When and How Payable - Refunds at Discretion of Director
11400. (a) Initial application fees shall be paid to the bureau at the time of application.
(b) All fees shall be paid by cashier’s check, certified check, or money order. In addition, the bureau may accept personal checks or credit cards for the payment of fees. All fees shall be deemed earned by the bureau upon receipt and are refundable at the discretion of the director.

Examination Fee
11401. (a) The fee to take an examination or reexamination for a license shall be set at an amount not to exceed the cost to the bureau as determined by competitive bid.
(b) The director may provide that the applicant pay the fee directly to the examination provider.

Appraiser License - Fee
11404. The fee for an original or renewal real estate appraiser license or appraiser trainee license shall not exceed four hundred fifty dollars ($450).

Certification - Fee
11405. The fee for an original or renewal certification as a state certified real estate appraiser shall not exceed five hundred twenty-five dollars ($525).

Education Courses - Equivalency Claims - Fees
11406. (a) The director shall by regulation establish fees for approval of basic education and continuing education courses or their equivalent, or for the evaluation of petitions of applicants based upon claims of equivalency pursuant to Section 11340. The fees established by regulation shall be sufficient to cover the costs incurred by the bureau in processing applications for course approvals and petitions for equivalency.
(b) The director shall by regulation establish fees for approval of courses of study required to be taken by applicants for licenses. The fees established by regulation shall be sufficient to cover the costs incurred by the bureau in processing applications for course approvals and petitions for equivalency.

Appraisal Management Companies Registration Fees
11406.5. The director shall, by regulation, establish the fees to be imposed on appraisal management companies. The fees shall be sufficient to cover the costs incurred by the bureau in administering the changes to this part made by the act adding this section.

Director May Set Lower Fees if Adequate
11407. The director may by regulation prescribe fees lower than the maximum fees established by this chapter if the director determines that lower fees will be adequate to offset the costs incurred by the bureau and the committee in the administration of this part.

One Year after Exam to Apply for License
11408. (a) An applicant for licensure shall not be eligible to have a license issued unless the applicant notifies the bureau within one year of successful completion of the examination.
(b) Every applicant or licensee shall pay federal registry fees and state registry processing fees to the state as required as part of licensing fees.

Disciplinary Proceedings - Order for Recovery of Costs 11409. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, any order issued in resolution of a disciplinary proceeding may direct a licensee, applicant for licensure, person who acts in a capacity that requires a license under this part, registrant, applicant for a certificate of registration, course provider, applicant for course provider accreditation, or a person who, or entity that, acts in a capacity that requires course provider accreditation found to have committed a violation or violations of statutes or regulations relating to real estate appraiser practice to pay a sum not to exceed the reasonable costs of investigation, enforcement, and prosecution of the case.

(b) When an order for recovery of costs is made and payment is not made within 30 days of the date directed in the bureau’s decision, the order for recovery shall constitute a valid and enforceable civil judgment. This judgment shall be in addition to, and not in place of, any other criminal or civil penalties provided for by law.

(c) (1) Failure of a licensee, applicant for licensure, person who acts in a capacity that requires a license under this part, registrant, applicant for a certificate of registration, course provider, applicant for course provider accreditation, or a person who, or entity that, acts in a capacity that requires course provider accreditation to pay recovery costs or make a recovery cost payment within 30 days of the date ordered, shall result in disciplinary action by the bureau. If the person fails to pay recovery costs within 30 days, that person shall pay interest and a penalty of 10 percent of the recovery costs or payment amount. Interest shall be charged at the pooled money investment rate.

(2) If recovery costs are not paid as ordered, the full amount of the assessed fine shall be added to any fee for renewal of a license or a certificate of registration. A license or a certificate of registration shall not be

renewed prior to payment of the renewal fee and recovery costs.

(3) The director may order the full amount of any recovery costs to be immediately due and payable if any payment on the recovery costs, or portion thereof, is not received within 30 days of its due date.

(4) Any recovery costs, or interest thereon, not paid within 30 days of a final order shall constitute a valid and enforceable civil judgment.

(d) A certified copy of the bureau’s decision shall be conclusive proof of the validity of the order and its terms.

(e) The bureau shall not renew or reinstate the license of any licensee or the certificate of registration of any registrant who has failed to pay all of the costs ordered under this section.

(f) Nothing in this section shall preclude the bureau from including the recovery of the costs of investigation and enforcement of a case in any default decision or stipulated settlement.

CHAPTER 8. REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS REGULATION FUND