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South Dakota Board of Technical Professions

Fees

Refer to the Blue Book (covering Administrative Rule of South Dakota (ARSD) 20:38:33) for specific information regarding fees charged by the Board. The following table also summarizes the fees which are charged by the Board.

Note: In accordance with ARSD 20:38:33:01. Fee payments. Fees and penalties must be paid in full and are non-refundable.

Application Fees
Comity/Reciprocity - Individual Application Fee	$100
Business (Certificate of Authorization) Application Fee	$100
Application by Exam
(FE) Fundamentals of Engineering	$0
(PE) Principles and Practice of Engineering Application Fee	$100
(FS) Fundamentals of Land Surveying	$0
(PS) Principles and Practice of Land Surveying Application Fee	$100
Architect Application Fee	$100
Landscape Architect Application Fee	$100
Petroleum Application Fee	$150
Structural Engineering Application Fee	$100
Renewal Fees
Individual Renewal Fees (2 Years)	$80
Business Renewal Fees (2 Years)	$80
Inactive Status Fees (2 Years)	$40
Retired Status Fees (2 Years)	$10
Reactivate from inactive status fee	$80
Reinstate individual license from lapsed status fee (within 3 years)	$180
Reinstate business license fee	$180
Late Renewal Penalty	$100
Exam Fees
(FE) Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Fee	Contact NCEES
(PE) Principles and Practice of Engineering Exam Fee	Contact NCEES
(FS) Fundamentals of Land Surveying Exam Fee	Contact NCEES
(PS) Principles and Practice of Land Surveying Exam Fee	Contact NCEES
Structural Engineering Exam Fee	Contact NCEES
Architectural Exam (ARE)	Contact NCARB
Landscape Architectural Exam (LARE), Sections 1,2 3 and 4	Contact CLARB
Retake Exam Fees
(LS) Retake Take Home Exam fee (4 hour version)	$60
(LS) Retake Take Home Exam fee (2 hour version)	$30
Retake Petroleum Release Assessor or Remediator	$60
Miscellaneous Fees Mail written request along with check or credit card authorization form (below) to SDBTP.
Duplicate Certificate – Interns	$5
Duplicate Certificate – Licensees and Businesses	$15
Returned Check Fee	$30

Payments

Payments for applications, renewals and miscellaneous fees should be paid to "SD Board of Technical Professions." We accept MasterCard and Visa credit cards. Please use the Credit Card Authorization Form (Adobe PDF) if paying by credit card.

Payments for exam fees (FE, FS, PE, PS, architecture exams and landscape architecture exams) must be sent directly to the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) or Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB), as appropriate.