§ 20-423 — Hearing on denial of certificate. Subsequent application.

(a) Upon refusal to issue or renew 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. (b) 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. (c) If the commissioner's denial of a certificate is sustained after such hearing, an applicant may make new application not less than one year after the date on which such denial was sustained.

Legislative History

(P.A. 79-606, S. 6, 14; P.A. 88-269, S. 6; P.A. 98-3, S. 65.) History: P.A. 88-269 added Subsec. (c) concerning a one-year waiting period for reapplication after denial; P.A. 98-3 made technical changes.