15a NCAC 27 .0440         EXAMINATION RESULTS AND ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES

(a)  After an examination, the applicant shall be informed in writing of the results of his or her examination. If a passing score is obtained, the applicant shall be certified and a certificate shall be issued.

(b)  Neither the examination grade nor the examination paper of any applicant shall be made available to anyone other than the members of the Commission and its authorized representatives who assist in conducting and grading the examinations. The examination papers shall be held by the Commission for a period of 12 months following notification to the applicant. Questions by the applicant concerning the examination shall be made in writing to the Commission within 12 months of the notification date. An applicant who fails to pass an examination, and who is still eligible to retake the examination under their current application in accordance with the rules of this Chapter, shall be entitled to and notified of the privilege to review his or her examination, within 12 months of the applicant's failed exam, in the presence of one or more Commission members or its authorized representative.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 87-98.6; 87-98.8; 93B-8; 143B-301.11;

Temporary Adoption Eff. December 15, 1998;

Eff. August 1, 2000;

Amended Eff. May 1, 2011;

Readopted Eff. January 1, 2018.