Sec. 20-453. Issuance, suspension and revocation of certificate.

      Sec. 20-453. Issuance, suspension and revocation of certificate. Upon receipt of a completed application and the appropriate fees, the department, upon authorization of the commission, shall: (1) Issue and deliver to the applicant a certificate of registration; or (2) refuse to issue the certificate. The commission may suspend, revoke or refuse to issue or renew any certificate issued under sections 20-450 to 20-462, inclusive, or may place a registrant on probation or issue a letter of reprimand for any of the reasons stated in section 20-456. No application for the reinstatement of a certificate which has been revoked shall be accepted by the department within one year after the date of such revocation.

      (P.A. 90-306, S. 5, 15; P.A. 91-341, S. 4, 19.)

      History: P.A. 90-306, S. 5 effective July 1, 1991; P.A. 91-341 provided that the issuance or refusal to issue a certificate shall be the responsibility of the department, upon authorization of the commission, rather than the responsibility of the commission, replaced "a certificate to engage in the business for which the application was made" with "a certificate of registration", and provided that the acceptance of an application for reinstatement shall be the responsibility of the department rather than of the commission.