N.Y. General Business Law Section 797
Fees

The secretary shall receive the following fees to be deposited into a special revenue fund - other entitled the “hearing aid dispensers account” for the implementation, operation and enforcement of this article:

1.

a nonrefundable fee of fifty dollars from each person who takes the required examination or any component thereof pursuant to this article;

2.

for an individual certificate of registration, one hundred fifty dollars and for the renewal of such registration, one hundred dollars;

3.

for a business certificate of registration and renewal thereof:

(a)

for a business certificate of registration for each permanent business location with ten or less employees, one hundred fifty dollars and for the renewal of such registration, one hundred dollars;

(b)

for a business certificate of registration for each permanent business location with more than ten employees, two hundred dollars and for the renewal of such registration, one hundred fifty dollars;

4.

for a temporary certificate of registration, thirty dollars and for the renewal of such registration, thirty dollars;

5.

for filing a change of business address or change of name of the registrant whether individual or business, ten dollars;

6.

for a duplicate certificate of registration, ten dollars;

7.

except fees associated with a temporary certificate of registration the fees set forth shall be those for registrations issued for a period of two years; and

8.

employees of a not-for-profit corporation doing business in this state who are required to register pursuant to this article who are not otherwise engaged in the dispensing of hearing aids for profit shall be exempt from payment of the registration fee required by this section.

Source: Section 797 — Fees, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/GBS/797 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Dec. 20, 2025).

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