Section 1445.100  Fees

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

a)         Application Fees

1)         The application fee for a license as a Community Association Manager is $300.  In addition, applicants for an examination shall be required to pay, either to the Department or to the designated testing service, a fee covering the cost of determining an applicant's eligibility and providing the examination.  Failure to appear for the examination on the scheduled date, at the time and place specified, after the application for examination has been received and acknowledged by the Division or the designated testing service, shall result in the forfeiture of the examination fee.

2)         The application fee for a license as a Community Association Manager certified or licensed under the laws of another jurisdiction is $300.

3)         The application fee for a license as a Community Association Management Firm is $650.

4)         The application fee for approval as a CE sponsor is $100.

5)         The application fee for approval a pre-license or CE course is $50 per credit hour.

b)         Renewal and Restoration Fees

1)         The renewal fees for a Community Association Manager license are $300 for a two-year license.

2)         The renewal fee for a Community Association Management Firm license is $650 for a two-year license.

3)         The restoration fee for a Community Association Manager license other than from inactive status that has been in non-renewed status or expired for 5 years or less is $50 plus payment of all lapsed renewal fees.

4)         The restoration fee for a Community Association Management Firm license that has been in non-renewed status or expired for 5 years or less is $200 plus payment of all lapsed renewal fees.

5)         The fee for requesting that a license be changed from inactive to active status is $50.

c)         General Fees

1)         The fee for processing a change in the identity of a Community Association Management Firm’s designated community association manager is $25.

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

3)         The fee for a copy of the proceedings under Section 115 of the Act is the cost of a copy of the transcript.  A copy of the balance of the record will be provided at the Department’s cost of producing the record.

4)         The fee for certifying the record referred to in Section 150 of the Act is $1 per page.

5)         The Division may charge an administrative fee, not to exceed $500, as a part of a compliance agreement issued with an administrative warning letter pursuant to Section 85 of the Act.

d)         All fees paid pursuant to the Act and this Section shall be made payable to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and are nonrefundable.

(Source:  Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 8409, effective June 2, 2023)