If a license application is either returned or withdrawn, which fee will NOT be refunded to the applicant?

The correct answer is that the application processing fee will NOT be refunded to the applicant if the license application is returned or withdrawn. This fee is typically charged to cover the administrative costs associated with reviewing and processing the application. Since it represents a service that has already been rendered—regardless of the outcome of the application—they do not return this fee once the processing has begun.

In contrast, both the biennial license fee and the recovery fund assessment may be refunded under certain circumstances, such as if an application is withdrawn before any significant processing has taken place. Therefore, the application processing fee stands out as the fee that is non-refundable in these situations.