GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1989 SESSION
CHAPTER 673
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 90-246 reads as rewritten:
"§ 90-246. Fees.
In order to provide the means of administering and enforcing the provisions of this Article and the other duties of the North Carolina State Board of Opticians, the Board is hereby authorized to charge and collect fees established by its rules and regulations not to exceed the following:
(1) Each
examination
$100.00 $125.00
(2) Each initial
license
$10.00
$25.00
(3) Each renewal of license 60.00
(4) Each license issued to a practitioner
of another state to practice
in this
State
75.00 $100.00
(5) Each registration of an optical
place of
business
20.00 $25.00
(6) Each application for registration
as an opticianry apprentice or
intern, and
renewal
20.00 $25.00
(7) Temporary license issued pursuant
to G.S.
90-241(d)
20.00. $25.00."
Sec. 2. Funds raised from the increase in fees enacted in Section 1 of this act shall be used by the North Carolina State Board of Opticians for the employment of a person to investigate violations of Article 17, Chapter 90 of the General Statutes.
Sec. 3. G.S. 89A-2(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c) Each landscape architect shall, upon registration,
obtain a seal of the design authorized by the Board, bearing the name of the
registrant, date of registration, number of certificate and the legend
'N.C. Registered Landscape Architect'. Such seal may be used only
while the registrant's certificate is in full force and effect.
Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed as authorizing the use or acceptance of the seal of a landscape architect in lieu of or substitute for the seal of an architect, engineer or land surveyor."
Sec. 4. G.S. 89A-6 reads as rewritten:
"§ 89A-6. Fees.
Fees are to be determined by the Board, but shall not exceed the amounts specified herein, however; fees must reflect actual expenses of the Board.
Application $100.00
Examination
250.00 450.00
License by reciprocity 250.00
Annual license renewal 100.00
Late renewal penalty 50.00
Reissue of certificate 25.00
Temporary permit 150.00
Corporate certificate 250.00
Fees shall be paid to the Board at the times specified by the Board."
Sec. 5. Sections 1 and 2 of this act shall become effective October 1, 1989; the remainder of this act is effective upon ratification and applies to applications for examination submitted on or after that date.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 25th day of July, 1989.