160-HH - Membership in the fund; registration with the department.

§ 160-hh. Membership in the fund; registration with the department. 1.  The  membership  of  the  fund shall be composed of all central dispatch  facilities. Each central dispatch  facility  shall  be  required,  as  a  condition  of  doing business within this state, to pay the department a  two hundred dollar annual fee for the purpose of registering as a member  of the fund and receiving a certificate of registration. Such sums shall  be used by the department for the administration of  this  article.  The  initial  registration  fee  shall be due no later than ninety days after  the effective date of this article. The department shall have the  power  to  assess  an  additional  fee  against  each  registrant in the amount  necessary to provide it with sufficient funds to cover its  expenses  in  performing  its  duties  pursuant  to this article. The department shall  provide the fund with an updated list of registrants on a monthly basis.    2. All central dispatch facilities shall be required, as  a  condition  of  obtaining  or  retaining  their  license  from  the  local licensing  authority, if any, to (a) be members of the fund; (b) be registered with  the department as members of the fund;  and  (c)  submit  to  the  local  licensing  authority  a copy of its certificate of registration as proof  of such membership and registration.    3. Within sixty days of the effective date of this article, the  board  of  the fund shall, on the basis of information from trade papers, local  licensing authorities and other sources, identify the  central  dispatch  facilities  subject to this article and, on a regular and ongoing basis,  confirm that all  such  entities  have  registered  in  accordance  with  subdivision one of this section.    4.  The  fund shall, within seventy-five days of the effective date of  this article, provide to its members a copy  of  the  proposed  plan  of  operation  filed  with  the  department  and shall inform its members of  their rights and duties pursuant to this article.