1. (a) The following criteria shall apply to procedures employed by the Commissioner in considering and issuing licenses:

   1. (1) If the application is deficient, the Commissioner shall, within twenty-one (21) calendar days of receipt of the license application, inform the applicant, in writing, that the application is deficient and what specific information is required for completion.
   2. (2) The Commissioner shall, within thirty (30) calendar days of filing of a completed application, reach a decision whether to issue or deny a license, and shall notify the applicant of the decision. If the Commissioner has decided to deny the application, the reason(s) therefor shall be set forth in the notification.
2. (b) The periods set forth above shall be tolled in the event the application requires legal action by the Commissioner.

3. (c) The Department of Insurance's median, minimum and maximum times for processing a license from the receipt of the initial completed application to the final license decision, and excluding applications that require legal action by the Commissioner, are as follows:

   1. (1) thirty (30) calendar days (median time),
   2. (2) fourteen (14) calendar days (minimum time), and
   3. (3) one (1) calendar year (maximum).

Note: Authority cited: Section 2, A.B. 62 (Stats. 1999, c. 618). Reference: Section 15376, Government Code; and Section 1670, Insurance Code.

History

1. New section filed 12-6-2000 as an emergency; effective 12-6-2000; operative 1-1-2001 pursuant to Insurance Code section 1758.891 (Register 2000, No. 49). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-5-2001 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

2. Repealed by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(g) (Register 2001, No. 18).

3. New section filed 4-30-2001 as an emergency; operative 4-30-2001 (Register 2001, No. 18). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-28-2001 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

4. Repealed by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(g) (Register 2001, No. 39).

5. New section filed 9-25-2001 as an emergency; operative 9-25-2001 (Register 2001, No. 39). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-23-2002 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

6. Repealed by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(g) (Register 2002, No. 5).

7. New section filed 1-31-2002 as an emergency; operative 1-31-2002 (Register 2002, No. 5). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-31-2002 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

8. Certificate of Compliance as to 1-31-2002 order transmitted to OAL 2-6-2002 and filed 3-21-2002 (Register 2002, No. 12).