21 NCAC 50 .1102             LICENSE FEES

(a)  Except as set out in Paragraphs (b) and (d) of this Rule, the annual license fee for plumbing, heating, and fuel piping contractor licenses issued or renewed by the Board is one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).

(b)  The annual license fee for a licensed individual who holds qualifications from the Code Officials Qualification Board and is employed full-time as a local government plumbing, heating or mechanical inspector is twenty-five dollars ($25.00).

(c)  The initial application fee for a license without examination conducted by the Board is thirty dollars ($30.00).

(d)  The annual license fee for a contractor or fire sprinkler inspection technician whose qualifications are listed as the second or subsequent individual on the license of a corporation, partnership, or business with a trade name under Paragraphs (a) or (c) of this Rule is seventy-five dollars ($75.00).

(e)  The annual license fee for a Fire Sprinkler Installation Contractor and a Fire Sprinkler Inspection Contractor license by this Board is one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).

(f)  The annual license fee for a Limited Fire Sprinkler Maintenance Technician is one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).

(g)  The annual license fee for a Residential Fire Sprinkler Installation Contractor is one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).

(h)  The annual license fee for a Fire Sprinkler Inspection Technician is one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).

(i)  The annual license fee for all Fuel Piping Technician licenses listed with a Class A Gas Dealer is one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).

(j)  The annual license fee for Plumbing, Heating or Fuel Piping Technician licensees listed under a licensed Plumbing, Heating or Fuel Piping Contractor is seventy-five dollars ($75.00).

(k)  The annual license fee for a Restricted Limited Plumbing Contractor is one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).

History Note:        Authority G.S. 87-18; 87-21; 87-22;

Eff. May 1, 1989;

Temporary Amendment Eff. November 17, 1989 for a period of 77 days to expire on February 1, 1990;

Amended Eff. November 1, 1994; July 1, 1991; March 1, 1990;

Temporary Amendment Eff. August 31, 2001; September 15, 1997;

Amended Eff. April 1, 2014; July 3, 2012; July 1, 2010; March 1, 2005; December 1, 2003; December 4, 2002;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. August 22, 2015;

Amended Eff. July 1, 2020.