41-321. Refusal, suspension or revocation of license; appeal to secretary. Whenever the director refuses an application for any license or suspends or revokes any license, the director shall prepare an order so providing which shall be signed by the director or a person designated by the director, and the seal of the director shall be affixed thereto.  The order shall state the reason or reasons for the refusal, suspension or revocation. The order shall be served in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 77-531 and amendments thereto.

Any applicant or licensee aggrieved by any order of the director may appeal from such order to the secretary by filing a notice of appeal with the secretary. Such notice of appeal must either be mailed to the secretary by certified mail or filed with the secretary within 15 days after service of the order appealed from or, if such appeal is taken because the director has failed to enter the order on an application for a license, within 15 days after the date an application for a license is considered to have been refused as provided in K.S.A. 41-319 and amendments thereto. The notice of appeal shall be on a form which shall be prescribed and furnished by the secretary. Whenever any such notice of appeal is filed, the secretary shall notify, in writing, the director of such appeal. The secretary at least 10 days before the time fixed for the hearing shall notify the director and the applicant or licensee of the time when, and place where, the appeal will be heard. The hearing shall be conducted by the secretary, or by a person designated by the secretary, in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act and shall be held within 30 days after the date of the filing of the notice of appeal unless the person appealing consents to a later hearing.

The secretary shall adopt, pursuant to K.S.A. 41-210 and amendments thereto, such rules and regulations as necessary to govern the procedure in such hearings. At any such hearing the applicant or licensee and the director may be present in person or by agent or counsel. The secretary or person conducting the hearing shall have the power to adjourn any hearing, but no such adjournment shall be for more than five days unless consented to by the person appealing.

History: L. 1949, ch. 242, § 37; L. 1985, ch. 170, § 6; L. 1986, ch. 318, § 46; L. 1987, ch. 182, § 29; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 134; L. 1989, ch. 146, § 1; July 1.