Fees; Professional Engineers’ Fund; expenses of Board; audit.

(b) Should the Board deny the issuance of a certificate of registration to any applicant, the registration fee deposited with the application shall be refunded.

(c) The amount of the fees prescribed in this part is that fixed by the following schedule:

(1) The application fee for professional engineer with 1st and 2nd-stage examination is $20;

(2) The application fee for professional engineer without examination is $10;

(3) The application fee for engineer-in-training with examination is $7.50;

(4) The application fee for engineer-in-training without examination is $5;

(5) The application fee for professional engineer with 2nd-stage examination is $12.50;

(6) The fee for reexamination shall be determined by the Board not to exceed $10;

(7) The registration fee for professional engineer is $5;

(8) The biennial registration renewal fee for professional engineer is $6;

(9) The fee for reissuance of a revoked certificate of engineer-in-training is $7.50;

(10) The fee for reissuance of a revoked registration certificate is $20;

(11) The fee for issuance of a duplicate certificate of registration is $5; and

(12) The penalty for delinquence is $1 for each month after the date upon which the biennial renewal fee became due; provided, however, that the total shall not exceed $4.

(d) The Secretary-Treasurer of the Board shall receive and account for all money derived from the provisions of this part and shall keep such money in a separate fund to be known as “Professional Engineers’ Fund,” such Fund to be disbursed only by the Secretary-Treasurer upon itemized vouchers approved by the Chairman and attested by the Secretary-Treasurer of the Board. The Secretary-Treasurer shall furnish bond for the faithful discharge of his duties, in such form and amount as the Council of the District of Columbia shall require. The premium on such bond shall be regarded as a proper and necessary expense of the Board. The Secretary-Treasurer of the Board shall receive such salary as the Mayor shall determine, in addition to the compensation provided for in § 47-2886.06 [omitted]. The Board may make expenditures from this Fund for any purpose which, in the opinion of the Board, is reasonably necessary for the proper performance of its duties under this part; provided, however, that such expenditures shall in no event exceed the total of receipts. For the purpose of any contemplated investigation or audit by the Inspector General, the Office of the Inspector General shall have free access to the books of account, records, and papers of the Board.