All nonprobationary licenses expire on the last day of the calendar year and a person may renew such a license upon application to the director of public safety, either annually or biennially, as prescribed in rules adopted by the director. An applicant for an original school license shall include with the application a fee of two hundred fifty dollars, and an applicant for a renewal school license shall include with the application a fee of fifty dollars for each calendar year. An applicant for an original instructor's license shall include with the application a fee of twenty-five dollars, and an applicant for a renewal instructor's license shall include with the application a fee of ten dollars for each calendar year.
Such fees are payable to the treasurer of state and shall be credited to the public safety - highway purposes fund established in section 4501.06 of the Revised Code. The director of public safety shall not refund any license fees in the event a license is rejected, suspended, or revoked.
R.C. § 4508.05