State RegulationsNC specificDifficulty 2/5
A producer discovers shortly after the deadline that she is one credit hour short for the biennial continuing education period. Rather than allowing her license to lapse, what may the Commissioner do?
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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.