The Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board is responsible for licensing and regulating electrical contractors. The board meets regularly to consider applications for licensure, to review disciplinary cases, and to conduct informal hearings relating to licensure and discipline. The board engages in rulemaking to implement the provisions set forth in its statutes and conducts other general business, as necessary.

Division 61G6 of the Electrical Contractors Licensing Board contains several chapters which provide rules for those engaged in electrical contracting and is part of the Florida Administrative Code.

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61G6-8.001 Fees.

The following fees are prescribed by the Board:

(1) The application fee for the certification examination for electrical or alarm systems contractor shall be two hundred dollars ($200.00). The initial examination fee for the examination for electrical or alarm systems contractor shall be one hundred sixteen dollars and twenty-five cents ($116.25) payable to the Department. The applicant shall pay the professional testing service directly for any test administration fee. When the examination is not conducted by a professional testing service pursuant to Section 455.2171, F.S., the entire examination fee shall be payable to the Department.

(2) The initial application fee for licensure as a certified electrical, alarm system or specialty contractor by endorsement or certification of a registered contractor shall be two hundred dollars ($200.00).

(3) The fee for issuance, renewal or reinstatement of certification for electrical contractor or alarm systems contractor shall be two hundred ninety five dollars ($295.00).

(4) The fee to reinstate a null and void license shall be five hundred dollars ($500.00).

(5) The re-examination fee for the certification examination shall be one hundred twenty dollars ($120.00) payable to the Department. The re-examination fee for the Business Computer-Based Test shall be paid directly to the professional testing service. When the computer-based testing (CBT) of the examination is not conducted by a professional testing service pursuant to Section 455.2171, F.S., the entire examination fee shall be payable to the Department.

(6) The initial fee for registration shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).

(7) Inactive status fees:

(a) The fee for placement of a license in an inactive status shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).

(b) The fee for the renewal of license voluntarily placed on inactive status shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).

(8) The fee for renewal of registration shall be one hundred twenty dollars ($120.00).

(9) Delinquent Fee. If licensee becomes delinquent, an applicant must elect for active or inactive status, and a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) delinquent fee will be charged.

(10) The fee for the reactivation of a certified or registered license from inactive to active status shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).