Section 5604.

The fees prescribed by this chapter for architect applicants or architect licenseholders shall be fixed by the board as follows:

(a) The application fee for reviewing a candidate's eligibility to take any section of the examination may not exceed one hundred dollars ($100).

(b) The fee for any section of the examination administered by the board may not exceed one hundred dollars ($100).

(c) The fee for an original license at an amount equal to the renewal fee in effect at the time the license is issued, except that, if the license is issued less than one year before the date on which it will expire, then the fee shall be fixed at an amount equal to 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect at the time the license is issued. The board may, by appropriate regulation, provide for the waiver or refund of the fee for an original license if the license is issued less than 45 days before the date on which it will expire.

(d) The fee for an application for reciprocity may not exceed one hundred dollars ($100).

(e) The fee for a duplicate license may not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25).

(f) The renewal fee may not exceed four hundred dollars ($400).

(g) The delinquency fee may not exceed 50 percent of the renewal fee.

(h) The fee for a retired license may not exceed the fee prescribed in subdivision (c).

(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 385, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2010.)