Section 16-25-41 - Action on application; denial of application(a) Unless otherwise provided by statute, and notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any complete application which is not approved or denied by the commissioner within a period of one year after the application is filed with the commissioner, shall be deemed approved by the commissioner as of the first day after the period of one year. For purposes of this section, an application is deemed to be filed with the commissioner at the time when the complete application, including any amendments or supplements, containing all of the information in the form required by the commissioner, is received and accepted by the commissioner.(b) If the commissioner is satisfied that the applicant meets the relevant criteria, the commissioner shall issue a written final decision and order approving the application.(c) If the commissioner is not satisfied that the applicant meets the statutory criteria, the commissioner shall, unless otherwise provided by statute, issue a written decision denying the application, which shall include a statement of the reasons for the denial.[Eff 8/13/87; am and comp 1/27/01; comp 8/04/05] (Auth: HRS §§ 412:2-100, 412:2-107) (Imp: HRS §§ 91-13.5, 412:2-503, 412:2-504, 412:2-508, 412:3-102, 412:3-201, 412:3-202, 412:3-206, 412:3-207, 412:3-208, 412:3-210, 412:3-212, 412:3-213, 412:3-301, 412:3-304, 412:3-305, 412:3-402, 412:3-503, 412:3-505, 412:3-603, 412:3-607, 412:3-608, 412:3-609, 412:3-611, 412:3-612, 412:3-613, 412:3-616, 412:3-617, 412:5-201, 412:5-203, 412:5-205, 412:5-205.5, 412:5-205.7, 412:5-302, 412:5-305, 412:5-401, 412:5-402, 412:5A-201, 412:5A-205, 412:6-201, 412:6-203, 412:6-204, 412:6-303, 412:6-306, 412:7-201, 412:7-203, 412:7-204, 412:7-306, 412:7-408, 412:8-202, 412:8-204, 412:8-301, 412:9-201, 412:9-400, 412:9-401, 412:9-403, 412:9-409, 412:10-103, 412:10-107, 412:10-108, 412:10-109, 412:10-121, 412:10-201, 412:10-502, 412:10-800, 412:10-803, 412:12-102, 412:12-103, 412:12-104, 412:12-107, 412:13-202, 412:13-203, 412:13-204, 412:13-213, 412:13-214, 412:13-216, 412:13-217, 412:13-218, 412:13-222, 412:13-227, 412:13-301)