Texas Comptroller Manual of Accounts - Fiscal 2016
Revenue Object 3175 – Professional Fees – Architects

Fees for each architect before practicing:

1. Exam application and initial registration fee - as set by Board. (1051.704, 1051.705)
2. Fees for an applicant who holds a license or certificate of registration issued by another jurisdiction - as set by Board. (1051.305)
3. Renewal fees for residents of this state - as set by Board plus an additional amount for the examination fee scholarship program. (1051.351, 1051.651)
4. Renewal fees for non-residents - as set by Board. (1051.351, 1051.651)
5. Renewal fee for certificate of registration that has been expired for 90 days or less - 1-1/2 times required renewal fee. (1051.353)
6. Renewal fee for certificate of registration that has been expired for over 90 days but less than 2 years - 2 times required renewal fee. (1051.353)
7. Renewal fee for a person who was registered in this state, moved to another state, and is currently licensed or registered and has been in practice in the other state for the two years preceding the date of the application - 2 times required renewal fee. (1051.353)
8. Inactive status renewal and administrative fee - as set by the Board plus an additional amount for the examination fee scholarship program. (1051.355)
9. Architect Emeritus administrative and renewal fee - as set by the Board. (1051.357)

The Board may assess an administrative penalty NTE $5,000 for each violation (1051.452). This penalty is collected under Revenue Object 3770.

Registration renewable annually.

Originally deposited to the Architectural Examiners Fund Account (0109), abolished 8-31-95 per § 403.094, Government Code. Deposit changed to the General Revenue Fund until the agency became self-directed, semi-independent. 

Amended by S.B. 288, H.B. 64, 68th Leg., R.S.

Amended by S.B. 273, 69th Leg., R.S. Temporary fee increase for fiscal 1988 and 1989 of $110 expired (See Revenue Code 3183).

Amended by S.B. 429, 72nd Leg., R.S.

Rates amended by H.B. 11, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S. and include a $200 increase. Formerly, of each $200 fee increase collected, 25% to the Foundation School Account (0193) and 75% to the General Revenue. Dedication expired August 31, 1995 per § 403.094, Government Code.

Amended by H.B. 1248, 76th Leg., R.S.

Effective 9-1-01, S.B. 736, 77th Leg., R.S. made Texas Board of Architectural Examiners, Agency 459, a semi-independent agency with funds in the Texas Safekeeping Trust Company.

Amended by H.B. 1706, 77th Leg., R.S.

(9) Added by H.B. 1526, 78th Leg., R.S.

Amended by S.B. 283, 78th Leg., R.S.

(6) Amended by H.B. 2060, 80th Leg., R.S. to change upper range of expiration dates from 1 to 2 years.

(5), (6), (7), (10) Amended by H.B. 1717, 83rd Leg., R.S. for applications filed after Jan. 1, 2014.

H.B. 1717, 83rd Leg., R.S. added 'for each violation' to the administrative penalty.

H.B. 7, 84th Leg., R.S. repealed $200 fee increase created by H.B. 11, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S.