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application on a form provided by the department that certifies | | that there has been no change in the legal document technician's | | application information from the original application.__The renewal | | fee is $100.__The department may renew an expired license within 90 | | days after the renewal date upon payment of a late fee of $10 in | | addition to the renewal fee. A person who submits a renewal | | application more than 90 days after license expiration is subject | | to all requirements governing new applicants under this chapter, | | except in the discretion of the department. |
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| | | 2.__Disciplinary action.__The commissioner may deny, suspend, | | revoke or refuse to renew a license pursuant to Title 5, section | | 10004 or Title 10, section 8003.__The commissioner's actions may | | be based upon any of the following grounds: |
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| | | A. The practice of fraud or deceit in obtaining a license | | under this chapter or in connection with a service within | | the scope of the license issued; |
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| | | B.__Habitual substance abuse that has resulted in or is | | foreseeably likely to result in the licensed person | | performing a service in a manner that compromises, threatens | | or adversely affects a client's legal rights or interests; |
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| | | C.__A current medical finding of mental incompetence that | | adversely affects the licensed person's ability to perform | | the services of a legal document technician; |
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| | | D.__Gross negligence by the licensed person that has | | compromised, threatened or adversely affected a client's | | legal rights or interests; |
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| | | E.__Aiding or abetting a person not licensed under this | | chapter in the unauthorized practice of legal document | | technician; |
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| | | F.__The licensed person has been subject to a legal | | determination listed in section 15303, subsection 2, | | paragraph D; |
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| | | G.__Revocation in any jurisdiction of a professional or | | occupational license, certification or registration for | | disciplinary reasons or rejection of any application for | | reasons relating to untrustworthiness, beginning 3 years | | before the date of application; or |
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| | | H.__Violating any provision of this chapter or any rule of | | the department. |
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| | | 3.__Procedure.__Except as provided in Title 5, section 10004, | | a license may not be suspended, revoked or refused for renewal | | for a reason set forth in subsection 2 without prior |
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