(a) The Commissioner may deny an application for a license or suspend or revoke a license issued to any public adjuster on the basis of:(1) A violation of this article or of any rule adopted by the Commissioner under this article;(2) A cause that constitutes grounds for denial of an original license;(3) Misrepresentation or fraud in obtaining a license;(4) The failure to pass a required license examination;(5) The misappropriation or conversion of money required to be held in a fiduciary capacity;(6) Material misrepresentation, with intent to deceive, of the terms of an insurance contract;(7) Engaging in a fraudulent transaction;(8) Demonstrating incompetence or untrustworthiness in the conduct of the license holder's affairs under the license, as determined by the Commissioner;(9) Conviction of a felony by a final judgment in a court of competent jurisdiction; or(10) Material misrepresentation, with intent to deceive, of the person's status as a public adjuster.(b) If the department proposes to refuse to issue an original license under this article or to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license under this article, the rejected applicant or affected licensee is entitled to a proposes to refuse to issue an original license under this article or to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license under this article, the rejected applicant or affected licensee is entitled to a notice and hearing in accordance with Chapter 2 of this title.Added by 2021 Ga. Laws 185,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2021.
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