Georgia § 43-1-7 - Determination of fees by professional licensing boards; refunds.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 43-1-7 — Determination of fees by professional licensing boards; refunds., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 43-1-7. Determination of fees by professional licensing boards; refunds.
Each professional licensing board is authorized to charge an examination fee, license fee, license renewal fee, or similar fee and may establish the amount of the fee to be charged. Each fee so established shall be reasonable and shall be determined in such a manner that the total amount of fees charged by the professional licensing board shall approximate the total of the direct and indirect costs to the state of the operations of the board. Fees may be refunded for good cause, as determined by the division director. (Ga. L. 1978, p. 1517, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1898, § 4; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 43; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 5.) Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 1981, p. 1898, § 5, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that that Act, § 4 of which amended this Code section, was not to be applicable to the Georgia Real Estate Commission and its functions, powers, and duties. Administrative Rules and Regulations. - Fees, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, State Board of Architects, Chapter 50-5. Registered interior designer fees, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, State Board of Architects, Chapter 50-12.
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