Section 243-2 - Distributors to register and be licensed(a) Every distributor, and any person before becoming a distributor, shall register as such with the department of taxation on forms to be prescribed, prepared, and furnished by the department and the department shall issue to such distributor a license which shall be valid until revoked by the department as hereinafter provided.(b) Any license issued under this chapter shall not be assignable and shall be conspicuously displayed on the licensed premises of the licensee. Whenever a license is defaced, destroyed, or lost, or the licensed premises are relocated, the department may issue a duplicate license to the licensee upon the payment of a fee of 50 cents.(c) The department may suspend or revoke any license issued under this chapter whenever the department finds that the licensee has failed to comply with this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter, or for any other good cause. Good cause includes but is not limited to instances where an applicant or licensee has: (1) Submitted a false or fraudulent application or provided a false statement in an application;(2) Possessed or displayed a false or fraudulent license;(3) Failed to comply with, violated, or been convicted of violating any county, state, or federal law directly pertaining to the sale, importation, acquisition, possession, distribution, transportation, or smuggling of fuel, including petroleum products and alternative fuels; or(4) Failed to maintain complete and accurate records when and if required to be kept. Upon suspending or revoking any license, the department may request that the licensee surrender the license or any duplicate issued to or printed by the licensee, and the licensee shall surrender the license or duplicate promptly to the department as requested.
(d) When the department suspends or revokes a license, the department shall immediately notify the licensee and afford the licensee a hearing, if requested; provided that a hearing has not already been afforded. The department shall provide no less than thirty days' notice to the licensee of a hearing afforded under this subsection. After the hearing, the department shall: (1) Rescind its order of suspension;(2) Continue the suspension;(3) Revoke the license; or(4) Rescind its order of revocation.Amended by L 2021, c 116,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021.L 1932 1st, c 19, §3; RL 1935, §2012; am L Sp 1941, c 26, pt of §1; RL 1945, §5403; RL 1955, § 123-2; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §16; HRS § 243-2