§ 74D-6. Denial of a license or registration. - North Carolina Statutes

§74D‑6.  Denial of a license or registration.

Upon a finding that theapplicant meets the requirements for licensure or registration under thisChapter, the Board shall determine whether the applicant shall receive thelicense or registration applied for. The grounds for denial include:

(1)        Commission of someact which, if committed by a registrant or licensee, would be grounds for thesuspension or revocation of a registration or license under this Chapter;

(2)        Conviction of acrime involving fraud;

(3)        Lack of good moralcharacter or temperate habits. The following shall be prima facie evidence thatthe applicant does not have good moral character or temperate habits:conviction by any local, State, federal, or military court of any crimeinvolving the illegal use, carrying, or possession of a firearm; conviction ofany crime involving the illegal use, possession, sale, manufacture,distribution, or transportation of a controlled substance, drug, narcotic, oralcoholic beverages; conviction of a crime involving felonious assault or anact of violence; conviction of a crime involving unlawful breaking or entering,burglary or larceny or of any offense involving moral turpitude; or a historyof addiction to alcohol or a narcotic drug; provided that, for purposes of thissubsection "conviction" means and includes the entry of a plea ofguilty, plea of no contest, or a verdict rendered in open court by a judge orjury;

(4)        Previous denialunder this Chapter or previous revocation for cause;

(5)        Knowingly making anyfalse statement or misrepresentation in an application made to the Board for alicense or registration. (1983, c. 786, s. 1; 1985, c. 561, s. 2; 1991 (Reg.Sess., 1992), c. 953, s. 5.)