Ariz. Admin. Code § 15-7-308

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

Section R15-7-308 - Initial License Application Time-frames

A. For an initial license, the overall time-frame described in A.R.S. § 41-1072(2) is 60 calendar days.

B. For an initial license, the administrative completeness review time-frame described in A.R.S. § 41-1072(1) is 30 calendar days and begins on the date the Department receives the license application package required by A.R.S. §§ 5-403(B) and 5-404.

1. The Department shall notify the applicant if the package is incomplete. The notice shall specify what information is missing. If the Department does not provide notice to the applicant, the license application package shall be deemed complete at the end of the administrative completeness review time-frame.

2. An applicant with an incomplete license application package shall supply the missing information within 30 calendar days from the date of the notice. The 30-calendar-day time-frame for the Department to finish the administrative review is suspended from the date the Department notifies the applicant of missing information until the date the Department receives the information.

3. If an applicant fails to submit a complete license application package within 30 calendar days from the notice, the Department shall close the file. An applicant whose file has been closed and who later wishes to obtain a license shall submit a new application.

C. For an initial license, the substantive review time-frame described in A.R.S. § 41-1072(3) is 30 calendar days and begins at the end of the administrative completeness review time-frame.

1. As part of the substantive review, the Department may schedule a visit to the premises.

2. At the end of the substantive review time-frame, the Department shall issue a license if the applicant and the premises meet the requirements of A.R.S. § 5-401 et seq. and these rules, or a written notice of denial if the applicant or the premises do not meet requirements of A.R.S. § 5-401 et seq. and these rules.

D. For the purposes of this Section, if the last day of the time-frame falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the time-frame shall end on the next calendar day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R15-7-308

Adopted effective November 19, 1997 (Supp. 97-4).