HAR §15-10-20. Time limits for action on applications

(a) If the SMC fails to take action on an application, whether oral or written, within fifteen days of filing then the applicant may treat the application as having been denied and may appeal therefrom as provided in this chapter. If the application is oral it shall be considered filed on the date that it is orally communicated to the SMC, and an application shall be completed and filed within 24 hours of the telephone call by the person receiving the call. (b) The SMC may temporarily suspend the fifteen day limit described in subsection (a), by mailing a notice to the applicant that additional information is necessary to evaluate the application or that the application is improperly filed. That temporary suspension shall remain in effect until the SMC mails the applicant a notice that the additional information requested has been received and accepted or that the application has been properly filed, as appropriate. Unless otherwise provided in writing by the SMC, the fifteen day period shall resume on the first working day following the date on which the SMC mails applicant the notice that it has received and accepted the additional information or that the application has been properly filed. [Eff FEB 17 1987] (Auth: HRS §125C- 23) (Imp: HRS §§125C-22, 125C-23)