§ 58-71-85. License sanction and denial procedures.
§ 58‑71‑85. License sanction and denial procedures.
(a) The suspension orrevocation of, or refusal to renew, any license under G.S. 58‑71‑80shall be in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 150B of the GeneralStatutes.
(b) Whenever theCommissioner denies an initial application for a license or an application fora reissuance of a license, the Commissioner shall notify the applicant andadvise, in writing, the applicant of the reasons for the denial of the license.The application may also be denied for any reason for which a license may besuspended or revoked or not renewed under G.S. 58‑71‑80(a). Inorder for an applicant to be entitled to a review of the Commissioner's actionto determine the reasonableness of the action, the applicant must make awritten demand upon the Commissioner for a review no later than 30 days afterservice of the notification upon the applicant. The review shall be completedwithout undue delay, and the applicant shall be notified promptly in writing ofthe outcome of the review. In order for an applicant who disagrees with theoutcome of the review to be entitled to a hearing under Article 3A of Chapter150B of the General Statutes, the applicant must make a written demand upon theCommissioner for a hearing no later than 30 days after service upon theapplicant of the notification of the outcome. (1963, c. 1225, s. 18; 1975, c. 619, s. 1; 1989, c.485, s. 33; 1993, c. 504, s. 33; 1998‑211, s. 29; 2005‑240, s. 2.)