(a) Except for fees specified in subsection (c) of this section, all fees payable must be submitted by check or money order made payable to the Texas Department of Insurance or the State Fire Marshal's Office, or by online payment. Should the department authorize other online or electronic original applications or other transactions, persons must submit fees with the transaction as directed by the department, the Texas OnLine Authority, or other online provider. Except for overpayments resulting from mistakes of law or fact, all fees are nonrefundable.
(b) Fees for tests administered by an outsource testing service are payable to the testing service in the amount and manner required by the testing service.
(c) Fees are as follows:
  (1) Certificates of registration:
    (A) initial fee--$500;
    (B) renewal fee (for two years, subject to the exceptions specified in §34.610(i) of this subchapter (relating to Certificate of Registration) for the initial alignment of the expiration and renewal dates of existing branches)--$1,000;
    (C) renewal late fee (expired 1 day to 90 days)--$125 plus $37.50 for each branch office operated by the registered firm;
    (D) renewal late fee (expired 91 days to two years)--$500 plus $150 for each branch office operated by the registered firm;
    (E) branch office initial fee--$150;
    (F) branch office renewal fee (for two years)--$300;
  (2) Certificates of registration--Single Station:
    (A) initial fee--$250;
    (B) renewal fee (for two years)--$500;
    (C) renewal late fee (expired 1 day to 90 days)--$62.50;
    (D) renewal late fee (expired 91 days to two years)--$250;
    (E) branch office initial fee--None;
    (F) branch office renewal fee (for two years)--None;
  (3) Fire alarm licenses (fire alarm technician license, fire alarm monitoring technician license, residential fire alarm superintendent (single station) license; residential fire alarm superintendent license, fire alarm planning superintendent license):
    (A) initial fee--$120;
    (B) renewal fee (for two years)--$200;
    (C) renewal late fee (expired 1 day to 90 days)--$30;
    (D) renewal late fee (expired 91 days to two years)--$120;
  (4) Residential fire alarm technician licenses:
    (A) initial fee (for one year)--$50;
    (B) renewal fee (for two years)--$100;
    (C) renewal late fee (expired 1 day to 90 days)--$12.50;
    (D) renewal late fee (expired 91 days to two years)--$50;
  (5) Training school approval:
    (A) initial fee (for one year)--$500;
    (B) renewal fee (for one year)--$500;
  (6) Instructor approval:
    (A) initial fee (for one year)--$50;
    (B) renewal fee (for one year)--$50;
  (7) Duplicate or revised certificate or license or other requested changes to certificates, approvals, or licenses--$20;
  (8) Initial test fee (if administered by the State Fire Marshal's Office)--$20;
  (9) Retest fee (if administered by the State Fire Marshal's Office)--$20.
(d) All fees are forfeited if the applicant does not appear for the scheduled test.
(e) Late fees are required of all certificate or license holders who fail to submit complete renewal applications before the expiration of the certificate or license except as provided in the Insurance Code §6002.203(g).
(f) Fees for certificates and licenses that have been expired for less than two years include both renewal and late fees.

Source Note: The provisions of this §34.614 adopted to be effective February 27, 1995, 20 TexReg 1021; amended to be effective November 27, 1995, 20 TexReg 9449; amended to be effective December 4, 1996, 21 TexReg 11521; transferred effective September 1, 1997, as published in the Texas Register November 14, 1997, 22 TexReg 11091; amended to be effective July 14, 1999, 24 TexReg 5212; amended to be effective June 3, 2004, 29 TexReg 5402; amended to be effective July 5, 2011, 36 TexReg 4111; amended to be effective August 29, 2019, 44 TexReg 4481