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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. PILOT PROJECT FOR REFUND OF PROCESSING FEES. 1 2 1. As used in this section: 1 3 a. "Customer" means a person paying a processing fee as 1 4 part of an application for the issuance of a license or permit 1 5 or for the filing of a document by a participating agency as 1 6 provided in paragraph "c". 1 7 b. "Participating agency" means the state department of 1 8 transportation, the department of natural resources, or the 1 9 office of secretary of state that elects to participate in the 1 10 pilot project as provided in subsection 2. 1 11 c. "Processing fee" means a fee that is required to be 1 12 paid to a participating agency as follows: 1 13 (1) The state department of transportation for issuing a 1 14 renewal or duplicate of a nonoperator's identification card or 1 15 a driver's license pursuant to chapter 321. 1 16 (2) The department of natural resources for issuing a 1 17 stormwater discharge permit pursuant to section 455B.103A. 1 18 (3) The office of secretary of state for filing a document 1 19 for which a fee is required pursuant to section 490.122, 1 20 subsection 1, paragraphs "a" and "s", and section 504A.85, 1 21 subsections 1 and 9. 1 22 2. A participating agency may establish a pilot project 1 23 for the refund of all or a portion of processing fees paid by 1 24 customers. The following shall apply to a participating 1 25 agency: 1 26 a. The participating agency shall refund all or a portion 1 27 of a processing fee to a customer if the participating agency 1 28 fails to issue a license or permit or file a document for 1 29 which the customer paid a processing fee in a manner and 1 30 within a period of time customary for issuing similar licenses 1 31 or permits or filing similar documents. 1 32 b. The participating agency is not required to refund any 1 33 amount of a processing fee if the failure to issue a license 1 34 or permit or file a document is primarily caused by the 1 35 customer, including the customer's failure to comply with 2 1 legal requirements, furnish a completed application or 2 2 document, or cooperate with the participating agency as 2 3 required by the participating agency. 2 4 3. Each participating agency shall adopt rules pursuant to 2 5 chapter 17A necessary in order to administer this section. 2 6 4. The decision of a participating agency not to issue a 2 7 refund is a final agency action and is not subject to a 2 8 contested case proceeding or further agency review pursuant to 2 9 chapter 17A. 2 10 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of 2 11 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 2 12 EXPLANATION 2 13 This bill establishes a pilot project involving the refund 2 14 of moneys paid to the state department of transportation for 2 15 issuing driver's licenses or nonoperator's identification 2 16 card, the department of natural resources for issuing 2 17 stormwater discharge permits, and the office of secretary of 2 18 state for filing corporate documents. The bill provides that 2 19 a member of the public ("customer") who pays a fee to a 2 20 participating agency for the issuance of a driver's license or 2 21 nonoperator's identification card, a stormwater discharge 2 22 permit, or the filing of corporate documents may be refunded 2 23 all or a portion of the fee if the participating agency fails 2 24 to issue the license or permit or file the document in a 2 25 manner and within a period of time customary for issuing 2 26 similar licenses or permits or filing similar documents. 2 27 The bill provides that a participating agency is not 2 28 required to refund any amount of the fee, if the failure to 2 29 issue a license or permit or file a document is primarily 2 30 caused by the customer. 2 31 The bill provides that the decision of a participating 2 32 agency to issue a refund is a final agency action and is not 2 33 subject to a contested case proceeding pursuant to Code 2 34 chapter 17A. 2 35 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 3 1 LSB 5505XS 78 3 2 da/gg/8
Text: SF02231 Text: SF02233 Text: SF02200 - SF02299 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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