State RegulationsNC specificDifficulty 2/5
A North Carolina producer finishes the biennial compliance period short of the required continuing education hours. Under G.S. 58-33-130, what is the default consequence, and what relief may the Commissioner provide?
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Why A is correct
Under G.S. 58-33-130(c), a licensee who fails to satisfy the continuing education requirement loses the license by lapse as the default sanction, but the Commissioner may grant an extension for good cause and/or charge a $75 administrative fee in lieu of the lapse. Waivers of the requirement itself are limited to military service or long-term physician-certified medical disability.
Why the other options are wrong
- B) There is no automatic fine that preserves the license; the default outcome is lapse, with extension or the $75 fee available as relief.
- C) Noncompliance lapses the license rather than allowing it to run indefinitely while hours are made up.
- D) Reexamination is not the remedy for a continuing education shortfall; the statute provides extension, the $75 fee, or lapse.
Memory hook
Miss CE, lose the license - unless good cause or $75 saves it.