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• • • Liquor Licensing (4) Refunds. No refund of any fee shall be made except as authorized by state statute A refund of a pro rata share of an annual license fee may occur only if authorized by M.S. 340A.408, Subd. 5, as it may be amended from time to time. UPDATED LANGUAGE § 701.05 GRANTING OF LICENSE. (1) Investigation, 1flitoat a lication #e a license, -applieatieR-4o transfer of existing license, the applicant -shall-pay, -with his- er her application, an investigation -fee-as conduct -a- eliminary background and financial ' - - - - _ - • - - - - ' - - The application, - at case, -shall--be made - -#erg- prescribed by -the-Bur-eau- sef--Cr-inlinal- Apprehension- al: dwith additional egaire. 44f4 cil deems it in the it shall so determine. 4n ef- the- applicant is necessary, investigation itsel€-through-1he criminal- nviestigatien-#er4he-investigation -Ne-.4icertse required, exceed $10,000. It shall be paid-- by-the The fees required under this section - shailbe payable by- he the license is ed. (1) Preliminary background and financial investigation. On an initial application for a license on an application for transfer of a license and, in the sound discretion of the council that it is in the public interest to do so, on an application for renewal of a license, the city shall conduct a preliminary background and financial investigation of the applicant or it may contract with the Commissioner of Public Safety for the investigation. The applicant shall pay with the application an investigation fee that is established in the city's fee schedule, which shall be in addition to any license fee. The results of the preliminary investigation shall be sent to the Commissioner of Public Safety if the application is for an on -sale liquor license or an on -sale wine license. (2) Comprehensive background and financial investigation. If the results of a preliminary investigation warrant, in the sound discretion of the council, a comprehensive background and financial investigation, the council may either conduct the investigation itself or contract with the Commissioner of Public Safety for the investigation. The investigation fee for this comprehensive background and financial investigation shall be the same amount as the fee established for the preliminary investigation, unless the investigation is required out of the state in which case the fee shall be '.10 000. The unused balance of the fee for a com • rehensive background and financial investigation shall be returned to the applicant whether or not the application is denied. The fee shall be paid by the applicant and in advance of any investigation and the amount actually expended on the investigation shall not be refundable in the event the application is denied. The results of the comprehensive investigation shall be sent to the Commissioner of Public Safety if the application is for an on -sale liquor license or an on -sale wine license. EXPLANATION: UPDATED LANGUAGE FROM MODEL CODE