Section 19-24.1-16 - Compassion centers - Renewal1. A compassion center registration certificate expires two years after issuance. A compassion center may submit a renewal application at any time beginning ninety calendar days before the expiration of the registration certificate. A compassion center shall submit a renewal application a minimum of sixty calendar days before the expiration of the registration certificate to avoid suspension of the certificate.2. The department shall approve a compassion center's renewal application within sixty calendar days of submission, if the following conditions are satisfied: a. The compassion center submits a renewal fee, in an amount not to exceed ninety thousand dollars for a dispensary and one hundred ten thousand dollars for a manufacturing facility, which the department shall refund if the department rejects the renewal application;b. The compassion center submits a complete renewal application;c. The department has at no time suspended the compassion center's registration for violation of this chapter;d. Inspections conducted under this chapter do not raise any serious concerns about the continued operation of the compassion center; and e. The compassion center continues to meet all the requirements for the operation of a compassion center as set forth in this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.3. If a compassion center does not meet the requirements for renewal, the department may not issue a registration certificate and the department shall provide the compassion center with written notice of the determination. If a compassion center's certificate is not renewed, the compassion center shall dispose all marijuana and usable marijuana in accordance with rules adopted under this chapter.Amended by S.L. 2021, ch. 172 (HB 1213),§ 17, eff. 5/3/2021.Added by S.L. 2017, ch. 171 (SB 2344),§ 1, eff. 4/18/2017.