Section 160-HH. Membership in the fund; registration with the department  


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  • 1.
      The  membership  of  the  fund shall be composed of all central dispatch
      facilities. Each central dispatch  facility  shall  be  required,  as  a
      condition  of  doing business within this state, to pay the department a
      two hundred dollar annual fee for the purpose of registering as a member
      of the fund and receiving a certificate of registration. Such sums shall
      be used by the department for the administration of  this  article.  The
      initial  registration  fee  shall be due no later than ninety days after
      the effective date of this article. The department shall have the  power
      to  assess  an  additional  fee  against  each  registrant in the amount
      necessary to provide it with sufficient funds to cover its  expenses  in
      performing  its  duties  pursuant  to this article. The department shall
      provide the fund with an updated list of registrants on a monthly basis.
        2. All central dispatch facilities shall be required, as  a  condition
      of  obtaining  or  retaining  their  license  from  the  local licensing
      authority, if any, to (a) be members of the fund; (b) be registered with
      the department as members of the fund;  and  (c)  submit  to  the  local
      licensing  authority  a copy of its certificate of registration as proof
      of such membership and registration.
        3. Within sixty days of the effective date of this article, the  board
      of  the fund shall, on the basis of information from trade papers, local
      licensing authorities and other sources, identify the  central  dispatch
      facilities  subject to this article and, on a regular and ongoing basis,
      confirm that all  such  entities  have  registered  in  accordance  with
      subdivision one of this section.
        4.  The  fund shall, within seventy-five days of the effective date of
      this article, provide to its members a copy  of  the  proposed  plan  of
      operation  filed  with  the  department  and shall inform its members of
      their rights and duties pursuant to this article.