Section 68IAC2-1-2. Application fees

   (a) All fees shall be submitted to the commission in the form of a certified check or cashier's check made payable to the state of Indiana.

  (b) An applicant for an owner's license must pay a nonrefundable application fee in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) with Part I of the casino owner's license application.

  (c) The commission shall use the application fee to conduct the background investigation of an applicant. An investigation fee may be assessed to the extent that the cost of the background investigation relating to the applicant exceeds the application fee set forth in this rule. The applicant shall be advised by the executive director in writing that an investigation fee is required. The letter shall direct the applicant to remit an amount that the executive director has determined is necessary to complete the investigation. Once an applicant is directed to submit an investigation fee in excess of the fifty thousand dollar ($50,000) fee set forth in this rule, the investigative team conducting the investigation on that applicant shall not finalize the report on the applicant's suitability for licensure nor submit that report to the commission for consideration until the investigation fee is paid by the applicant.

  (d) In the event an assessed investigation fee exceeds the final cost of the investigation, the excess investigation fee shall be refunded to the applicant. In no event shall a portion of a remitted application fee be refunded.

  (e) If an applicant is allowed to withdraw its application or its application is denied before the background investigation is completed, the balance of the nonrefundable application fee shall be applied to the overall cost of the investigative process. (Indiana Gaming Commission; 68 IAC 2-1-2; filed Nov 10, 1994, 11:00 a.m.: 18 IR 482; readopted filed Oct 15, 2001, 4:34 p.m.: 25 IR 898; readopted filed Sep 14, 2007, 1:40 p.m.: 20071003-IR-068070354RFA; filed Dec 6, 2012, 2:32 p.m.: 20130102-IR-068110786FRA; readopted filed Nov 26, 2013, 3:58 p.m.: 20131225-IR-068130354RFA)