§ 26.1-01-07 — Fees chargeable by commissioner

1. The commissioner shall charge and collect the following fees:
a. For filing articles of incorporation, or copies, or amendments thereof, fifty dollars.
b. For each original certificate of authority issued upon admittance and for each
annual renewal thereof, one hundred fifty dollars and for amendment to certificate
of authority, or certified copy thereof, one hundred dollars. For each annual
renewal for county mutuals, one hundred fifty dollars.
c. For issuing an annual reciprocal exchange license, the same fees as those
applicable to the issuance of a certificate of authority in subsection 2.
d. For filing an annual report of a fraternal benefit society, and issuing a license or
permit to the society, and for each renewal thereof, one hundred dollars.
e. For filing of articles of merger, or copies thereof, fifty dollars.
f. For filing an annual statement for a county mutual, fifty dollars. For filing an
annual statement for a life settlement provider, one hundred dollars. For filing an
annual statement, one hundred dollars.
g. For filing the abstract of the annual statement of any insurance company for
publication, fifty dollars.
h. For an official examination, the expenses of the examination at the rate adopted
by the department. The rates must be reasonably related to the direct and indirect
costs of the examination, including actual travel expenses, including hotel and
other living expenses, compensation of the examiner and other persons making
the examination, and necessary attendant administrative costs of the department
directly related to the examination and must be paid by the examined insurer
together with compensation upon presentation by the department to the insurer of
a detailed account of the charges and expenses after a detailed statement has
been filed by the examiner and approved by the department.
i. For issuing a certificate to a domestic insurance company showing a compliance
with the compulsory reserve provisions of this title and the maintenance of proper
security deposits and for any renewal of the certificate, twenty-five dollars.
j. For a written licensee's examination not administered by the office of the
commissioner under a contract with a testing service, the actual cost of the
examination, subject to approval of the commissioner, which must be paid to the
testing service.
k. For issuing a surplus lines insurance producer's or insurance consultant's license,
one hundred dollars. For each annual renewal of a surplus lines insurance
producer's or insurance consultant's license, twenty-five dollars.
l. For issuing an insurance producer's license, one hundred dollars.
m. For issuing a duplicate of any license or registration issued under this title, ten
dollars.
n. For each insurance company appointment and renewal of an appointment of an
insurance producer, twenty-five dollars.
o. For each company application for admission, five hundred dollars, except
applications for admission for county mutual, fraternal benefit, and surplus lines
companies must be one hundred dollars.
p. For issuing a license and each annual renewal of a license to an insurance
premium finance company, one hundred dollars.
q. For examining or investigating an insurance premium finance company, the
actual expense and per diem incurred; but the per diem charge may not exceed
fifty dollars.
r. For issuing and each annual renewal of a license to an advisory organization, fifty
dollars.

s. For filing an individual insurance producer licensing continuation, twenty-five
dollars.
t. For services provided by the state fire marshal.
u. For an initial application for multiple employer welfare arrangements, five hundred
dollars. For each annual renewal, one hundred dollars.
v. For an initial application for a life settlement provider, one hundred dollars. For
each annual renewal, twenty-five dollars.
w. For a life settlement broker application, an initial broker license fee of
one hundred dollars. For each annual renewal, twenty-five dollars.
x. For issuing an individual resident or nonresident public adjuster license,
one hundred dollars. For each biennial renewal, twenty-five dollars.
y. For issuing a business entity public adjuster license, one hundred dollars. For
each biennial renewal, twenty-five dollars.
z. For issuing a license or certificate for a life or health insurance administrator, two
hundred fifty dollars. For each annual renewal, one hundred dollars.
aa. For the initial application fee for a pharmacy benefit manager, an amount
determined by the commissioner, which may not exceed ten thousand dollars.
For each annual renewal, an amount to be determined by the commissioner,
which may not exceed ten thousand dollars.
2. Nonprofit health service corporations and health maintenance organizations are
subject to the same fees as any other insurance company. County mutual insurance
companies and benevolent societies are liable only for the fees mentioned in
subdivisions b, f, g, h, and n of subsection 1.
3. If an amount of a fee, penalty, or interest has been paid which was not due under this
section, a refund may be issued to the individual who made the erroneous payment.
The refund is allowed as a cash refund, at the discretion of the commissioner. The
individual who made the erroneous payment shall present a claim for refund to the
commissioner not later than two years after the due date of the fee for the period for
which the erroneous payment was made.