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. (a) All licenses, permits, tags, reservations, and other
entitlements authorized by this code shall be prepared and issued by
the department.
(b) The commission shall determine the form of all licenses,
permits, tags, reservations, and other entitlements and the method of
carrying and displaying all licenses, and may require and prescribe
the form of applications therefor and the form of any contrivance to
be used in connection therewith, except for those programs where the
department has fee-setting authority, in which case the department
shall retain that authority.
(c) Whenever this code provides for a permit, license, tag,
reservation, application, or other entitlement, the commission, in
accordance with the provision, shall prescribe the terms and
conditions under which the permit, license, tag, reservation,
application, or other entitlement shall be issued, except for those
programs where the department has fee-setting authority, in which
case the department shall retain that authority. The department shall
issue the permit, license, tag, reservation, application, or other
entitlement in accordance therewith and with the applicable
provisions of law.
(d) Except for fees set by the department pursuant to subdivision
(e), whenever this code does not specify whether a fee is to be
collected, or does not specify the amount of a fee to be collected,
or does not expressly prohibit the adjustment of statutorily imposed
fees by the commission by reference to this section for the issuance
of any license, tag, permit, application, reservation, or other
entitlement, the commission may establish a fee or the amount thereof
by regulation. The commission may also provide for the change in the
amount of the fee in accordance with Section 713. Fees established
by the commission shall be in an amount sufficient to recover all
reasonable administrative and implementation costs of the department
and commission relating to the program with regard to which the fee
is paid. The commission may establish a fee structure that provides
for the phasing in of new fees leading up to full cost recovery for
the department and commission, provided that full cost recovery is
achieved within five years of the establishment of the fee.
(e) The department may establish fees and may adjust statutorily
imposed fees by regulation for the filings, permits, determinations,
or other department actions described in Section 711.4, 1002, or
1609. The department also may provide for the change in the amount of
the fee in accordance with Section 713. Fees established by the
department shall be in an amount sufficient to recover all reasonable
administrative and implementation costs of the department relating
to the program with regard to which the fee is paid. The department
may establish a fee structure that provides for the phasing in of new
fees leading up to full cost recovery for the department, provided
that full cost recovery is achieved within five years of the
establishment of the fee.
(f) Whenever this code provides for a license, tag, permit,
reservation, or other entitlement, the commission or department, as
applicable, may establish a nonrefundable application fee, not to
exceed seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) sufficient to pay the
department's costs for issuing the license, tag, permit, reservation,
or other entitlement and may adjust the application fee in
accordance with Section 713.