1. 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.

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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.