15. a. The director shall by rule or regulation establish, prescribe or change the fees for licenses, renewals of licenses or other services. Licenses shall expire one year from the date of issue unless the holder thereof shall, 30 days before such expiration, pay to the director a renewal fee accompanied by a renewal application on a form prescribed by the director.

b. The director’s fees established, prescribed or changed pursuant to this section shall be established, prescribed or changed to such extent as shall be necessary to defray all proper expenses incurred by the director and any staff employed to administer this act; but such fees shall not be fixed at a level that will raise amounts in excess of the amount estimated to be so required.

c. All fees and any fines imposed by the director shall be paid to the director and shall be forwarded by the director to the State Treasurer and become part of the General Fund.

d. There shall be annually appropriated to the Department of Law and Public Safety for the use of the director such sums as shall be necessary to implement and effectuate the provisions of this act.

L.1981, c.311, s.15; amended 1993, c.365, s.9; 2010, c.87, s.33.