Section R9-14-608. Installment Payment of Fees by Small Businesses

A.      A licensee may, for license renewal, pay the fees calculated under R9-14-607(A)(1), (3), and (4) to the Department in 12 or fewer installments if the laboratory owner is a small business.

B.       A licensee who desires to make payments in installments as described in subsection (A) shall indicate this on the applica- tion for license renewal and shall indicate a monthly, bimonthly, or quarterly schedule for the payments, which shall result in full payment within 12 or fewer months.

C.      A licensee making installment payments shall submit the first installment to the Department along with the application for license renewal and the application fee calculated under R9- 14-607(A)(2), and each subsequent installment on a monthly, bimonthly, or quarterly basis, as indicated on the application, or until the fees are paid in full, whichever comes first.

D.      A licensee shall ensure that each installment payment is:

1.        Paid by the first day of the month in which it is due; and

2.        At least equal to the amount calculated by dividing the total fees due under R9-14-607(A)(1), (3), and (4) by the number of payments indicated on the application for license renewal.

E.       If a licensee fails to submit an installment within seven days after its due date, the Department shall charge a $50 fee for processing the late payment.

F.       If a licensee fails to submit an installment within 30 days after its due date, the Department may initiate action under A.R.S. § 36-495.09.

Historical Note

Adopted effective August 16, 1985 (Supp. 85-4). Former Section R9-14-608 repealed, new Section R9-14-608 adopted effective December 20, 1991 (Supp. 91-4). Sec- tion citation corrected in preceding historical note; Sec- tion R9-14-608 renumbered to R9-14-609; new Section R9-14-608 renumbered from R9-14-607 and amended effective June 20, 1997 (Supp. 97-2). Former Section R9- 14-608 renumbered to R9-14-610; new Section R9-14- 608 adopted by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 184, effec- tive December 15, 2000 (Supp. 00-4). Amended by final

rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 4798, effective December 5,

2006 (Supp. 06-4).