Iowa Code § 105.9 - Fees

1. The board shall set the fees for the examination of all applicants, by rule, which fees shall be based upon the cost of administering the examinations. 2. The board shall set the license fees and renewal fees for all licenses issued pursuant to this chapter, by rule. 3. All fees collected under this chapter shall be deposited in the licensing and regulation fund created in section 10A.507. 4. Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to prohibit the state or any of its governmental subdivisions from charging construction permit fees or inspection fees related to work performed by plumbers and mechanical professionals. 5. a. The board shall submit a report to the general assembly within sixty days following the end of each fiscal year. The reports shall include a balance sheet projection extending no less than three years. If the revenue projection exceeds expense projections by more than ten percent, the board shall adjust their fee schedules accordingly, so that projected revenues are no more than ten percent higher than projected expenses. The revised fees shall be implemented no later than January 1, 2013, and January 1 of each subsequent year. b. A license fee for a combined license shall be the sum total of each of the separate license fees reduced by thirty percent. 6. The board may charge a fee for an application required by this chapter and submitted on paper if an internet application process is available. 7. a. Licenses issued under this chapter on or after July 1, 2014, shall expire on the same renewal date every three years, beginning with June 30, 2017. b. New licenses issued after the July 1 beginning of each three-year renewal cycle shall be prorated using a one-sixth deduction for each six-month period of the renewal cycle. 2007 Acts, ch 198, §9; 2008 Acts, ch 1089, §10, 12; 2009 Acts, ch 151, §8; 2011 Acts, ch 100, §4 – 6, 15; 2013 Acts, ch 77, §7, 8, 36; 2023 Acts, ch 108, §37