(a) All registration fees are non-refundable.
(b) Provider Fees.
  (1) The initial registration fee for a service contract
provider is $250.
  (2) The annual renewal registration fee for a service
contract provider is:
    (A) $250 for registrants selling or issuing 0 to 250
service contracts during the 12-month period preceding the expiration
date of the registration;
    (B) $500 for registrants selling or issuing 251 to
499 service contracts during the 12-month period preceding the expiration
date of the registration; and
    (C) $1,000 for registrants selling or issuing 500 or
more service contracts during the 12-month period preceding the expiration
date of the registration.
  (3) The fee for a duplicate or amended registration
certificate is $25.
  (4) The quarterly contract fee for a provider is $1
per service contract described by Texas Occupations Code §1304.003(a)(2)(B)
sold or issued in the state in the previous calendar quarter as provided
under §77.24.
(c) Administrator Fees.
  (1) The initial registration fee for an administrator
is $250.
  (2) The annual renewal registration fee for an administrator
is $250.
  (3) The fee for a duplicate or amended registration
certificate is $25.
(d) Late renewal fees for registrations issued under
this chapter are provided under §60.83 of this title (relating
to Late Renewal Fees). The late fee is based on the number of service
contracts sold or issued during the 12-month period preceding the
expiration date of the registration.


Source Note: The provisions of this §77.80 adopted to be effective November 16, 2009, 34 TexReg 7791; amended to be effective March 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 1319; amended to be effective October 22, 2013, 38 TexReg 7305