Payment of fees; receipt; deposit; exemptions.

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 801-206

in effect

Sec. 801-206. - Payment of fees; receipt; deposit; exemptions. (a) Prior to the issuance or renewal of a license, the applicant shall pay all fees required by this Code, as follows: (1) The license fee for the entire term of the license; and (2) For all licenses that relate to real estate, any applicable zoning, building, or fire code inspection fees. (b) Whenever a license is not issued at the time of application, the applicant shall pay the fee in advance, and the license administrator shall issue a receipt to the applicant for the fee and all other required charges. The receipt shall not be construed as approval of the application. (c) Except where otherwise expressly provided, all fees and other charges collected by the license administrator under Title IV of this Code shall be remitted to the office of finance and management for deposit in the fire service district fund of the city as miscellaneous revenues, and shall be deemed a reimbursement to the city for its expenses in the issuance of licenses and the enforcement of the provisions of this Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all fire inspection fees collected by the license administrator for inspections conducted by the Indianapolis Fire Department shall be remitted to the office of finance and management for deposit in the fire service district fund. (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the license administrator may issue licenses to any not-for-profit organization to conduct a licensed business for a public, charitable, educational, literary, fraternal, religious or other not-for-profit purpose, without the licensee having to pay any license fee or other charges required by this Code. (G.O. 183, 1997, § 1; G.O. 36, 2006, § 3; G.O. 63, 2009, § 101; G.O. 25, 2010, § 15)

Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIVBUCORELI_CH801GEPRRELI_ARTIILIPR_S801-206PAFEREDEEXFetched: 10/27/2026