# Texas Boiler Inspection Fees and Late Fees (2026)

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# Texas Boiler Inspection Fees and Late Fees (2026)

A Texas boiler costs $70 for its certificate and $40 or $70 for each inspection. Miss the date and, since 15 June 2026, a daily late fee starts running that can pass $5,000 in three months. Every fee, with the rule it comes from.

9 October 2026

## The regular fees

All of these are paid by the boiler's owner or operator, under 16 TAC §65.300.

Fee| Amount  
---|---  
Certificate of operation, initial or subsequent| $70  
Duplicate certificate of operation| $25 (a copy can also be printed free from TDLR's boiler portal)  
Inspection: heating boiler with an inspection opening| $70  
Inspection: heating boiler without an inspection opening| $40  
Inspection: any boiler other than a heating boiler| $70  
Boiler installation report filing| $25  
Temporary boiler operating permit| $50  
Inspection interval extension request| $100  
Variance request| $50  
Special inspection or non-standard boiler review| $1,700, paid before it is scheduled  
  
The installation report fee is the owner's, not the installer's, unless the two agree otherwise.

## Late inspection fees

If a boiler is inspected after its certificate of operation has expired, a fee accrues for every day it is late:

Days after the certificate expired| Late fee  
---|---  
Days 1 to 30| $25 per day  
Days 31 to 60| $50 per day  
Day 61 onwards| $100 per day, for every day of continued non-compliance  
  
TDLR announced that these fees would be charged from **15 June 2026** , as part of system changes to track overdue inspections. They apply to boilers whose certificates expire on or after 1 December 2025.

### What that adds up to

Inspection done…| Late fees  
---|---  
10 days late| $250  
30 days late| $750  
45 days late| $1,500  
60 days late| $2,250  
90 days late| $5,250  
  
Our arithmetic from the fee schedule above, before the regular inspection and certificate fees.

### Who pays: the owner, the agency, or both

Under 16 TAC §65.61 the late fee can be assessed on the **owner or operator** whose boiler was not inspected in time, and on the **authorized inspection agency** responsible for the boiler if the certificate expired on its watch. An agency that was refused access is not liable for its share, as long as the refusal is documented on the inspection report. If a boiler goes more than 90 days past due, TDLR may also assign an alternate inspector.

## Paying, and getting the certificate

  * Invoices are paid through TDLR's boiler portal, [tdlr.joportal.com](<https://tdlr.joportal.com/>), after registering and signing in.
  * TDLR does not print a certificate until every fee on the boiler is paid.
  * Failing to pay inspection or certificate fees is itself a Class A violation in TDLR's boiler sanctions schedule, with a first-offence range of $500 to $3,000.

## Questions

### How much is a boiler certificate of operation in Texas?

$70, for both the first certificate and each renewal.

### What is the late fee for a boiler inspection in Texas?

$25 a day for the first 30 days after the certificate expires, $50 a day for days 31 to 60, and $100 a day from day 61.

### When did TDLR start charging boiler late inspection fees?

TDLR announced the fees would begin on 15 June 2026.

## Related

  * [How often boilers are inspected in Texas](</blog/texas-boiler-inspection-intervals>)
  * [How to check a boiler certificate of operation](</blog/texas-boiler-certificate-of-operation-lookup>)
  * [New boiler: the installation report](</blog/new-boiler-installation-report-texas>)
  * [Temporary boiler operating permit](</blog/texas-temporary-boiler-operating-permit>)

## Sources

16 TAC [§65.300 Fees](<https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/texas/16-Tex-Admin-Code-SS-65-300>) and [§65.61 Inspection of all boilers required](<https://law.cornell.edu/regulations/texas/16-Tex-Admin-Code-SS-65-61>); [TDLR: late inspection fees begin June 15, 2026](<https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/news/2026/06/04/late-inspection-fees-begin-june-15-2026/>); [TDLR boiler FAQ](<https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/boilers/blrfaq.htm>); [TDLR boiler penalties and sanctions](<https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/enforcement/blrsanctions.htm>).

Reviewed 9 October 2026. Written by an independent site; not an official TDLR publication. Fees change: confirm on TDLR's invoice or the current rule.

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