Subd. 1. Renewal fees.

1. (a) Each agent licensed pursuant to section 60K.03 shall pay in accordance with the procedure adopted by the commissioner a renewal fee as prescribed by subdivision 2.
2. (b) Every agent, corporation, limited liability company, and partnership renewal license is valid for a period of 24 months. The commissioner may stagger the implementation of the 24-month licensing program so that approximately one-half of the licenses will expire on October 31 of each even-numbered year and the other half on October 31 of each odd-numbered year. Those licensees who will receive a 12-month license on November 1, 1994, because of the staggered implementation schedule, will pay for the license a fee reduced by an amount equal to one-half the fee for renewal of the license.
3. (c) Persons whose applications have been properly and timely filed who have not received notice of denial of renewal are approved for renewal and may continue to transact business whether or not the renewed license has been received on or before November 1. Applications for renewal of a license are timely filed if received by the commissioner on or before October 15 of the year due, on forms duly executed and accompanied by appropriate fees. An application mailed is considered timely filed if addressed to the commissioner, with proper postage, and postmarked by October 15.

Subd. 2. Licensing fees.

1. (a) In addition to the fees and charges provided for examinations, each agent licensed pursuant to section 60K.03 shall pay to the commissioner:

   1. (1) a fee of $80 per license for an initial license issued to an individual agent, and a fee of $80 for each renewal;
   2. (2) a fee of $200 for an initial license issued to a partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, and a fee of $150 for each renewal;
   3. (3) a fee of $75 for an initial amendment (variable annuity) to a license, and a fee of $50 for each renewal; and
   4. (4) a fee of $500 for an initial surplus lines agent's license, and a fee of $500 for each renewal.
2. (b) Persons whose applications have been properly and timely filed who have not received notice of denial of renewal are approved for renewal and may continue to transact business whether or not the renewed license has been received on or before November 1 of the renewal year. Applications for renewal of a license are timely filed if received by the commissioner on or before the 15th day preceding the license renewal date of the applicant on forms duly executed and accompanied by appropriate fees. An application mailed is considered timely filed if addressed to the commissioner, with proper postage, and postmarked on or before the 15th day preceding the licensing renewal date of the applicant.
3. (c) Initial licenses issued under this section must be valid for a period not to exceed two years. The commissioner shall assign an expiration date to each initial license so that approximately one-half of all licenses expire each year. Each initial license must expire on October 31 of the expiration year assigned by the commissioner.
4. (d) All fees shall be retained by the commissioner and are nonreturnable, except that an overpayment of any fee must be refunded upon proper application.

Subd. 3. Initial license expiration; fee reduction.

If an initial license issued under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), expires less than 12 months after issuance, the license fee must be reduced by an amount equal to one-half the fee for a renewal of the license.

* NOTE: This section is repealed by Laws 2001, chapter 117, article *1, section 28, effective July 1, 2002. Laws 2001, chapter 117, article *1, section 29.