(a) The division shall fix and collect all fees necessary to cover the cost to the division of administering this part. Fees shall be charged to a person or entity receiving the division’s services as provided by this part, as set out in regulations adopted pursuant to this part, including, but not limited to, approvals, determinations, certifications and recertifications, receipt and review of certificates, and inspections. In fixing the amount of these fees, the division may include direct costs and a reasonable percentage attributable to the indirect costs of the division for administering this part. Notwithstanding Section 6103 of the Government Code, the division may collect these fees from the state or any county, city, district, or other political subdivision.
(b) All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Occupational Safety and Health Fund to support the Permanent Amusement Ride Safety Inspection Program.
(c) Whenever a person owning or having custody, management, or operation of a permanent amusement ride fails to pay any fee required under this part within 60 days after the date of notification by the division, the division shall assess a penalty equal to 100 percent of the initial fee. For purposes of this section, the date of the invoice fixing the fee shall be considered the date of notification.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 225. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018