§ 23-42-304 - Filing fees -- Rules and regulations.

23-42-304. Filing fees -- Rules and regulations.

(a) Every applicant for initial or renewal registration and every person making a notice filing as required by 23-42-301(c) shall pay a filing fee of:

(1) Three hundred dollars ($300) in the case of a broker-dealer;

(2) Seventy-five dollars ($75.00) in the case of an agent, of which twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be designated as special revenues and shall be deposited into the Securities Department Fund;

(3) Three hundred dollars ($300) in the case of an investment adviser;

(4) Seventy-five dollars ($75.00) in the case of a representative, of which twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be designated as special revenues and shall be deposited into the Securities Department Fund; and

(5) Fifty dollars ($50.00) in the case of a branch office, of which the entire amount shall be designated as special revenues and deposited into the Securities Department Fund.

(b) After an application for registration has been processed, in whole or in part, any filing fee shall be nonrefundable.

(c) The State Securities Department is hereby authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations necessary to administer the fees, rates, tolls, or charges for services established by 23-42-304 and 23-42-404 and is directed to prescribe and collect such fees, rates, tolls, or charges for the services by the department in such manner as may be necessary to support the programs of the department as directed by the Governor and the General Assembly.