A. The board shall charge and collect fees not in excess of the following:
(1)
License application fee
$
200.00
(2)
License history fee
$
25.00
(3)
Examination processing fee
$
100.00
(4)
Experience review
$
100.00
(5)
License renewal fee
$
200.00
(6)
Delinquent renewal fee:
January 1 - February 15
$
25.00
February 16 - June 30
$
100.00
(7)
Temporary registration fee
$
150.00
(8)
Initial qualifying/continuing education
provider fee
$
100.00
(9)
Annual renewal fee for education provider
$
100.00
(10)
Filing fee for additional course offerings
submitted by approved education providers
$
10.00
(11) Processing fee
$
25.00
B.(1) In addition to the fees provided for in Subsection A of this Section, the board may charge each applicant or licensee twenty dollars for each two-year license. The funds shall be included in the research and education fund of the Louisiana Real Estate Commission and shall be dedicated for use by the board to sponsor, conduct, contract for, and underwrite any and all research projects or real estate appraisal programs having to do with the advancement of the real estate appraisal industry in Louisiana.
(2) Additionally, the board may collect any required federal fees from each applicant or licensee and remit them to the appropriate agency or instrumentality of the federal government as may be required to render Louisiana licensed real estate appraisers eligible to perform appraisals in connection with federally related transactions.
C. All fees shall be paid into the operating account of the board for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Chapter.
D. Activities of the board shall be audited in accordance with R.S. 24:513.