Section 1480.195  Fees

The following fees shall be paid to the Department and are not refundable:

a)         Application Fees

1)         The fee for application for a license as a structural engineer is $100. In addition, applicants for an examination shall be required to pay the examination fee, either to the Department or to the designated testing service.  Failure to appear for the examination on the scheduled date, at the time and place specified, after the applicant's application for examination has been received and acknowledged by the Department or the designated testing service, shall result in the forfeiture of the examination fee.

2)         The application fee for a license as a structural engineer intern is $50.

3)         The application fee for a certificate of registration as a professional design firm is $75.

b)         Renewal Fees

1)         The fee for the renewal of a structural engineer license shall be calculated at the rate of $30 per year.

2)         The fee for renewal of a certificate of registration as a professional design firm is $75 for the renewal period (see Section 1480.190(c)).

c)         General Fees

1)         The fee for the restoration of a license other than from inactive status is $50 plus payment of all lapsed renewal fees.

2)         There is no charge for the issuance of a replacement license for a license that has been lost or destroyed, or for the issuance of a license with a change of name or address. Licenses are available electronically through the Department website.

3)         The fee for a certification of a licensee's record for any purpose is $20.

4)         The fee to have the tabulation of the score of an examination administered by the Division reviewed and verified is $20 plus any fee charged by the testing service.

5)         The fee for a roster of persons licensed as structural engineers or structural engineer interns in this State shall be the actual cost of producing the roster.

d)         All of the fees collected pursuant to this Section shall be deposited in the Design Professionals Administration and Investigation Fund.

e)         Additional Fees

1)         Any person who delivers a check or other payment to the Department that is returned to the Department unpaid by the financial institution upon which it is drawn shall pay to the Department, in addition to the amount already owed to the Department, a fee of $50.

2)         If the returned check or other payment as described in subsection (e)(1) was for a renewal or issuance fee and that person practices without paying the renewal fee or issuance fee and the fee for a returned check, an additional fee of $100 shall be imposed.

3)         The fees imposed by this Section are in addition to any other discipline provided under the Act for unlicensed practice or practice on a nonrenewed license.  The Division shall notify the person that payment of fees shall be paid to the Department by certified check or money order within 30 calendar days after the notification.

4)         If, after the expiration of 30 days from the date of the notification, the person has failed to submit the necessary remittance, the Division shall automatically terminate the license or certificate or deny the application, without hearing.

5)         If, after termination or denial, the person seeks a license or certificate, he or she shall apply to the Division for restoration or issuance of the license or certificate and pay all fees due to the Division. The Division may establish a fee for the processing of an application for restoration of a license or certificate to pay all expenses of processing this application.

6)         The Director may waive the fees due under this Section in individual cases in which the Director finds that the fees would be unreasonable or unnecessarily burdensome.

(Source:  Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 946, effective January 5, 2023)