The Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation shall provide all administrative, fiscal, investigative, clerical, secretarial, and license renewal operations and activities of the board in accordance with § 40-1-50.

(1) All license fees must be submitted to the department every two years or for a period to be determined by the board.

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-79-50

  • Board: means the South Carolina Contractor's Licensing Board. See South Carolina Code 40-79-20
  • Department: means the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. See South Carolina Code 40-79-20
  • Primary qualifying party: means a qualifying party who is an owner, partner, or officer of a burglar alarm system business, or a full-time employee holding a managerial or supervisory position within the alarm system business and who qualifies the licensee to engage in the burglar or fire alarm business and is registered as a qualifying party with the department in accordance with this chapter. See South Carolina Code 40-79-20
  • Qualifying party: means an individual, owner, partner, officer, or employee of an alarm system business who has met the necessary requirements of a qualifying party and is registered with the department in accordance with this chapter. See South Carolina Code 40-79-20

(2) Initial license fees are:

(a) two hundred dollars for an alarm system business license, which includes one primary qualifying party certificate;

(b) fifty dollars for each branch office, which includes one primary qualifying party certificate;

(c) ten dollars for additional qualifying party license certificate.

(3) Renewal license fees are:

(a) two hundred dollars for an alarm system business renewal including one primary qualifying party certificate;

(b) fifty dollars for each branch office, which includes one primary qualifying party certificate;

(c) ten dollars for additional qualifying party license certificate.

(4) Late renewal fees must be added on the day following the expiration date of the license and are:

(a) one hundred dollars for up to thirty days;

(b) one hundred fifty dollars for up to sixty days;

(c) one hundred seventy-five dollars for up to ninety days.

A person who fails to renew within ninety days must apply for initial licensure to be reinstated.

(5) Replaced, lost, or destroyed license and certificate fees are:

(a) ten dollars for replacement of lost or destroyed license;

(b) ten dollars for replacement of lost or destroyed certificate.

(6) An applicant for examination shall pay the applicable examination fee directly to the provider.