Sec. 9975.4. Commission action

(a) Upon receipt of a timely request from a covered individual for an extension of the filing date or modified filing date, the commission shall review the material filed to determine whether there has been a showing of justifiable cause or undue hardship. Extensions shall not be granted upon a general statement that undue hardship or justifiable cause exists. The terms justifiable cause and undue hardship shall mean more than mere inconvenience to the covered individual.

(b) The commission may request additional information from the covered individual who submitted the request. The individual shall then submit the additional information to the commission within 10 business days after the commission's request, either by certified mail or by hand delivery to the commission. In the event the commission does not receive the additional information within 10 business days, the commission may make a determination on the basis of the information it has available.

(c) The commission shall notify the covered individual of its determination on the request for an extension of the filing date or modified filing date.

(1) If the request is approved, the annual statement shall be filed on the date indicated by the commission in its determination issued to the covered individual.

(2) If the request for an extension is denied, the covered individual must file the annual statement by the filing date or the modified filing date or on the date indicated by the commission in its determination.