License fee waivers in Arizona

The income limit on one board’s form

The law uses 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. This is how one agency form (Form DPS 802-03144 Rev. 08/2026) lists the 2026 figures, word for word.

Official text

“The following figures are the 2026 HHS poverty guidelines which will be published in the Federal Register”

Each line on the form: people in the household, the poverty guideline, 200 percent of the guideline.

• “1 $15,960 $31,920”
• “2 $21,640 $43,280”
• “3 $27,320 $54,640”
• “4 $33,000 $66,000”

Each board’s waiver and fees

Pick a job to see the board that licenses it, or scroll through every board.

Showing all 9 boards.

1. Arizona Department of Public Safety, Security Guard & Private Investigator Licensing Unit

   Jobs: Unarmed security guard, Armed security guard

   Official text

   How to ask for the waiver

   • “Requesting a Waiver of Initial Registration Fees”Source: Form DPS 802-03144 Rev. 08/2026Official page
   • “Please submit your fee waiver request in conjunction with your application. Please do not include the application fee. If your waiver is denied, Licensing will request the fee at that time.”Official page
   • “The initial Registration Fee Waiver Request Form and supporting documents must be submitted together.”Official page
   • “Federal Tax Return (Spouse’s Federal Tax Return must also be submitted, if married and not legally separated) of the most recent filing year.”Official page
   • “The $22 FBI Fingerprint fee is NOT eligible to be waived.”Official page

   License fee

   “APPLICATION FEE ($50.00) AND FINGERPRINT FEE”Source: Checklist DPS 802-03960S Rev. 09/2026Official page

   Other fees listed

   • “FINGERPRINT CARD ($22.00 processing fee)”Source: Checklist DPS 802-03960S Rev. 09/2026Official page

   Board’s official site Checked Nov 11, 2026

2. Arizona Department of Real Estate (ADRE)

   Jobs: Real estate salesperson, Real estate broker

   Official text

   How to ask for the waiver

   • “Use this form to apply for a fee waiver for an original license application. Please note that only certain individuals may be eligible for a fee waiver, and only the fee for a first time original application may be waived.”Source: Fee Waiver Request Form Rev. 06/2025Official page
   • “Once complete, this application and additional required documents should be submitted through our Message Center or Licensee login.”Official page
   • “If you are a Low Income Applicant, no additional documentation is required”Official page
   • “Attest that to the best of my knowledge and belief, my family income does not exceed 200% of the Federal Poverty Level”Official page

   License fee

   “ORIGINAL LICENSE Salesperson Broker License Fee $50 $125 Real Estate Recovery Fund $10 $20 Total $60 $145”The fee page shows no date. We read it Nov 11, 2026.Official page

   Exam fee

   “LICENSE EXAMINATIONS Salesperson Broker Examination Application and Examination Fees, combined $75 $125”The fee page shows no date. We read it Nov 11, 2026.Official page

   Board’s official site Checked Nov 11, 2026

3. Arizona State Board of Nursing

   Jobs: Certified nursing assistant (CNA), Licensed nursing assistant (LNA), Licensed practical nurse (LPN), Registered nurse (RN)

   Official text

   How to ask for the waiver

   • “HB 2741 (2022) provides a military waiver of an application fee for qualified initial license applicants.”Source: Military Application Fee Waiver Form R2/25Official page
   • “the Arizona State Board of Nursing offers certain fee waivers for qualifying military personnel and military spouses as part of the application process.”Official page
   • “Applicants must be an active duty military service member or spouse of an active duty military service member, or any honorably discharged veteran who has been discharged not more than 2 years before application.”Official page
   • “If you believe that you qualify for the waiver, complete the military waiver form along with your application and provide the required documents listed below.”Official page
   • “Pay all applicable fees in full.”Official page
   • “Waiver must be submitted the same day as your application.”Official page

