516E.3 - FILING AND FEE REQUIREMENTS.

        516E.3  FILING AND FEE REQUIREMENTS.         1.  Service companies.         a.  A service contract shall not be issued, sold, or offered      for sale in this state unless a true and correct copy of the service      contract, and the service company's reimbursement insurance policy,      if applicable, have been filed with the commissioner by the service      company.         b.  A service company shall file a consent to service of      process on the commissioner, and such other information as the      commissioner requires, annually with the commissioner no later than      the first day of August.  If the first day of August falls on a      weekend or a holiday, the date for filing shall be the next business      day.  In addition to the annual filing, the service company shall      promptly file copies of any amended documents if material amendments      have been made in the materials on file with the commissioner.  If an      annual filing is made after the first of August and sales have      occurred during the period when the service company was in      noncompliance with this section, the commissioner shall assess an      additional filing fee that is two times the amount normally required      for an annual filing.  A fee shall not be charged for interim filings      made to keep the materials filed with the division current and      accurate.  The annual filing shall be accompanied by a filing fee      determined by the commissioner which shall be sufficient to defray      the costs of administering this chapter.         c.  A service company shall promptly file the following      information with the commissioner:         (1)  A change in the name or ownership of the service company.         (2)  The termination of the service company's business.         The service company is not required to submit a fee as part of      this filing.         2.  Providers.         a.  A provider shall file a consent to service of process on      the commissioner, a notice with the name and ownership of the      provider, and such other information as the commissioner requires,      annually with the commissioner no later than August 1.  If August 1      falls on a weekend or a holiday, the date for filing shall be the      next business day.  In addition to the annual filing, the provider      shall promptly file copies of any amended documents if material      amendments have been made in the materials on file with the      commissioner.  If an annual filing is made after August 1 and sales      have occurred during the period when the provider was in      noncompliance with this section, the commissioner shall assess an      additional filing fee that is two times the amount normally required      for an annual filing.  A fee shall not be charged for interim filings      made to keep the materials filed with the division current and      accurate.  The annual filing shall be accompanied by a filing fee in      the amount of one hundred dollars.         b.  A provider shall promptly file the following information      with the commissioner:         (1)  A change in the name or ownership of the provider.         (2)  The termination of the provider's business.         A provider is not required to submit a fee as part of this filing.      
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         85 Acts, ch 45, §3         CS85, §321I.3         90 Acts, ch 1145, § 3; 98 Acts, ch 1189, §1; 2000 Acts, ch 1147,      §4, 5, 15         C2001, §516E.3         2005 Acts, ch 70, §27; 2006 Acts, ch 1117, §81, 82; 2007 Acts, ch      137, §16         Referred to in § 516E.15