(a) After the Commission issues a decision following a GCA hearing conducted pursuant to Section 12060, an applicant denied a license, permit, registration, or finding of suitability, or whose license, permit, registration, or finding of suitability has had conditions, restrictions, or limitations imposed upon it, may request reconsideration by the Commission. A request for reconsideration must be:

(b) A request for reconsideration must state the reasons for the request, which must be based upon either:

(c) The Commission will place the request on the Commission's agenda within 60 calendar days of its receipt. The applicant and complainant will be given at least 10 calendar days' advance written notice, pursuant to Section 12006, of the date and time of the Commission meeting at which the request will be heard. The applicant and complainant, whether present at that meeting or not, will be notified in writing of the Commission's decision on the request within 10 calendar days following the meeting pursuant to Section 12006.

(d) The effective date of the decision will be stayed while the request is under review by the Commission.

(e) The granting or denial of reconsideration under this section will be at the sole discretion of the Commission.

(f) When the Commission grants reconsideration, the decision is stayed pending further action on the application, including but not limited to affirming its decision, or vacating the initial decision and issuing a reconsidered decision.

(g) The Commission may stay the effective date of the decision for a period it deems appropriate when the Commission denies a request for reconsideration.