   License fee

   “RN/LPN Exam and Licensure $300”The fee page shows no date. We read it Nov 11, 2026.Official page

   Exam fee

   “LNA Exam $50”The fee page shows no date. We read it Nov 11, 2026.Official page

   Most the board may charge under state law:

   • “The board by formal vote at its annual meeting shall establish fees not to exceed the following amounts:”Official page
   • “Initial application for license as a registered nurse, $150.”Official page
   • “Issuing a license to an applicant to become a licensed nursing assistant or licensed health aide, $50.”Official page
   • “Writing the national council licensing examination for the first time, $150.”Official page
   • “Initial application for license as a practical nurse, $150.”Official page

   Other fees listed

   • “CNA Exam $0”The fee page shows no date. We read it Nov 11, 2026.Official page
   • “Background Check $50”The fee page shows no date. We read it Nov 11, 2026.Official page
   • “ALL FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE”Official page

   Board’s official site Checked Nov 11, 2026

4. Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of EMS & Trauma System (BEMSTS)

   Jobs: EMT, Advanced EMT, Paramedic

   Official text

   How to ask for the waiver

   Not on the pages we checked.

   How to apply

   “Applications for EMCT certification and recertification are submitted through the BEMSTS EMS & Trauma Portal: ems.azdhs.gov.”Official page

   Board’s official site Checked Nov 11, 2026

5. Arizona Barbering and Cosmetology Board

   Jobs: Cosmetologist, Nail technician, Aesthetician, Hairstylist, Barber, Eyelash technician

   We couldn’t check this board’s own waiver page. Ask the board for the fee waiver under A.R.S. 41-1080.01. Board’s official site

   Official text

   Most the board may charge under state law:

   • “The board shall establish and collect fees not to exceed the following:”Official page
   • “Application for initial personal license, a onetime fee of $80.”Official page

   More official text

   • “The barbering and cosmetology board is established”Official page
   • “The board or a national professional organization for barbering or cosmetology, or both, that is selected by the board shall administer written and practical examinations”Official page

   Board’s official site Checked Nov 11, 2026

6. Arizona State Board of Pharmacy

   Jobs: Pharmacy technician trainee

   We couldn’t check this board’s own waiver page. Ask the board for the fee waiver under A.R.S. 41-1080.01. Board’s official site

   Official text

   Most the board may charge under state law:

   • “An applicant to register as a pharmacy technician trainee shall submit with the application a fee prescribed by the board that does not exceed $25.”Official page

   Board’s official site Checked Nov 11, 2026

7. Arizona State Board of Massage Therapy

   Jobs: Licensed massage therapist

   We couldn’t check this board’s own waiver page. Ask the board for the fee waiver under A.R.S. 41-1080.01. Board’s official site

   Official text

   Most the board may charge under state law:

   • “The board shall establish and collect nonrefundable fees that do not exceed the following:”Official page
   • “To apply for an original license, two hundred fifty dollars.”Official page

   Board’s official site Checked Nov 11, 2026

8. Arizona Registrar of Contractors

   Jobs: Residential contractor, Specialty residential contractor

   We couldn’t check this board’s own waiver page. Ask the board for the fee waiver under A.R.S. 41-1080.01. Board’s official site

   Official text

   Most the board may charge under state law:

   • “Application and license fees for an original biennial license:”Official page
   • “(a) For general residential contracting and subclassifications of general residential contracting, not more than $500.”Official page
   • “(d) For specialty residential contracting, not more than $350.”Official page

   Board’s official site Checked Nov 11, 2026

9. Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners

   Jobs: Dental assistant (radiography)

   We couldn’t check this board’s own waiver page. Ask the board for the fee waiver under A.R.S. 41-1080.01. Board’s official site

   Official text

   More official text

   • “A dental assistant may expose radiographs for dental diagnostic purposes”Official page
   • “if the assistant has passed an examination approved by the board.”Official page

   Board’s official site Checked Nov 11, 2026