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Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2538.57 · Article 8. Hearing Aid Dispensers

Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2538.57

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

The amount of fees and penalties prescribed by this article shall be those set forth in this section unless a lower fee is fixed by the board:

(a) The fee for applicants applying for the first time for a license is seventy-five dollars ($75), which shall not be refunded, except to applicants who are found to be ineligible to take an examination for a license. Those applicants are entitled to a refund of fifty dollars ($50).

(b) The fees for taking or retaking the written and practical examinations shall be amounts fixed by the board, which shall be equal to the actual cost of preparing, grading, analyzing, and administering the examinations.

(c) The initial temporary license fee is one hundred dollars ($100). The fee for renewal of a temporary license is one hundred dollars ($100) for each renewal.

(d) The initial permanent license fee is two hundred eighty dollars ($280). The fee for renewal of a permanent license is not more than two hundred eighty dollars ($280) for each renewal.

(e) The initial branch office license fee is twenty-five dollars ($25). The fee for renewal of a branch office license is twenty-five dollars ($25) for each renewal.

(f) The delinquency fee is twenty-five dollars ($25).

(g) The fee for issuance of a replacement license is twenty-five dollars ($25).

(h) The continuing education course approval application fee is fifty dollars ($50).

(i) The fee for official certification of licensure is fifteen dollars ($15).

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 9. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.

Source of truth

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https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC&sectionNum=2538.57.
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