Ariz. Admin. Code § 15-3-308

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R15-3-308 - Revocation or Suspension of Distributor's License

A. The Department shall not issue or renew a distributor's license if any of the conditions listed under A.R.S. § 42-3401(E) -(F) applies. The Department shall give written notice of a denial to issue or renew a license to the applicant or licensee by delivering the notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by personal service, to the applicant or licensee's place of business.

B. Except as otherwise provided in A.R.S. § 42-3401 and this section, the Department may revoke or suspend a license for more than two violations within a three-year period of any provision of A.R.S. Title 42 or this Article pursuant to A.R.S. § 42-3401(G).

C. The Department may revoke a license for a violation of A.R.S. §§ 42-3401(F), 42-3461(A) or any other statute that permits revocation.

D. The Department shall give written notice of a revocation or suspension to a licensee by delivering the notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by personal service, to the licensee's place of business.

E. The applicant or licensee may request a hearing in writing within 30 days after receipt of the notice to appeal the Department's decision. If the notice is delivered by certified mail, return receipt requested, the applicant or licensee is presumed to have received notice upon the date shown on the return receipt signed by or on behalf of the applicant or licensee, or, if the receipt is unsigned, upon the date that the United States Postal Service attempted to deliver the notice. If the notice is delivered by personal service, the applicant or licensee is presumed to have received notice upon the date of service.

F. If the applicant or licensee does not file an appeal within the 30-day period, the Department's determination becomes final. The Department shall consider the appeal filed on the earlier of the date received by the Department or the date deposited in the United States mail as evidenced by a postmark. If the applicant or licensee files a timely appeal, the Department shall request a hearing by the Office of Administrative Hearings.

G. If the applicant or licensee appeals the revocation or suspension, the Department shall suspend action until the final order of the Department has been issued under A.A.C. R15-10-131.

H. Pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 41-1092.11(B) and 42-3401(J), the Department may order the summary suspension of a license, pending a hearing by the Office of Administrative Hearings on the revocation or suspension, if the Department finds the public health, safety or welfare imperatively requires emergency action and incorporates that finding in the written notice described in subsection (D).

I. In the event a license is revoked, the person holding the revoked license is subject to the final monthly reporting requirement of A.A.C. R15-3-307(B).

J. In the event a license is suspended, the licensee remains subject to the final monthly reporting requirement as provided in A.R.S. §§ 42-3462 and 42-3501 during the period of suspension.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R15-3-308

Adopted effective March 18, 1981 (Supp. 81-2). Former Section R15-3-308 renumbered to Section R15-3-306, new Section R15-3-308 renumbered from R15-3-310 and amended effective June 20, 1990 (Supp. 90-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 2168, effective June 15, 1999 (Supp. 99-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 4410, effective January 3, 2009 (Supp. 08-4). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 520, effective February 19, 2013 (Supp. 13-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 22 A.A.R. 1843, effective 6/24/2016.