2004 Minnesota Statutes

     153A.17 Expenses; fees. 

    The expenses for administering the certification 
 requirements including the complaint handling system for hearing 
 aid dispensers in sections 153A.14 and 153A.15 and the Consumer 
 Information Center under section 153A.18 must be paid from 
 initial application and examination fees, renewal fees, 
 penalties, and fines.  All fees are nonrefundable.  The 
 certificate application fee is $350, the examination fee is $250 
 for the written portion and $250 for the practical portion each 
 time one or the other is taken, and the trainee application fee 
 is $200.  The penalty fee for late submission of a renewal 
 application is $200.  The fee for verification of certification 
 to other jurisdictions or entities is $25.  All fees, penalties, 
 and fines received must be deposited in the state government 
 special revenue fund.  The commissioner may prorate the 
 certification fee for new applicants based on the number of 
 quarters remaining in the annual certification period. 

    HIST: 1988 c 689 art 2 s 59; 1991 c 202 s 12; 1993 c 201 s 5; 
 1995 c 164 s 28; 1997 c 203 art 2 s 18; 2003 c 87 s 49; 1Sp2003 
 c 14 art 7 s 54