Section R13-2-401. Denial of Agency License or Registration Certifi- cate

A.      The Department shall deny an applicant for an agency license or registration certificate if the Department determines that the applicant does not meet the requirements of A.R.S. §§ 32- 2422 or 32-2441, or there are grounds for denial under A.R.S.

§ 32-2459. The Department shall notify the applicant of the reason for the denial by mail to the address listed on file at the Department. The Department shall include in the notification a statement advising the applicant that if the applicant contests denial, the applicant may do so by requesting a hearing in writ- ing within 30 days of receiving the notification letter.

B.       When the Department receives a request for a hearing:

1.        The applicant will be notified of the date and the time of the hearing;

2.        The Department shall set the date for hearing at least 30 days after the date of the notification letter;

3.        The applicant may request an informal settlement confer- ence under A.R.S. § 41-1092.06 by submitting the request in writing within 20 days of the scheduled hearing date;

4.        The hearing will be held before the Private Investigator and Security Guard Hearing Board;

5.        If the applicant does not appear at the hearing, the hearing may be held in the applicant’s absence, and the applicant shall be notified by certified mail of the hearing findings; and

6.        The hearing board shall prepare recommendations for the Director. The Director may adopt the recommendations in their entirety, modify them, or may decide the case upon the record.

C.      A denied applicant may reapply no earlier than six months from the date of denial.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R.

5190, effective February 5, 2005 (Supp. 04-4).