SECTION 365:10-31-5. Navigator entity registration application, registration renewals, fees, and civil penalties

(a)   An application for a navigator entity registration shall be on a form provided by the Commissioner and shall be accompanied by a fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00). This fee shall be deemed earned and not refundable if the application is denied, withdrawn, cancelled, or refused for any reason by either the applicant or the Commissioner. Subject to the OID's ability to accept electronic applications, all applicants for a navigator entity registration shall apply electronically.

(b)   The navigator entity registration shall continue in force no longer than twelve (12) months from the month of issuance. If the navigator entity fails to timely apply for renewal of its registration or fails to pay any applicable fees or outstanding fines by the last day of the month in which the license was originally issued, the registration shall expire automatically and the navigator entity shall be required to apply for a registration in the same manner as an initial navigator entity registration application.

(c)   Upon filing a navigator entity registration renewal application on a form provided by the Commissioner, and upon payment of a renewal fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00), a renewal registration shall be issued by the Commissioner to a navigator entity registrant which has continuously maintained such registration.

(d)   In the event that the Commissioner declines to issue or renew a navigator entity registration for any of the reasons provided by law, the Commissioner shall notify the entity of such declination and advise the entity, in writing, of the reason for the denial or nonrenewal of the navigator entity registration. The entity may make written demand upon the Commissioner within thirty (30) days of the date of notification by the Commissioner for a hearing before the Commissioner or an independent hearing examiner appointed by the Commissioner to determine the existence of the grounds for the Commissioner's action. The hearing shall be held within a reasonable time period pursuant to the Oklahoma Administrative Procedures Act.

(e)   After notice and opportunity for hearing, and upon determining that a navigator entity has violated any of the provisions of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or any rules promulgated by the Commissioner, the Commissioner or his or her duly appointed hearing examiner may suspend or revoke the navigator entity's registration.

(f)   After notice and opportunity for hearing, and upon determining that a navigator entity has allowed an individual who is employed or overseen by the navigator entity to interact with individuals or employer groups while performing any of the functions of a navigator without an active registration, the Commissioner or his or her duly appointed hearing examiner may assess a civil penalty as set out by 36 O.S. § 1415.3.

[Source: Added at 32 Ok Reg 311, eff 10-6-14 (emergency); Added at 32 Ok Reg 1930, eff 9-15-15]