Vermont Statutes Title 3 Sec. 125
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 3 Sec. 125
- Appraisal: means the identification, classification, and analysis of all public records, regardless of physical form or characteristics, to determine their value and ultimate disposition, based upon their legal, administrative, or informational value. See
- Appraisal: A determination of property value.
- board: refers to the boards, commissions, and professions listed in section 122 of this subchapter and, in the case of disciplinary matters or denials of licensure, either an administrative law officer appointed under subsection 129(j) of this subchapter or the Director in advisor professions. See
- Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. See
- Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. See
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- License: includes any certification, registration, permit, commission, or other official authorization to undertake a regulated activity. See
- Licensee: includes any person to whom a license has been issued by a board or the Director. See
- Office: means the Office of Professional Regulation. See
- real estate: shall include lands, tenements, and hereditaments and all rights thereto and interests therein, and pews or slips in places of public worship shall be treated as real estate. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 125. Fees
(a) In addition to the fees otherwise authorized by law, a board or advisor profession may charge the following fees:
(1) Verification of license, $20.00.
(2) An examination fee established by the Secretary, which shall be not greater than the costs associated with examinations.
(3) Reinstatement fees for expired licenses pursuant to section 127 (unauthorized practice) of this title.
(4) Continuing, qualifying, or prelicensing education course approval:
(A) Provider, $100.00.
(B) Individual, $25.00.
(5) A preapplication criminal background determination, $25.00.
(b) Unless otherwise provided by law, the following fees shall apply to all professions regulated by the Director in consultation with advisor appointees under Title 26:
(1) Application for registration, $100.00, except application for:
(A) Private investigator and security services employees, unarmed registrants, $70.00.
(B) Private investigator and security service employees, transitory permits, $70.00.
(C) Private investigator and security service employees, armed registrants, $140.00.
(2) Application for licensure or certification, $115.00, except application for:
(A) Barbering or cosmetology schools and shops, $355.00.
(B) Funeral directors, embalmers, disposition facility personnel, removal personnel, funeral establishments, disposition facilities, and limited services establishments, $85.00.
(C) Application for real estate appraisers, $315.00.
(D) Temporary real estate appraiser license, $175.00.
(E) Appraisal management company registration, $685.00.
(F) Private investigator or security services agency, $390.00.
(G) Private investigator and security services agency, $460.00.
(H) Private investigator or security services sole proprietor, $250.00.
(I) Private investigator or security services unarmed licensee, $175.00.
(J) Private investigator or security services armed licensee, $230.00.
(K) Private investigator and security services instructor, $140.00.
(L) Barbers, cosmetologists, nail technicians, and estheticians, $120.00.
(M) Massage therapist, bodyworker, or touch professional, $90.00.
(N) Optician, $145.00.
(O) Physical therapists and assistants, $120.00.
(P) Independent clinical social workers and master’s social workers, $120.00.
(3) Optician trainee registration, $75.00.
(4) Biennial renewal, $275.00, except biennial renewal for:
(A) Independent clinical social workers and master’s social workers, $180.00.
(B) Occupational therapists and assistants, $180.00.
[Subdivision (b)(4)(C) effective until July 1, 2024.]
(C) Physical therapists and assistants, $180.00.
[Subdivision (b)(4)(C) effective July 1, 2024.]
(C) Physical therapists and assistants, $180.00, except that a licensee of a remote state under the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact established in 26 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 38, subchapter 5 shall pay a biennial $50.00 privilege to practice fee.
(D) Optician trainees, $135.00.
(E) Barbers, cosmetologists, nail technicians, and estheticians, $155.00.
(F) Schools of barbering or cosmetology, $355.00.
(G) Funeral directors and embalmers, $415.00.
(H) Disposition facility personnel and removal personnel, $150.00.
(I) Funeral establishments, disposition facilities, and limited services establishments, $945.00.
(J) [Repealed.]
(K) Radiologic therapist, radiologic technologist, nuclear medicine technologist, $175.00.
(L) Certified alcohol and drug abuse counselor, certified apprentice addiction professional, and licensed alcohol and drug abuse counselor, $260.00.
(M) Private investigator or security services agency, or both, $345.00.
(N) Private investigator or security services unarmed licensee, $140.00.
(O) Private investigator or security services armed licensee, $205.00.
(P) Private investigator or security services unarmed registrant, $95.00.
(Q) Private investigator or security services armed registrant, $150.00.
(R) Private investigator or security services sole proprietor, $250.00.
(S) Private investigator or security services instructor, $205.00.
(T) Barbering or cosmetology shop, $285.00.
[Subdivision (b)(4)(U) effective July 1, 2024.]
(U) A licensee of a remote state under the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact established in 26 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 87, subchapter 2 shall pay a biennial $50.00 privilege to practice fee.
(5) Limited temporary license or work permit, $60.00.
(6) Radiologic evaluation, $125.00.
(7) Annual renewal for appraisal management company registration, $345.00.
(8) Real estate appraiser trainee, $115.00.
(c) Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, a board shall not require payment of renewal fees for years during which a license was lapsed.
