South Carolina § 40-79-50 - Administrative support; license fees.

§ 40-79-50. Administrative support; license fees.

The Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation shall provide all administrative, fiscal, investigative, clerical, secretarial, and license renewal operations and activities of the board in accordance with Section 40-1-50.

(1) All license fees must be submitted to the department every two years or for a period to be determined by the board.

(2) Initial license fees are:

(a) two hundred dollars for an alarm system business license, which includes one primary qualifying party certificate;

(b) fifty dollars for each branch office, which includes one primary qualifying party certificate;

(c) ten dollars for additional qualifying party license certificate.

(3) Renewal license fees are:

(a) two hundred dollars for an alarm system business renewal including one primary qualifying party certificate;

(b) fifty dollars for each branch office, which includes one primary qualifying party certificate;

(c) ten dollars for additional qualifying party license certificate.

(4) Late renewal fees must be added on the day following the expiration date of the license and are:

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

(b) one hundred fifty dollars for up to sixty days;

(c) one hundred seventy-five dollars for up to ninety days.

A person who fails to renew within ninety days must apply for initial licensure to be reinstated.

(5) Replaced, lost, or destroyed license and certificate fees are:

(a) ten dollars for replacement of lost or destroyed license;

(b) ten dollars for replacement of lost or destroyed certificate.

(6) An applicant for examination shall pay the applicable examination fee directly to the provider.

HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 367, SECTION 1; 2002 Act No. 358, SECTION 1.