Texas Comptroller Manual of Accounts - Fiscal 2014
Revenue Object 3175 – Professional Fees – Professional Engineers

Fees charged each professional engineer at a rate set by the Board in amounts reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administration. Renewal of expired license 90 days or less -- required renewal fee and applicable fees. More than 90 days but less than 2 years -- required renewal fee, a late fee and any fee increases. Over 2 years -- may not renew; must reapply.

Board may adopt reduced license and annual renewal fees for engineers at least 65 years old or who are disabled and not actively engaged in the practice of engineering. Board may impose administrative penalty against a person in violation of the Act NTE $5,000 (collected under Revenue Object 3770). Each day a violation continues is a separate penalty.

License renewable annually.

Rates amended by S.B. 402, 67th Leg. R.S. effective 9-1-81.

Rates amended by S.B. 737, 71st Leg., R.S. Temporary fee increase for fiscal 1988 and 1989 of $110 expired (See Revenue Code 3184).

Amended by H.B. 11, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S. Included a $200 increase, formerly, of each $200 fee increase collected, 25% to Foundation School Account (No. 0193) and 75% to General Revenue Fund (No. 0001). Dedication expired 8-31-95 per § 403.094, Government Code.

Amended by S.B. 623, 75th Leg., R.S. (8) added by H.B. 1544, 76th Leg., R.S.

Amended by S.B. 277, 78th Leg., R.S. Effective 9-1-01 S.B. 736, 77th Leg., R.S. made Texas Board of Professional Engineers, Agency 460, a semi-independent agency with funds in the Texas Safekeeping Trust Company.

Amended by H.B. 1817, 79th Leg., R.S.

S.B. 204, 83rd Leg., R.S. increased administrative penalty from $3,000 to $5,000.