(a) By rule, the board shall assess and collect the following fees not to exceed:

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 34-43-14

  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) One hundred dollars ($100) for the initial massage therapist license.
(2) One hundred dollars ($100) for all biennial license renewals postmarked or received at the office of the board by the date on which the license expires.
(3) One hundred dollars ($100) for the initial, and fifty dollars ($50) for any renewal of, an establishment license.
(4) One hundred fifty dollars ($150) for the initial registration, and any renewal registration, as a massage therapy school in this state.
(5) One hundred dollars ($100) to register and renew registration as a massage therapy instructor in this state.
(6) Seventy-five dollars ($75) to reactivate an expired license.
(7) Twenty-five dollars ($25) shall be added to all license fees not post-marked or received by the board before the expiration date of the license.

(8) Ten dollars ($10) for a duplicate license certificate or a name change on a license certificate. The board may issue a duplicate certificate for each establishment on file with the board where the massage therapist practices massage therapy. The board may issue additional duplicate certificates only after receiving a sworn letter from the massage therapist that an original certificate was lost, stolen, or destroyed. The records of the board shall reflect that a duplicate certificate was issued.

(b) Necessary administrative fees may be charged by the board including, but not limited to, reasonable costs for copying, labels, and lists. Examination and license fees may be adjusted by rule of the board .
(c) There is established a separate special revenue trust fund in the State Treasury to be known as the Alabama Board of Massage Therapy Fund. All receipts collected by the board under this chapter shall be deposited in this fund and used only to carry out this chapter. Receipts shall be disbursed only by warrant of the state Comptroller, upon itemized vouchers approved by the chair of the board. No funds shall be withdrawn except as budgeted and allotted according to Sections 41-4-80 to 41-4-96, inclusive, 41-19-1, and 41-19-12, as amended, and only in amounts as stipulated in the general appropriations bill or other appropriations bills.