---
kind: "section"
citation: "13 C.F.R. § 127.353"
title: "13"
number: "127.353"
heading: "May third-party certifiers charge a fee?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/13/127.353"
---

# §127.353. May third-party certifiers charge a fee?

- (a) Third-party certifiers may charge a reasonable fee, but must notify applicants first, in writing, that SBA offers certification for free.
- (b) The method of notification and the language that will be used for this notification must be approved by SBA. The third-party certifier may not change its method or the language without SBA approval.

## Notes

### Amendments

[85 FR 27662, May 11, 2020]

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 632, 634(b)(6), 637(m), 644 and 657r.

### Source

Source: 75 FR 62282, Oct. 7, 2010, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[85 FR 27662, May 11, 2020]