| 3. Hearings.__Hearings may be conducted by the commissioner to |
| assist with investigations, to determine whether grounds exist |
| for suspension, revocation or denial of a license or as otherwise |
| necessary to implement the provisions of this section and |
| sections 12952 and 12953.__The commissioner shall hold an |
| adjudicatory hearing at the written request of a person who has |
| been denied a license without a hearing for any reason other than |
| failure to pay a required fee, as long as the request for hearing |
| is received by the commissioner within 30 days of the applicant's |
| receipt of written notice of the denial of the application, the |
| reasons for the denial and the right to request a hearing.__ |
| Hearings must be conducted in conformity with Title 5, chapter |
| 375, subchapter 4, to the extent applicable.__The commissioner |
| may subpoena witnesses, records and documents in any hearing the |
| commissioner conducts. |