(d) Pursuant to qualifications and procedures determined by the Director, the Office shall, upon request, waive application fees to qualified military members and military spouses. (Added 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1997, No. 40, § 3; 1997, No. 59, § 45, eff. June 30, 1997; 1997, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1999, No. 133 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 1, 45; 2001, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. June 21, 2002; 2005, No. 27, § 2; 2005, No. 72, § 7; 2009, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2011, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2015, No. 38, § 1, eff. May 28, 2015; 2017, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 21, 2018; 2019, No. 70, § 13; 2019, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 1, 2021; 2019, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; 2021, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. June 1, 2023; 2023, No. 77, § 14, eff. June 20, 2023; 2023, No. 35, § 3, eff. July 1, 2024; 2023, No. 36, § 6, eff. July 1, 2024.)
§ 125. Fees [Effective July 1, 2024]
(a) In addition to the fees otherwise authorized by law, a board or advisor profession may charge the following fees:
(1) Verification of license, $20.00.
(2) An examination fee established by the Secretary, which shall be not greater than the costs associated with examinations.
(3) Reinstatement fees for expired licenses pursuant to section 127 (unauthorized practice) of this title.
(4) Continuing, qualifying, or prelicensing education course approval:
(A) Provider, $100.00.
(B) Individual, $25.00.
(5) A preapplication criminal background determination, $25.00.
(b) Unless otherwise provided by law, the following fees shall apply to all professions regulated by the Director in consultation with advisor appointees under Title 26:
(1) Application for registration, $100.00, except application for:
(A) Private investigator and security services employees, unarmed registrants, $70.00.
(B) Private investigator and security service employees, transitory permits, $70.00.
(C) Private investigator and security service employees, armed registrants, $140.00.
(2) Application for licensure or certification, $115.00, except application for:
(A) Barbering or cosmetology schools and shops, $355.00.
(B) Funeral directors, embalmers, disposition facility personnel, removal personnel, funeral establishments, disposition facilities, and limited services establishments, $85.00.
(C) Application for real estate appraisers, $315.00.
(D) Temporary real estate appraiser license, $175.00.
(E) Appraisal management company registration, $685.00.
(F) Private investigator or security services agency, $390.00.
(G) Private investigator and security services agency, $460.00.
(H) Private investigator or security services sole proprietor, $250.00.
(I) Private investigator or security services unarmed licensee, $175.00.
(J) Private investigator or security services armed licensee, $230.00.
(K) Private investigator and security services instructor, $140.00.
(L) Barbers, cosmetologists, nail technicians, and estheticians, $120.00.
(M) Massage therapist, bodyworker, or touch professional, $90.00.
(N) Optician, $145.00.
(O) Physical therapists and assistants, $120.00.
(P) Independent clinical social workers and master’s social workers, $120.00.
(3) Optician trainee registration, $75.00.
(4) Biennial renewal, $275.00, except biennial renewal for:
(A) Independent clinical social workers and master’s social workers, $180.00.
(B) Occupational therapists and assistants, $180.00.
(C) Physical therapists and assistants, $180.00, except that a licensee of a remote state under the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact established in 26 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 38, subchapter 5 shall pay a biennial $50.00 privilege to practice fee.
(D) Optician trainees, $135.00.
(E) Barbers, cosmetologists, nail technicians, and estheticians, $155.00.
(F) Schools of barbering or cosmetology, $355.00.
(G) Funeral directors and embalmers, $415.00.
(H) Disposition facility personnel and removal personnel, $150.00.
(I) Funeral establishments, disposition facilities, and limited services establishments, $945.00.
(J) [Repealed.]
(K) Radiologic therapist, radiologic technologist, nuclear medicine technologist, $175.00.
(L) Certified alcohol and drug abuse counselor, certified apprentice addiction professional, and licensed alcohol and drug abuse counselor, $260.00.
(M) Private investigator or security services agency, or both, $345.00.
(N) Private investigator or security services unarmed licensee, $140.00.
(O) Private investigator or security services armed licensee, $205.00.
(P) Private investigator or security services unarmed registrant, $95.00.
(Q) Private investigator or security services armed registrant, $150.00.
(R) Private investigator or security services sole proprietor, $250.00.
(S) Private investigator or security services instructor, $205.00.
(T) Barbering or cosmetology shop, $285.00.
(U) A licensee of a remote state under the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact established in 26 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 87, subchapter 2 shall pay a biennial $50.00 privilege to practice fee.
(5) Limited temporary license or work permit, $60.00.
(6) Radiologic evaluation, $125.00.
(7) Annual renewal for appraisal management company registration, $345.00.
(8) Real estate appraiser trainee, $115.00.
(c) Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, a board shall not require payment of renewal fees for years during which a license was lapsed.
(d) Pursuant to qualifications and procedures determined by the Director, the Office shall, upon request, waive application fees to qualified military members and military spouses. (Added 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1997, No. 40, § 3; 1997, No. 59, § 45, eff. June 30, 1997; 1997, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1999, No. 133 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 1, 45; 2001, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. June 21, 2002; 2005, No. 27, § 2; 2005, No. 72, § 7; 2009, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2011, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2015, No. 38, § 1, eff. May 28, 2015; 2017, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 21, 2018; 2019, No. 70, § 13; 2019, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 1, 2021; 2019, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; 2021, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. June 1, 2023; 2023, No. 77, § 14, eff. June 20, 2023; 2023, No. 35, § 3, eff. July 1, 2024; 2023, No. 36, § 6, eff. July 1, 2024.)