South Carolina § 40-10-50 - Fees; lapsed licenses; expiration date.

§ 40-10-50. Fees; lapsed licenses; expiration date.

(A) The department shall provide all administrative, fiscal, investigative, inspectional, clerical, secretarial, and license renewal operations and activities of the board in accordance with Section 40-1-50.

(B) All fees associated with the NICET Level III or IV Technician Certification in "Fire Protection Engineering Technology Automatic Sprinkler System Layout" or any other costs for certification are the responsibility of the fire sprinkler contractor and payable to the provider.

(C) All license fees must be submitted to the department.

(D) Initial license fees are:

(1) two hundred dollars for a fire sprinkler contractor license, which includes one qualifying party certificate;

(2) fifty dollars for each additional qualifying party certificate; and

(3) one hundred dollars for each branch office, which includes one primary qualifying party certificate.

(E) Renewal license fees are:

(1) two hundred dollars for a fire sprinkler business renewal, which includes one primary qualifying party certificate;

(2) fifty dollars for each additional qualifying party certificate; and

(3) one hundred dollars for each branch office, which includes one primary qualifying party certificate.

(F) A late renewal fee is due on the day following the expiration date of the license if practice continued and is:

(1) one hundred dollars for up to thirty days;

(2) one hundred fifty dollars up to sixty days;

(3) two hundred dollars for sixty-one to ninety days; and

(4) two hundred fifty dollars for ninety-one to one hundred twenty days.

(G) A license that has lapsed for more than one hundred twenty days may not be renewed. An initial application must be submitted.

(H) The replacement fee for a lost or destroyed certificate is ten dollars.

(I) The replacement fee for a lost or destroyed license is ten dollars.

(J) A fire sprinkler contractor license expires the last day of July in the licensure cycle established by the board.

(K) A ten dollar charge may be assessed for a qualifying party to transfer his qualification certificate to another licensee.

HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 177, SECTION 1.