(a) Investigation expenses incurred by the department in processing an application for licensure shall be charged to and paid by the applicant under AS 06.01.010. At the time of submitting the application to the commissioner, the applicant shall pay to the department $1,000 in partial payment of those investigation expenses incurred by the department.
(b) An applicant shall pay to the department at the time of submitting an application a sum, in addition to that specified in (a) of this section, of $500 for a single office license, or $2,000 for a multiple office license as an annual license fee for a period terminating on the last day of the current calendar year.
(c) The license fee required by this section is in place of the fee under AS 43.70 (Alaska Business License Act).