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Florida Statute 481.207 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 481.207 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 481.207 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
481.207 Fees.—The board, by rule, may establish fees for architects and registered interior designers, to be paid for applications, examination, reexamination, licensing and renewal, delinquency, reinstatement, and recordmaking and recordkeeping. The examination fee shall be in an amount that covers the cost of obtaining and administering the examination and shall be refunded if the applicant is found ineligible to sit for the examination. The application fee is nonrefundable. The fee for initial application and examination for architects may not exceed $775 plus the actual per applicant cost to the department for purchase of the examination from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards or similar national organizations. The initial nonrefundable fee for registered interior designers may not exceed $75. The biennial renewal fee for architects may not exceed $200. The biennial renewal fee for registered interior designers may not exceed $75. The delinquency fee may not exceed the biennial renewal fee established by the board for an active license. The board shall establish fees that are adequate to ensure the continued operation of the board and to fund the proportionate expenses incurred by the department which are allocated to the regulation of architects and registered interior designers. Fees shall be based on department estimates of the revenue required to implement this part and the provisions of law with respect to the regulation of architects and interior designers.
History.—ss. 4, 19, ch. 79-273; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 79, ch. 83-329; s. 1, ch. 87-327; s. 25, ch. 88-205; ss. 6, 23, 24, ch. 88-383; s. 55, ch. 89-162; s. 4, ch. 91-429; ss. 232, 299, ch. 94-119; s. 43, ch. 2020-160.

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Florida Bd. of Bar Examiners re Amendment to Rules of the Supreme Court Relating to Admissions to the Bar, 578 So. 2d 704 (Fla. 1991).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 16 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 275, 1991 Fla. LEXIS 681, 1991 WL 64167

...Many of the regulatory boards under the Department of Professional Regulation have similar provisions providing for nonrefundable fees. See, e.g., section 458.311(l)(a), Florida Statutes (Board of Medicine); section 466.006(1), Florida Statutes (Board of Dentistry); section 473.305, Florida Statutes (Board of Accountancy); section 481.207, Florida Statutes (Board of Architecture and Interior Design)....

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