Section 609 - Rejection of applicationA. The department may reject any application for license or any application for renewal of a license because of any of the following: (1) If the applicant has made a material misstatement in the application.(2) For any of the grounds stated in subsection A of section 10. (3) If the department is not satisfied that the financial responsibility, character, reputation, integrity and the general fitness of the applicant and of the owners, partners or members thereof, if the applicant be a partnership or association, and of the officers and directors, if the applicant be a corporation, are such as to command the confidence of the public and to warrant the belief that the business for which application for license is filed will be operated lawfully, honestly, fairly and within the legislative intent of this act and in accordance with the general laws of this Commonwealth: Provided, however, That no license may be issued if the applicant, any affiliate, owner, partner, member, officer, director, employe, agent or spouse of the applicant has pleaded guilty, entered a plea of nolo contendere, or has been found guilty by a judge or a jury for engaging in any business for which a license is required under this act without having obtained a license under this act, or if the applicant, any affiliate, owner, partner, member, officer, director, employe, agent or spouse of the applicant has pleaded guilty, entered a plea of nolo contendere, or has been found guilty by a judge or a jury of a second offense violation of this act under the penal section of this act applicable to licensees and had its license revoked.B. Repealed by 1978, April 28, P.L. 202, No. 53, § 2(a) [1254], effective June 27, 1978.C. Whenever the department rejects an application for license, it shall return the license fee which accompanied the application: Provided, however, All or any portion of the license fee may be retained by the department if rejection is based wholly or partially upon false information furnished by the applicant in the application.1947, June 28, P.L. 1110, § 9. Amended 2002, Dec. 9, P.L. 1446, No. 186, § 5, effective in 90 days.