GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

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HOUSE BILL 1278

Short Title:  Auctioneers Fees.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives DeVane; and Bowman.
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Referred to:  Finance.
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May 10, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CHANGE CERTAIN FEES CHARGED BY THE AUCTIONEERS COMMISSION.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 85B-6 reads as rewritten:
"§ 85B-6. Fees; local governments not to charge fees or require licenses.
The Commission shall collect and remit to the State Treasurer fees in an amount not to exceed the following: fifty dollars ($50.00) nonrefundable application fee for apprentice auctioneer license; twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nonrefundable examination fee; fifty dollars ($50.00) for apprentice auctioneer license for one year; fifty dollars ($50.00) nonrefundable application fee for auctioneer license and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nonrefundable fee for auctioneer examination; one hundred dollars ($100.00) for auctioneer license for one year; fifty dollars ($50.00) nonrefundable application fee for auction firm license; twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nonrefundable auction firm examination fee, and one hundred dollars ($100.00) for auction firm license for one year. The Commission shall charge a fee for licenses issued to nonresidents pursuant to G.S. 85B-5 commensurate with the fees for an auctioneer license as set forth in this section, or with the fees levied upon North Carolina licensees by applicant's resident state, whichever is greater.
In addition to the fees set forth in this section, the Commission may impose a reinstatement fee of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for licensees who apply for a renewal of their license after the license has expired.  The renewal of a lapsed license is not retroactive in effect and does not limit the authority of the courts or of the Commission to take disciplinary action against any licensee who engages in the auctioneer profession while his license is lapsed.
No local government or agency of local government may charge any fees or require any licenses for auctioneers, apprentice auctioneers, or auctioneer businesses in addition to those set out in this Chapter."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification and applies to fees due after that date.