The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter in connection with the issuance of licenses under its provisions is that fixed by the following schedule:
(a)
The fee to be paid upon the filing of an application shall be in an amount not less than seventy-five dollars ($75) and may be fixed by the board at an amount no more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(b)
The fee to be paid for taking each examination shall be the actual cost to purchase the examination from a vendor approved by the board.
(c)
The fee to be paid for any examination after the first shall be in an amount not less than seventy-five dollars ($75) and may be fixed by the board at an amount no more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(d)
The biennial renewal fee to be paid upon the filing of an application for renewal shall be in an amount not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and may be fixed by the board at an amount no more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150). In addition, an assessment of five dollars ($5) shall be collected and credited to the Vocational Nurse Education Fund, pursuant to Section 2895.5.
(e)
Notwithstanding Section 163.5, the delinquency fee for failure to pay the biennial renewal fee within the prescribed time shall be in an amount not less than fifty dollars ($50) and may be fixed by the board at not more than 50 percent of the regular renewal fee and in no case more than seventy-five dollars ($75).
(f)
The initial license fee is an amount equal to the biennial renewal fee in effect on the date the application for the license is filed.
(g)
The fee to be paid for an interim permit shall be in an amount not less than forty dollars ($40) and may be fixed by the board at an amount no more than fifty dollars ($50).
(h)
The fee to be paid for a duplicate license shall be in an amount not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) and may be fixed by the board at an amount no more than fifty dollars ($50).
(i)
The fee to be paid for processing endorsement papers to other states shall be in an amount not less than seventy-five dollars ($75) and may be fixed by the board at an amount no more than one hundred dollars ($100).
No further fee shall be required for a license or a renewal thereof other than as prescribed by this chapter.