronic means. The board shall set the processing fee in an amount that is reasonably related to the expense incurred by the board in processing the payment made by electronic means, not to exceed five percent of the amount of the fee for which the payment is made.
(d) A fee set by the board under this section may not be used for the purpose of earning additional revenue for the board.
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