6. a. The contractor shall pay an initial annual non-refundable registration fee of $500 to the commissioner. The non-refundable registration fee for the second annual registration shall be $500. Upon successful completion of two consecutive years of registration, a contractor may elect to register for a two-year period and pay a non-refundable registration fee of $750.

b. A contractor who is performing public work on the effective date of this act shall submit the registration application form and fee to the commissioner within 30 days of the effective date of this act.

c. Registration fees collected pursuant to this act shall be applied toward the enforcement and administration costs of the Division of Workplace Standards, Office of Wage and Hour Compliance, Public Contracts section and Registration section within the department.

L.1999,c.238,s.6; amended 2003, c.91., s.3; 2021, c.423, s.2.