Filing fee.

(a) A person who files a fund claim under AS 06.60.570 shall pay the department a filing fee of $250 when the person files the fund claim. (b) The department shall refund the filing fee required under this section if the (1) department makes an award to the claimant; (2) fund claim is dismissed under AS 06.60.610 ; or (3) fund claim is withdrawn by the claimant before the office of administrative hearings ( AS 44.64.010 ) holds a hearing on the fund claim.