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# O.C.G.A. § 20-2-2006. Issuance, renewal, or revocation of certificate.

(a) The Commissioner shall examine the application made under Code Section 20-2-2005 to determine whether the agency and any established fund will be able to comply with this article and applicable rules and regulations. If the Commissioner finds that the agency and any established fund are capable of complying with such requirements, he shall issue a certificate of authority to the agency.

(b) If the Commissioner refuses to issue a certificate of authority, he shall issue an order setting forth the reasons for refusal and forward it to the agency. A copy of the order shall be sent to each member of the fund.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of Code Section 20-2-2005, the Commissioner shall approve or disapprove the application for a certificate of authority within 60 days of receipt by him of the application and all of the supporting information requested.

(d) The Commissioner may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend or revoke the certificate of authority of any agency, in accordance with Code Section 20-2-2012, for failure of the agency to comply with any provision of this article or with any of the rules, regulations, or orders of the Commissioner issued pursuant to this article.

(e) The certificate shall be renewed annually in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner.

## History

Code 1981, § 20-2-2006, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1172, § 1.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1986, “to this article” was substituted for “thereto” in subsection (d).