Indiana § 6-7-1-17.2 - Revocation or suspension of distributor's registration certificate; hearings
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§ 6-7-1-17.2. Revocation or suspension of distributor's registration certificate; hearings
Sec. 17.2. (a) The department may, after fifteen (15) days written notice, revoke or suspend the registration certificate of any distributor for any violation of, or noncompliance with, the provisions of this chapter, or for noncompliance with any lawful rule or regulation promulgated by the department. Any such action shall be subject to judicial review.
(b) The distributor may appear at the time and place given in the notice to show cause at a hearing as to why the distributor's registration certificate should not be revoked or suspended. Hearings shall be held at the place and before the personnel as the department may designate.
(c) If a certificate is revoked or suspended, no refund of registration fees will be allowed.
(d) If a distributor's certificate is suspended, the suspension shall mean the loss of all rights under the license for the period of the suspension.
(e) The length of revocation or suspension will be at the department's discretion.
(f) The department's administrative hearing procedures are otherwise governed by IC 6-8.1-3. In the conduct of any investigation or hearing under this section, neither the department nor any officer or employee of the department shall be bound by the technical rules of evidence, and no informality in the proceedings, or in the manner of taking testimony, shall invalidate the department's order or decision. The department may examine books, papers, or memoranda bearing upon the sale or other disposition of cigarettes by the distributor, and may require the attendance of the distributor, or any officer or employee of the distributor, or any person having knowledge of the facts, and may take testimony and require proof.
As added by P.L.128-2026, SEC.47.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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