261.122  Conference.
  1.  An individual may schedule a conference with the commission following service of notice pursuant to section 261.121 or at any time after notice of suspension, revocation, denial of issuance, or nonrenewal of a license from a licensing authority, to challenge the commission’s actions under sections 261.121 through 261.127.
  2.  The request for a conference shall be made to the commission, in writing, and, if requested after service of notice pursuant to this section, shall be received by the commission within twenty days following service of notice.
  3.  The commission shall notify the individual of the date, time, and location of the conference by regular mail, with the date of the conference to be no earlier than ten days following issuance of notice of the conference by the commission. If the individual fails to appear at the conference, the commission shall issue a certificate of noncompliance if not already issued.
  4.  The commission shall grant the individual a stay of the issuance of a certificate of noncompliance upon receiving a timely written request for a conference, and if a certificate of noncompliance has previously been issued, shall issue a stay of action on the certificate. The commission shall issue a withdrawal of a certificate of noncompliance as a result of the conference if the individual enters into a written agreement with the commission to repay the obligation.
  5.  Following the conference, the commission shall issue a certificate of noncompliance, if not already issued, unless any of the following applies:
  a.  The commission finds a mistake in the identity of the individual.
  b.  The individual enters into a written agreement with the commission to comply with a repayment plan agreed to by the commission and the individual as a result of the conference, or to comply with the existing contract, or the individual pays the total amount of the delinquent obligation due.
  c.  Issuance of a certificate of noncompliance is not appropriate under other criteria established in accordance with rules adopted by the commission pursuant to chapter 17A.
  6.  If the individual does not timely request a conference or pay the total amount of delinquent obligation owed within twenty days of service of notice pursuant to section 261.121, the commission shall issue a certificate of noncompliance.
98 Acts, ch 1081, §2