§ 20-377o — Issuance of certificate of registration. Suspension, revocation, refusal to issue or renew. Notice and hearing.

(a) Upon receipt of a completed application and fee, the commissioner shall: (1) Issue and deliver to the applicant a certificate of registration as an interior designer; or (2) refuse to issue such certificate. The commissioner may suspend, revoke or refuse to issue or renew any certificate issued under sections 20-377k to 20-377v, inclusive, for any of the reasons stated in section 20-377s. (b) Upon refusal to issue a certificate, the commissioner shall notify the applicant of the denial and of the applicant's right to request a hearing within ten days from the date of receipt of the notice of denial. (c) If the applicant requests a hearing within such ten days, the commissioner shall give notice of the grounds for the commissioner's refusal and shall conduct a hearing concerning such refusal in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 concerning contested cases.

Legislative History

(P.A. 87-519, S. 5, 13; P.A. 98-3, S. 56; P.A. 99-73, S. 7.) History: P.A. 87-519, S. 5 effective July 1, 1988; P.A. 98-3 made technical changes; P.A. 99-73 amended Subsec. (a) to permit the commissioner to refuse to issue a certificate issued under Secs. 20-377k to 20-377v, inclusive, for any of the reasons stated in Sec. 20-377s.