R920-4-4. Fees for Filing Applications; Exceptions

  (1) An application for a Special Event Permit shall be accompanied by the appropriate nonrefundable review fees as listed within the Department fee schedule. The fees are imposed as a regulatory measure and are charged only to defray the expenses of processing the application, reviewing for acceptability, and monitoring the event to ensure conformity with the intent expressed in Section R920-4-1 above.

  (2) Any Special Event Permit not received by the deadline in subsection (2) of R920-4-3 shall be accompanied with a nonrefundable expedited review fee as listed within the Department fee schedule. Payment of the expedited fee does not guarantee that the Department will process the application.

  (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to:

  (a) A Special Event Permit sought by a Local Government if the Local Government is responsible for the supervision and safety of the Special Road Use.

  (b) An application for a Special Event Permit for Free Speech Road Use if the Applicant demonstrates, by sufficient evidence, that the payment of the fee would affect the ability of the Applicant to provide for the necessities of life. If an Applicant is an organization, the Department may require proof that the organization's membership is similarly unable to pay.

  (4) Subsection (2) does not apply to a Special Event Permit for a Short-Notice Free Speech Road Use. An application for a Special Event Permit for a Short-Notice Free Speech Road Use shall pay the nonrefundable fee specified in subsection (1), unless one of the exceptions in subsection (3) also applies.