The Board of Professional Geologists has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement this chapter. Every licensee shall be governed and controlled by this chapter and the rules adopted by the board. The board is authorized to set, by rule, fees for application, examination, late renewal, initial licensure, and license renewal. These fees may not exceed the cost of implementing the application, examination, initial licensure, and license renewal or other administrative process and shall be established as follows:
(1) The application fee shall not exceed $150 and shall be nonrefundable.(2) The examination fee shall not exceed $250, and the fee may be apportioned to each part of a multipart examination. The examination fee shall be refundable in whole or part if the applicant is found to be ineligible to take any portion of the licensure examination.(3) The initial license fee shall not exceed $100.(4) The biennial renewal fee shall not exceed $150.(5) The fee for reactivation of an inactive license may not exceed $50.(6) The fee for a provisional license may not exceed $400.(7) The fee for application, examination, and licensure for a license by endorsement is as provided in this section for licenses in general.ss. 4, 19, ch. 87-403; s. 64, ch. 89-162; s. 49, ch. 91-137; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s.164, ch. 98-200; s. 57, ch. 2000-356; s.1, ch. 2014-73; s.70, ch. 2020-160.Amended by 2020 Fla. Laws, ch. 160, s 70, eff. 7/1/2020.Amended by 2014 Fla. Laws, ch. 73, s 1, eff. 1/1/2015.