32-5-202. Issuance or denial of license or license renewal. Within 30 days after a complete application for a license or a license renewal is filed with the department together with all required fees, the department shall issue the license or license renewal if the department determines that the character and general fitness of the applicant warrants the belief that the business will be operated lawfully and fairly within the provisions of this chapter. The department may enter an order denying the license or license renewal application subject to notifying the applicant and providing the applicant an opportunity for a hearing. All notices and orders must be served as provided in 32-5-207(2).

     History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 283, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 113, Ch. 431, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 47-207; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 372, L. 2007.