(1) The department may suspend or revoke an appointment for any of the following reasons:

(a) a change of business location;

(b) an insufficient sales volume;

(c) a delinquency in remitting money owed to the department;

(d) a violation of any rule adopted by the department or commission;

(e) the refusal to acquire or display any materials required by the department; or

(f) the appointee is ineligible for appointment under ARM 12.3.201A and the facts giving rise to such ineligibility occurred or were discovered subsequent to the appointment.

(2) After notice in writing, the department shall revoke the license agency appointment for the following reasons:

(a) knowingly providing false or misleading information to the department or any other agency conducting an investigation on behalf of the department;

(b) the owner or principal manager of a license agent being convicted of a felony or two hunting or fishing offenses;

(c) endangering the security of the automated license system; or

(d) upon suspension, failing to rectify the problems which led to the suspension.

(3) Upon notice of revocation, the license agent shall give a final accounting to the department and surrender all department materials, including any department owned electronic devices. The license agent is liable for all money still owed the department.

(4) This rule will be implemented when the automated license system is operational as authorized by the director.