Section 1410.400  Fees

a)         Initial application fee for a home inspector license pursuant to the Act and this Part.

1)         The application fee for an initial license as a home inspector shall be $250.

2)         The application fee for an initial license as a home inspector entity shall be $250.

b)         Renewal application fee for a home inspector license pursuant to the Act and this Part.

1)         The application fee to renew a license as a home inspector shall be $400 per renewal.

2)         The application to renew a home inspector entity license shall be $400 per renewal.

3)         The application fee to renew a home inspector or home inspector entity license that has expired shall be the sum of all lapsed renewal fees, plus a $50 late fee. 

c)         Initial application fee for a license as an education provider, a pre-license course, and a continuing education course.

1)         The application fee for a license as an education provider shall be $1,000, plus course application fees.

2)         The application fee for a 60-hour pre-license course shall be $150.

3)         The application fee for a pre-license field course shall be $150.

4)         The application fee for a continuing education course shall be $100.

d)         Application fee to renew a license as an education provider, a pre-license course, or a continuing education course.

1)         The application fee to renew a license as an education provider shall be $1,000 per renewal.

2)         The application fee to renew an education provider license that has expired shall be the sum of all lapsed renewal fees, plus a $50 late fee.

3)         The application fee to renew a 60-hour pre-license course shall be $125 per renewal.

4)         The application fee to renew an expired 60-hour pre-license course shall be the sum of all lapsed renewal fees, plus a $50 late fee.

5)         The application fee to renew a pre-license field course shall be $125 per renewal.

6)         The application fee to renew an expired pre-license field course shall be the sum of all lapsed renewal fees, plus a $50 late fee.

7)         The application fee to renew a continuing education course shall be $75 per renewal.

8)         The application fee to renew an expired continuing education course shall be the sum of all lapsed renewal fees, plus a $50 late fee.

e)         For the purposes of determining if a license has expired, the Division shall consider the license expired if the renewal application is received by the Division on a date later than the expiration date.

f)         General

1)         All fees paid pursuant to the Act and this Part are non-refundable.

2)         The fee for a certification of a licensee's record for any purpose is $25.

3)         The fee for an applicant to take the written examination for a home inspector license shall be the cost of determining an applicant's eligibility and providing the examination.  The fee shall be paid directly to the designated testing service.  Failure to appear for the examination on the scheduled date, at the time and place specified, after the applicant's application for examination has been received and acknowledged, may result in the forfeiture of the examination fee in accordance with the designated testing service's policies.

4)         The fee for an application for continuing education credit from another jurisdiction, or other than as a student in home inspection educational processes and programs shall be $50.

5)         The fee for a copy of the transcript of any proceeding under the Act shall be the cost to produce the copy of the transcript.

6)         The fee for certifying any record, for example, a copy of a disciplinary order or application, shall be $1 per page.

7)         The Department may charge an administrative fee as part of an agreement or order pursuant to Section 15-10 of the Act.

(Source:  Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 2424, effective February 2, 2024)