(1) Every applicant for initial or renewal registration and every person making a notice filing as required by § 23-42-301(c) shall pay a filing fee of: Three hundred dollars ($300) in the case of a broker-dealer;
(2) Seventy-five dollars ($75.00) in the case of an agent, of which twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be designated as special revenues and shall be deposited into the Securities Department Fund;
(3) Three hundred dollars ($300) in the case of an investment adviser;
(4) Seventy-five dollars ($75.00) in the case of a representative, of which twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be designated as special revenues and shall be deposited into the Securities Department Fund;
(5) Fifty dollars ($50.00) in the case of a branch office, of which the entire amount shall be designated as special revenues and deposited into the Securities Department Fund; and
(6) Three hundred dollars ($300) in the case of an exempt reporting adviser or investment adviser to a private fund that complies with exemption requirements.
(7) After an application for registration has been processed, in whole or in part, any filing fee shall be nonrefundable.
(8) The State Securities Department is hereby authorized to promulgate such rules necessary to administer the fees, rates, tolls, or charges for services established by this section and § 23-42-404 and is directed to prescribe and collect such fees, rates, tolls, or charges for the services by the department in such manner as may be necessary to support the programs of the department as directed by the Governor and the General Assembly.