Sec. 707.

(1) The examination fee for licensure of any of the following is $100.00:

(a) Master electrician.

(b) Electrical contractor.

(c) Electrical journeyman.

(d) Fire alarm contractor.

(e) Fire alarm specialty technician.

(f) Sign specialty contractor.

(g) Sign specialist.

(2) The fee for an initial license, an apprentice electrician registration, or renewal of a license relating to electricians is as follows:

(3) The fee for an initial fire alarm specialty technician license, a fire alarm specialty apprentice technician registration, or renewal of that license or registration is as follows:

(4) The fee for an initial sign specialist license or renewal of a sign specialist license is $40.00.

(5) An apprentice electrician or specialty apprentice technician registration expires on August 31 of each year and is renewable within 30 days after that date if a renewal fee is paid. The amount of the fee is $15.00. An applicant for registration under this subsection must submit proof of a sponsoring employer for initial or renewal registration.

(6) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (5) or (7), a license expires on December 31 of each year and is renewable not more than 60 days after that date if an application is submitted and the appropriate fee is paid. After March 1 of each year or after March 1 of the renewal year in the case of electrical contractors, fire alarm contractors, or sign specialty contractors, a license that is not renewed is void and the contractor may only be relicensed if an application for relicensure is submitted and the appropriate license fee for the appropriate class is paid.

(7) A license for an electrical contractor, fire alarm contractor, or sign specialty contractor expires December 31 of every third year. A license for an electrical contractor, fire alarm contractor, or sign specialty contractor is renewable not later than on March 1 every third year by submitting an application and paying 1 of the following amounts:

(a) A fee of $300.00 by electrical contractors and fire alarm contractors.

(b) A fee of $200.00 by sign specialty contractors.

(8) If a person that is applying for an initial contractor's license or for relicensure at a time other than between December 31 and March 1 of the year in which the department issues renewal licenses, the department shall compute and charge the 3-year license fee described in subsection (7) on a yearly pro rata basis beginning in the year of the application until the last year of the 3-year license cycle.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017