# 201 KAR 18:040: 201 KAR 18:040. Fees > Kentucky · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_KAR_T201_C018_R040 ## Section - **Citation:** 201 KAR 18:040 - **Heading:** 201 KAR 18:040. Fees - **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Kentucky Administrative Regulations / Title 201 (Boards and Commissions) / Chapter 018 / 201 KAR 18:040 ## Text Section 1. Fees for Individual Licensure, Renewal, Reinstatement, and Reissuance. (1) The board shall collect a fee for: (a) An application for licensure; and (b) Licensure renewal or reinstatement. (2) An applicant for licensure who takes or retakes the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination, the Fundamentals of Surveying Examination, the Principles and Practice of Engineering Examination, or the Principles and Practice of Surveying Examination shall pay: (a) The fee required by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying; and (b) Application for licensure fee pursuant to subsection (3) of this section. (3) The fee for an application shall be: (a) Licensure by examination – zero dollars; (b) Licensure by endorsement – $300; (c) Renewal of license – $150; (d) Renewal of license in retired status – twenty (20) dollars; (e) Renewal of license in inactive status – twenty (20) dollars; (f) Late renewal of a license that has been expired for less than one (1) year – calculated as provided by KRS 322.160(3); or (g) Reinstatement of a license that has been expired for more than one (1) year – $500. (4) Biennial Renewal. Renewal of a license, license in retired status, or license in inactive status shall be renewed biennially. (a) Each licensee whose surname begins with the letters A through K shall renew in odd-numbered years. (b) Each licensee whose surname begins with the letters L through Z shall renew in even-numbered years. (5) An application submitted under this section shall not be evaluated by the board unless the current fee is submitted. (6) Reissuance of a license after loss or destruction shall be twenty-five (25) dollars. Section 2. Fees for Business Entity Permit, Renewal, Reinstatement, and Reissuance. (1) The board shall collect a fee for: (a) An application for a business entity permit; and (b) Business entity permit renewal or reinstatement s section shall not be evaluated by the board unless the current fee is submitted. (6) Reissuance of a license after loss or destruction shall be twenty-five (25) dollars. Section 2. Fees for Business Entity Permit, Renewal, Reinstatement, and Reissuance. (1) The board shall collect a fee for: (a) An application for a business entity permit; and (b) Business entity permit renewal or reinstatement. (2) The fee for a business entity permit shall be: (a) Business entity permit to practice engineering – $100; (b) Business entity permit to practice land surveying – $100; (c) Business entity permit to practice both engineering and land surveying – $150; (d) Renewal of a business entity permit to practice engineering – $100; (e) Renewal of a business entity permit to practice land surveying – $100; (f) Renewal of a business entity permit to practice both engineering and land surveying – $150; (g) Late renewal of a business entity permit that has been expired for less than one (1) year – calculated as provided in KRS 322.160(3); (h) Reinstatement of a business entity permit to practice engineering that has been expired for more than one (1) year – $500; (i) Reinstatement of a business entity permit to practice land surveying that has been expired for more than one (1) year – $500; or (j) Reinstatement of a business entity permit to practice both engineering and land surveying that has been expired for more than one (1) year – $1,000. (3) Annual Renewal. Renewal of a business entity permit shall be annually. (4) An application submitted under this section shall not be evaluated by the board unless the current fee is submitted. (5) Reissuance of a business entity permit after loss or destruction shall be twenty-five (25) dollars. Section 3 ngineering and land surveying that has been expired for more than one (1) year – $1,000. (3) Annual Renewal. Renewal of a business entity permit shall be annually. (4) An application submitted under this section shall not be evaluated by the board unless the current fee is submitted. (5) Reissuance of a business entity permit after loss or destruction shall be twenty-five (25) dollars. Section 3. An application for licensure or a business entity permit shall lapse, and the fee shall be forfeited if the application is not completed as follows: (1) For an application for licensure by examination, within 180 days from the date the application form is filed with the board office; (2) For an application for licensure by endorsement, within 180 days from the date the application form is filed with the board office; (3) For an application for reinstatement of license, within 180 days from the date the application form is filed with the board office; or (4) For an application for a business entity permit to practice engineering or land surveying, within 90 days from the date the permit application form is filed with the board office. Section 4. All fees shall be nonrefundable. ## Nearby sections - [201 KAR 18:010 201 KAR 18:010. 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