Fees shall be paid to, and collected by, the commissioner, as follows:

(a) The fee for filing an application for approval of a sale under this division shall be two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).

(b) The fee for filing an application for approval of a merger under this division shall be two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).

(c) (1) The fee for filing an application for approval of a conversion under this division shall be five thousand dollars ($5,000).

(2) The fee for issuing a certificate of authority or license under subdivision (a) of Section 4928 or subdivision (a) of Section 4948 shall be two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).

(d) The fee for issuing a certificate of authority or license under any other provision of this division shall be twenty-five dollars ($25).

(e) The fee for issuing a certificate under Section 4862, 4879.17, 4891, 4930, or 4952 shall be twenty-five dollars ($25).

(f) In case the commissioner makes an examination in connection with a pending application, as described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6) the applicant shall pay a fee for the examination in the sum of seventy-five dollars ($75) per hour for each examiner engaged in the examination plus, if in the opinion of the commissioner it is necessary for any examiner engaged in the examination to travel outside this state, the travel expenses of the examiner.

(1) Examination of the selling depository corporation in connection with a pending application for approval of a sale of a whole business unit (as defined in Section 4840) under Article 2 (commencing with Section 4845) of Chapter 3.

(2) Examination of the partial business unit (as defined in Section 4840) to be sold and any related affairs of the selling depository corporation in connection with a pending application for approval of a sale of a partial business unit (as defined in Section 4840) under Article 2 (commencing with Section 4845) of Chapter 3.

(3) Examination of the purchasing depository corporation in connection with a pending application for approval of a sale of a whole business unit (as defined in Section 4880) under Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 4876.01) of Chapter 3 or of a partial business unit (as defined in Section 4880) under Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 4878.01) of Chapter 3.

(4) Examination of the surviving depository corporation in connection with a pending application for approval of a merger under Article 4 (commencing with Section 4908.01) of Chapter 4.

(5) Examination of the disappearing depository corporation in connection with a pending application for approval of a merger under Article 1 (commencing with Section 4880) or Article 2 (commencing with Section 4895.01) of Chapter 4.

(6) Examination of the converting depository corporation in connection with a pending application for approval of a conversion under Article 1 (commencing with Section 4920) or Article 2 (commencing with Section 4940) of Chapter 5.

(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 404, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2004.)