California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 5 - Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
Article 1 - General Provisions
Section 407 - Fees

Universal Citation: 16 CA Code of Regs 407

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024

(a) The following is the prescribed application fee for:

(1) Authority to use the title "structural engineer" $175

(2) Authority to use the title "geotechnical engineer" $175

(3) Licensure as a professional engineer $175

(4) Licensure as a professional land surveyor $175

(5) Certification as an engineer-in-training or as a land surveyor-in-training $75

(b) The following is the prescribed examination fee for state-specific examinations:

(1) California Special Civil Seismic Principles $175

(2) California Special Civil Engineering Surveying $175

(3) Geotechnical Engineering $175

(4) California State-Specific Land Surveying $175

(5) Traffic Engineering $175

(c) The two-year biennial renewal fee for a license that expires on or after January 1, 2021, shall be $180.

(d) The fee for each retired license shall be $75. No renewal fee or other fee shall be charged for the retired license.

(e) The duplicate certificate fee prescribed in Section 410 shall be $10.

(f) Fees required under provisions of this rule transmitted through the United States mail shall be deemed filed on the date shown by the post office cancellation mark stamped on the envelope containing the fee or on the date mailed if satisfactory proof is made that mailing occurred on an earlier date.

(g) The delinquency fee for renewal of a license is 50% of the renewal fee in effect on the date of reinstatement.

(h) Refund of fees submitted to the Board shall be made only as follows:

(1) Any application fees or penalties imposed and collected illegally, by mistake, inadvertence, or error shall be refunded in full.

(i) As used in this section, "license" includes certificate of registration or license as a professional engineer, licensure as a professional land surveyor, and certificates of authority to use the titles "structural engineer," "geotechnical engineer," "soil engineer," "soils engineer," "consulting engineer," or "photogrammetric surveyor."

1. Amendment of subsection (f) filed 5-18-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No. 21). For prior history, see Register 76, No. 7.
2. Amendment filed 2-9-79; designated effective 4-1-79 (Register 79, No. 6).
3. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 3-12-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 11).
4. Amendment filed 1-6-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 2).
5. Amendment of subsections (b) and (c) filed 7-11-84; designated effective 8-1-84 pursuant to Government Code section 11346.2(d) (Register 84, No. 28).
6. Amendment filed 5-21-86; effective upon filing (Register 86, No. 21).
7. New subsection (b)(2); fee amount increase subsections (b)(1), (b)(3), (b)(4), (c); $25 limit on late penalty deleted at subsection (e); authority and reference changes filed 6-12-90; operative 7-1-90 (Register 90, No. 32).
8. New subsection (d), subsection renumbering and amendment of current subsection (f)(2) filed 9-10-91; operative 9-10-91 (Register 92, No. 2).
9. Editorial correction of printing error in subsection (c) (Register 92, No. 2).
10. Amendment of subsection (d) and repealer of subsections (d)(1)-(5) filed 11-16-95; operative 12-16-95 (Register 95, No. 46).
11. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 8-25-98; operative 9-24-98 (Register 98, No. 35).
12. Change without regulatory effect amending section and NOTE filed 4-19-99 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 99, No. 17).
13. New subsection (e) and subsection relettering filed 3-15-2001; operative 4-14-2001 (Register 2001, No. 11).
14. Amendment of subsections (a)-(c) and amendment of NOTE filed 6-2-2003; operative 7-1-2003 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2003, No. 23).
15. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 9-20-2005; operative 9-20-2005 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2005, No. 38).
16. Amendment filed 4-27-2012; operative 4-27-2012 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2012, No. 17).
17. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 11-18-2020; operative 1-1-2021 (Register 2020, No. 47).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 6716, 6799, 8710 and 8805, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 158, 6706.3, 6795, 6796, 6798, 6799, 8775.3, 8801, 8802, 8804, 8804.5 and 8805, Business and Professions Code.

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