Section 101187
APPLICATION/ANNUAL FEES
(a) An applicant or licensee shall be charged application/annual fees as specified
in Health and Safety Code Section 1596.803.
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- (1) Health and Safety Code Section 1596.803 reads in pertinent part:
- (a)
- (1) A fee adjusted by facility and capacity shall be charged by
the department for the issuance of an original license to operate
a child day care facility or for processing any application therefor.
After initial licensure, the fee shall be charged by the department
annually. The amount of the fee is for the purpose of financing a
portion of the application and annual processing costs and the activities
specified in subdivision (b). The fee shall be assessed as follows:
- Fee Schedule
| Facility Type |
Capacity |
Original Application |
Annual Fee |
| Day Care Centers |
1 -30 |
$100 |
$100 |
|
31 -60 |
$200 |
$200 |
|
61 -75 |
$250 |
$250 |
|
76 -90 |
$300 |
$300 |
|
91 - 120 |
$400 |
$400 |
|
121 + |
$500 |
$500 |
- (2)
- (A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any licensee, including, but not
limited to, public agencies with more than one licensed facility shall
pay no more than five hundred dollars ($500) for the original application
and five hundred dollars ($500) for the annual fee if the capacity is
less than 1,000 children in the aggregate. Any licensee, including, but
not limited to, public agencies with more than one licensed facility shall
pay no more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the original application
and one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the annual fee if the capacity is
1,000 children or more in the aggregate.
- (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the fees provided for in paragraph
(1) shall also apply to any for-profit corporation, person, firm, association,
or partnership holding 25 or more day care center licenses
- (C). A child day care facility may use a bona fide business or personal
check to pay the license fee required under this section.
- (D) Failure to pay required license fees, including the finding of
insufficient funds to cover bona fide business or personal checks submitted
for this purpose, shall constitute grounds for denial of a license or
special permit or forfeiture of a license or special permit.
- (E) The department shall assess e fees on an annual basis and may set
time periods to spread the license's due dates throughout the year. The
fees shall be considered delinquent 30 days after the billing date.
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(b) When a licensee moves a child care center from one location to another, the
application fee shall be one-half of the original application amount for the capacity
specified above.
- (1) To receive the reduced fee, the following shall apply:
- (A) The licensee has notified the Department before actually relocating
e child care center.
- (B) The child care center licensing category remains the same.
- (C) The fee is based on the capacity requested for the new location.
(c) The application and annual fees are nonrefundable except as specified in Section
101178(c).
NOTE: Authority cited: Section 1596.81, Health and Safety Code. Reference:
Sections 1596.72, 1596.73, 1596.803 and 1596.81, Health and Safety Code.
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