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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.

 
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:

 
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;

 
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;

 
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;

 
D.__Gross negligence by the licensed person that has
compromised, threatened or adversely affected a client's
legal rights or interests;

 
E.__Aiding or abetting a person not licensed under this
chapter in the unauthorized practice of legal document
technician;

 
F.__The licensed person has been subject to a legal
determination listed in section 15303, subsection 2,
paragraph D;

 
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

 
H.__Violating any provision of this chapter or any rule of
the department.

 
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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