§ 20-454 — Hearing on denial of certificate. Subsequent application.

(a) Upon refusal to issue or renew a certificate, the department shall notify the applicant of the denial and of his or her right to request a hearing not later than ten days after the date of receipt of the notice of denial. (b) If the applicant requests a hearing within such ten days, the department shall give notice of the grounds for its refusal to issue or renew the certificate and shall conduct a hearing concerning such refusal in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 concerning contested cases. (c) If the department or commission's refusal of a certificate is sustained after such hearing, an applicant may make a new application not less than one year after the date on which such refusal was sustained.

Legislative History

(P.A. 90-306, S. 6, 15; P.A. 91-341, S. 5, 19; P.A. 98-10, S. 65; P.A. 19-177, S. 23.) History: P.A. 90-306, S. 6 effective July 1, 1991; P.A. 91-341 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “commission” with “department”; P.A. 98-10 made a technical change in Subsec. (b); P.A. 19-177 amended Subsec. (b) to replace “commission” with “department”, amended Subsec. (c) to add reference to department and replace “denial” with “refusal” and made technical changes.