§ 58-78A-13. Notification of criminal convictions and changes of address; service of notice.

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(a)Every applicant for a license issued by the State Fire Marshal shall inform the State Fire Marshal of the applicant's residential address and provide the applicant's email address to which the State Fire Marshal can send electronic notifications and other messages. Every licensee shall give written notification to the State Fire Marshal of any change of the licensee's residential or email address within 10 business days after the licensee moves into the licensee's new residence or obtains a different email address. This requirement applies if the change of residential address is by governmental action and there has been no actual change of residence location, in which case the licensee shall notify the State Fire Marshal within 10 business days after the effective date of the change. A violation of this subsection is not a ground for revocation, suspension, or nonrenewal of the license or for the imposition of any other penalty by the State Fire Marshal, though a licensee who violates this subsection shall pay an administrative fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) to the State Fire Marshal. Notification under this subsection may be accomplished by submitting written notification directly to the State Fire Marshal or by using any online services approved by the State Fire Marshal for this purpose.

(b)If a licensee is convicted in any court of competent jurisdiction for any crime or offense other than a motor vehicle infraction, the licensee shall notify the State Fire Marshal in writing of the conviction within 10 days after the date of the conviction. As used in this subsection, "conviction" includes an adjudication of guilt, a plea of guilty, or a plea of nolo contendere.

(c)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever the State Fire Marshal is authorized or required to give any notice under this Article, the notice may be given personally or by sending the notice by first-class mail to the licensee at the address that the licensee has provided to the State Fire Marshal under subsection

(a)of this section. The giving of notice by mail under this subsection is complete upon the expiration of four days after the deposit of the notice in the post office. Proof of the giving of notice by mail may be made by the certificate of any employee of the Department of Insurance. (2023-151, s. 10.1(a).)