{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-26-1106","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 26-1106","heading":"Rejection of license application.","body":"(a)\n(1)\nIf an applicant does not meet the requirements of § 26-1103, the Superintendent [Commissioner] shall:\n(A)\nImmediately notify the applicant in writing of this fact;\n(B)\nReturn the bond filed under § 26-1103; and\n(C)\nRefund the license fee.\n(2)\nThe Superintendent [Commissioner] shall, subject to the appropriations process, keep the investigation fee and application fee.\n\n(b)\nWithin 30 days after the Superintendent [Commissioner] denies an application, the Superintendent [Commissioner] shall:\n(1)\nIssue a written decision containing the reasons upon which the denial was based;\n(2)\nSend a copy of the decision to the applicant; and\n(3)\nAdvise the applicant of a right to a hearing which shall be held in accordance with subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2.\n\n(c)\n(1)\nAn applicant who seeks a hearing on a license application denial shall file a written request for a hearing within 45 days following receipt of the written decision for denial.\n(2)\nA hearing date established in response to the filing of a notice under this subsection may be postponed only once for a period of up to 30 days after the initial hearing date.","path":["Title 26. Banks and Other Financial Institutions.","Chapter 11. Mortgage Lenders and Brokers."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/26-1106","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"1dc26ba5055f8d2b34f7e599cd6535eb2fa97f05acb970db31dd4ad863d545ed","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-26-1105","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-26-1107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}