(a) Except for fees specified in subsection (c) of this section, all fees payable must be submitted by cashier's check or money order made payable to the Texas Department of Insurance or by online payment. Except for overpayments resulting from mistakes of law or fact, all fees are nonrefundable. (b) Fees for tests administered by an outsource testing service are payable to the testing service in the amount and manner required by the testing service.(c) Fees are as follows:(1) Certificates of registration: (A) initial fee--$500; (B) renewal fee (for two years, subject to the exceptions specified in §34.610(i) of this subchapter (relating to Certificate of Registration) for the initial alignment of the expiration and renewal dates of existing branches)--$1,000;(C) renewal late fee (expired 1 day to 90 days)--$125 plus $37.50 for each branch office operated by the registered firm; (D) renewal late fee (expired 91 days to two years)--$500 plus $150 for each branch office operated by the registered firm; (E) branch office initial fee--$150; (F) branch office renewal fee (for two years)--$300; (2) Certificates of registration--Single Station: (A) initial fee--$250; (B) renewal fee (for two years)--$500; (C) renewal late fee (expired 1 day to 90 days)--$62.50; (D) renewal late fee (expired 91 days to two years)--$250; (E) branch office initial fee--None; (F) branch office renewal fee (for two years)--None; (3) Fire alarm licenses (fire alarm technician license, fire alarm monitoring technician license, residential fire alarm superintendent (single station) license; residential fire alarm superintendent license, fire alarm planning superintendent license): (A) initial fee--$120; (B) renewal fee (for two years)--$200; (C) renewal late fee (expired 1 day to 90 days)--$30; (D) renewal late fee (expired 91 days to two years)--$120; (4) Residential fire alarm technician licenses: (A) initial fee (for one year)--$50; (B) renewal fee (for two years)--$100; (C) renewal late fee (expired 1 day to 90 days)--$12.50; (D) renewal late fee (expired 91 days to two years)--$50; (5) Training school approval:(A) initial fee (for one year)--$500; (B) renewal fee (for one year)--$500; (6) Instructor approval: (A) initial fee (for one year)--$50; (B) renewal fee (for one year)--$50; (7) Change of address request--$0;(8) Duplicate or revised certificates, approvals, or licenses, or other requested changes to certificates, approvals, or licenses--$20; (9) Initial test fee (if administered by the State Fire Marshal's Office)--$20; (10) Retest fee (if administered by the State Fire Marshal's Office)--$20. (d) All fees are forfeited if the applicant does not appear for the scheduled test. (e) Late fees are required of all certificate or license holders who fail to submit complete renewal applications before the expiration of the certificate or license except as provided in the Insurance Code §6002.203(g). (f) Fees for certificates and licenses that have expired for less than two years include both renewal and late fees.