I noticed in an earlier post about the wide range of differences in the surveyors registration fees in the various states.
In Florida a survey license is $255.00 every 2 years and a survey business is $355.00 every 2 years. Based on the State of Florida figures for numbers of surveyors and business the breakdown is as follows:
Licensed Surveyor in the State of Florida = about 2,800 * $255 = $714,000
Licensed Businesses in the State of Florida = about 1,200 * $355 = $426,000
That totals about $1,140,000 for 2 years or $570,000 a year. This does not count the amount they collect in fines and late fees.
California is currently at $115.00 for a 2-year renewal. No charge for a business, as businesses can't practice land surveying here.
NY: $287.00 for three years;
NJ: $80.00 per year;
CT: $285.00 per year.
> California is currently at $115.00 for a 2-year renewal. No charge for a business, as businesses can't practice land surveying here.
Explain that.
texas rpls - $379 per year
Nebraska - $100 every 2 years.
Just wrote a check for $150 for two years in Oregon. No business registration fee.
Tennessee - $280 for two years.
California does not currently have a Certificate of Authorization in the same manner as many other states. While the laws and regulations do define business strucures for offering services, the process has not evolved to that point yet.
PA - $50 every other year, no COA required
WV - $100 each year and $100 COA
Texas $379.00/year Company $25.00/year
Oklahoma $150.00/2 yrs Company $200.00/2 yrs
Kansas $ 60.00/2 yrs Company $85.00/2 yrs (These are <1/2 previous fees)
KS is the only state I know of that reduced fees because of the recession
KSLS also reduced its dues.
California $115.00/2 yrs
New Mexico $180.00/2 yrs
Arizona $195.00/3 yrs
"...the process has not evolved to that point yet."
It is interesting that California hasn't realized this untapped revenue source...
Washington is $116 every 2 years for PLS. Corporations and LLC's are $110 per year but Sole Proprietors and PLLC's have no charge.
Don't worry - it'll come soon.
> NY: $287.00 for three years;
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> NJ: $80.00 per year;
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> CT: $285.00 per year.
So, is CT giving you more services for your money? Or do you think that NY & NJ licensing boards are being subsidized by the general fund? I'm thinking that it's the other way around.
> So, is CT giving you more services for your money? Or do you think that NY & NJ licensing boards are being subsidized by the general fund?
I don't honestly know about CT's funding mechanism, except that the licensing fee is payable to the "State Treasurer", and I suspect they get their funding from the general fund. Since CT doesn't have CEU requirements, I'm guessing that BOR's workload may be lighter than NY and NJ. So I have no idea why their fees would be higher.
Since leaving my previous employer in 2002, haven't done any surveying in CT at all, and am woefully out of touch with regard to the BOR aspects in that realm. I do remember that since I got licensed there in 1994, it was always higher a fee than the other states, and the engineers at that firm (which had two branch offices in CT) used to complain all the time.
In New York State, the Office of the Professions is a division of the State Education Department, and their website states that licensing, registration, and related fees are the sole means of support for professional regulation in New York State. The OP regulates forty-eight professions, and license fees are written to State Education Department.
Portland/Multnomah County does effectively have a business license, $80 minimum per year, more over a certain amount depending on your "in district" income. It's been a few years so I may mis-remember or be out of date.
Columbia County or St. Helens does/did, and Lincoln City does. Not sure which others.
Should be a law - fees can only be used to cover the actual cost of the service, associated expenses, and overhead.
Ohio, $40 for 2 years.
Ok, here is the summary so far for a annualized renewal. Texas holds to top spot at $379 a year (who would of thought that) and the least expensive is Ohio at $20.00 a year (does a fishing license come with that?).
1 Texas $379.00
2 Connecticut $285.00
3 Tennessee $140.00
4 Florida $127.50
5 West Virginia $100.00
6 New York $95.67
7 New Mexico $90.00
8 New Jersey $80.00
9 Oregon $75.00
10 Oklahoma $75.00
11 Arizona $65.00
12 Washington $58.00
13 California $57.50
14 Nebraska $50.00
15 Kansas $30.00
16 Pennsylvania $25.00
17 Ohio $20.00