§ 150.710. Fees for registration of contractors.

(1)

Contractors as defined in chapter 150 of this Code shall pay the following fee for a certificate of competency:

(a)

Application for a certificate of competency: Fee, one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00).

(b)

Initial issuance of or annual renewal of certificate of competency of contractors other than those with current certificate of certification issued by the Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board: Fee, sixty-five dollars ($65.00).

(c)

Duplicate competency card: twenty dollars ($20.00).

(2)

Contractors having a current valid certificate of competency shall pay the following fees for a change to the status of the certificate:

(a)

Placement of certificate of competency into inactive status: Fee, sixty dollars ($60.00).

(b)

Return inactive status of a certificate of competency to active status: Fee, one hundred dollars ($100.00).

(c)

Reinstate certificate of competency for renewal thirty (30) days or less delinquent: Fee, forty dollars ($40.00).

(d)

Reinstate certificate of competency for renewal sixty (60) days delinquent: Fee, sixty dollars ($60.00). For renewal, ninety (90) days delinquent: Fee, one hundred dollars ($100.00).

(e)

Change from business entity to another business entity: Fee, sixty dollars ($60.00).

(f)

Amend filed corporation name to another: Fee, fifty dollars ($50.00).

(g)

Change from an individual to a qualifying business: Fee, seventy-five dollars ($75.00).

(h)

Change from a qualifying business to an individual: Fee, seventy-five dollars ($75.00).

(i)

Business name change: Fee, one hundred dollars ($100.00).

(j)

Qualify an additional business entity: Fee, two hundred dollars ($200.00).

(3)

(a)

All competency cards shall expire on September 30 of the current year.

(b)

Inactive competency cards may be issued to contractors holding current active competency cards. Inactive competency cards shall expire one (1) year from the date of their issuance. They may not be renewed. The holder of the card may, during its term, convert the card to an active competency card upon the payment of the required fees as elsewhere provided herein.

(4)

Sponsorship fee for all exams shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).

(a)

A reduction of fifty dollars ($50.00) in the sponsorship fee may be issued to prospective contractors attending the new business class offered by the building department.

(5)

Membership fee: Forty dollars ($40.00).

(6)

Letters of reciprocity: Thirty-five dollars ($35.00).

(7)

The fee for temporary licenses shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).

(Ord. 90-43, passed 5-14-90; Am. Ord. 91-29, passed 6-10-91; Am. Ord. 92-10, passed 4-13-92; Am. Ord. 97-66, passed 10-13-97; Am. Ord. 01-58, § 9, passed 9-24-01; Am. Ord. 06-108, § 1, 9-25-06; Am. Ord. 07-105, § 1, 8-13-07; Am. Ord. 09-37, § 1, 4-13-09; Ord. No. 10-20, § 1, passed 5-24-1; Am. Ord. 11-02, § 1, 1-24-11)