Sec.23-4-14. Applications for rentals; cancellations; insurance

(a) An application for rental shall be made on a form furnished by the Commissioner and shall provide all of the information requested therein. The Commissioner shall not process an application that does not contain all such requested information.

(b) For each date that the premises in question is available for rental under Section 23-4-10, the Commissioner shall process completed applications in the order in which they are received. The Commissioner may deny an application because the premises that the applicant wants to rent have already been rented or because the application is inconsistent with any provision of Sections 23-4-7 through 23-4-22, inclusive.

(c) If the Commissioner approves an application, it shall be deemed granted on the date approved. An application approved by the Commissioner shall, with any approval deemed necessary by the Attorney General, be a binding contract between the applicant and the Commissioner. After the Commissioner has approved an application, the parties may amend its provisions in any manner not inconsistent with Sections 23-4-7 through 23-4-22, inclusive, or with any other pertinent law.

(d) The Commissioner shall not approve an application for rental unless it is accompanied by a certified check, a bank check or other means approved by the Commissioner, payable to the Department in the amount of 50 per cent of the rental fee specified in Section 23-4-11.

(e) Sixty days before a scheduled event, the renter shall deliver to the Department a certified check, a bank check or other means approved by the Commissioner, in the amount of (1) 50 per cent of such rental fee plus (2) $500 to constitute security against damage to the rented premises or other portion of the Park resulting from the event. If the renter fails to deliver payment in accordance with this subsection the Department shall cancel the scheduled event and the renter shall not be entitled to a refund of any fees already paid.

(f) If the renter cancels the rental in writing no later than 180 days before the scheduled event, the Department will return to the canceling renter 100 per cent of that portion of the rental fee which he or she has paid, less $200 for processing, and 100 per cent of any security against damage which he or she has paid. If the renter cancels the rental later than 180 days before the scheduled event, the Department will return to him or her 100 percent of any security against damage, which he or she has paid. If the Commissioner cancels the rental under Subsection 23-4-17 or for any other reason authorized by law, the Department will return to the renter 100 percent any damage deposit he or she has paid.

(Adopted effective July 26, 1999; Amended June 29, 2007)