RS 3479 - Fees
A. To defray the cost of administering the provisions of this Chapter, the board shall fix fees not to exceed the following:
(1) Initial license fee
$600
(2) License renewal fee
$600
(3) Initial inspection fee
$300
(4) Duplicate license fee
$100
(5) Reinstatement fee for licenses suspended, revoked, or expired
$600
(6) License verification fee
$100
B. Any fees fixed by the board shall be subject to legislative oversight review pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.
C. All monies collected under this Chapter shall be paid into the treasury of the board and may be expended by the board without appropriation for costs of administration, including salary of employees, travel allowances, and other necessary expenses. Any funds remaining unexpended and unencumbered at the end of each fiscal year shall be retained by the board for expenditure in succeeding years and no part thereof shall revert to the General Fund of the state of Louisiana.
D. This board shall be financially self-sufficient. It shall receive no state funds through appropriation or otherwise and shall not expend any such state funds. No state funds shall be expended or committed to expenditure for the group benefits program or any other health insurance or employee benefit program, for any retirement system, for any salary, per diem payment, travel or expenses, office supplies and materials, rent, purchase of any product or service, or for any other purpose.
Acts 1988, No. 852, §1; Acts 2008, No. 597, §1.