(a) The division shall fix and collect fees for the inspection of passenger tramways as it deems necessary to cover the costs of the division in administering this chapter. 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 chapter. The division shall not charge an inspection fee for inspections performed by certified insurance inspectors, but may charge a fee for processing the permit when issued by the division as a result of the inspection. Notwithstanding Section 6103 of the Government Code, the division may collect the fees authorized by this section from the state or any county, city, district, or other political subdivision.
(b) Whenever a person owning or having custody, management, or operation of a passenger tramway fails to pay any fee required under this chapter within 60 days after the date of notification by the division, the division shall assess a penalty fee 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. 209. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)