A producer failed to complete the required CE hours by the compliance deadline and the license is set to lapse. Under G.S. 58-33-130(c), what alternatives may be applied in lieu of the lapse?

Why A is correct

Under G.S. 58-33-130(c), a license failure to meet CE requirements causes the license to lapse, except that the Commissioner (or administrator) may grant an extension for good cause and/or charge an administrative fee of $75 in lieu of the lapse. Waivers exist only for military service or long-term physician-certified medical disability, so ordinary missed deadlines are handled through the extension or the $75 fee.

Why the other options are wrong

• B) CE noncompliance is cured by extension, fee, or waiver under G.S. 58-33-130(c); no re-examination is involved.
• C) There is no automatic reinstatement; the lapse stands unless the Commissioner grants an extension or accepts the fee.
• D) $50 is the license application fee under G.S. 58-33-125(c); the in-lieu-of-lapse administrative fee is $75.

Memory hook

Miss your hours? Seventy-five dollars may buy back the lapse.

Why D is correct

Under G.S. 58-33-130(c), a license holder who fails the CE requirement lapses unless the Commissioner grants an extension for good cause and/or charges an administrative fee of $75 in lieu of lapse. Waivers are limited to military service or long-term physician-certified medical disability under 11 NCAC 6A .0802(i).

Why the other options are wrong

• A) Revocation without a hearing is not the statutory response to CE noncompliance; G.S. 58-33-130(c) provides the extension and fee alternatives.
• B) The $100 to $1,000 civil penalty of G.S. 58-2-70(d) is not the remedy the CE statute prescribes in lieu of lapse.
• C) A fixed 90-day suspension is not provided by G.S. 58-33-130(c); the statute uses lapse, extension for good cause, or the $75 fee.

Memory hook

Missed CE? Pay 75 bucks or show good cause - otherwise the license lapses.

Why D is correct

Under G.S. 58-33-130(c), a producer who fails to meet the continuing education requirement suffers a lapse of the license, but the Commissioner (or the administrator) may grant an extension for good cause and/or charge a $75 administrative fee in lieu of the lapse. Permanent relief is far narrower: waivers are available only for military service or long-term medical disability that is physician-certified, under 11 NCAC 6A .0802(i).

Why the other options are wrong

• A) There is no automatic two-year extension; any extension depends on good cause being shown to the Commissioner.
• B) The $100 to $1,000 civil penalty under G.S. 58-2-70 is not the remedy for a CE shortfall — the statute provides the $75 administrative fee mechanism instead.
• C) Continuing education noncompliance causes a lapse curable by the fee or extension; it does not trigger mandatory reexamination.

Memory hook

Short on CE? $75 buys your way out of a lapse — if the Commissioner agrees.