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. (a) The registration shall be deemed approved and a
registration number issued no later than 45 days after the required
information has been submitted, unless the commission's executive
director finds, upon review of the information submitted by the
electric service provider or available to the commission, that there
is evidence to support a finding that the electric service provider
has committed an act constituting grounds for denial of registration
as specifically set forth in the operative provisions of this
chapter, including, but not limited to, subdivision (c).
(b) Upon a finding by the commission's executive director that
there is evidence to support a finding that the electric service
provider has committed an act constituting grounds for denial of
registration as set forth in this section, the commission shall
notify the electric service provider in writing, cause the documents
submitted by the electric service provider to be filed as a formal
application for registration, and notice an expedited hearing on the
registration of the electric service provider to be held within 30
days of the notification to the electric service provider of the
executive director's finding of evidence to support denial of
registration. The commission shall, within 45 days after holding the
hearing, issue a decision on the registration request which shall be
based on the findings of fact and conclusions of law based on the
evidence presented at the hearing. The decision shall include the
findings of fact and the conclusions of law relied upon.
(c) (1) The commission may deny an application for registration in
accordance with subdivision (b) on the grounds that the electric
service provider or any officer or director of the electric service
provider has one or more of the following:
(A) Been convicted of a crime as described in paragraph (8) of
subdivision (a) of Section 394.
(B) Failure to make a sufficient showing with respect to
paragraphs (1) to (10), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Section 394.
(C) Knowingly made a false statement of fact in the application
for registration.
(2) The commission may deny registration pursuant to this
subdivision only if the crime or act is substantially related to the
qualifications, functions, or duties required to provide retail
electric service to end use customers of electricity or the false
statement is material to the registration application. For purposes
of this subdivision, conviction of a crime shall be established in
the same manner as that set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a)
of Section 480 of the Business and Professions Code.
(d) The commission shall require electric service providers
registered under this section to update their registration
information set forth in paragraphs (1) to (10), inclusive, of
subdivision (a) of Section 394 within 60 days of any material change
in the information provided. Material changes to any other
information required pursuant to this article shall be updated
annually.