If an applicant for any license under this chapter, within one year from the date of the receipt by the commissioner of the application, whether or not the filing is complete, neither fully qualifies for and receives that license on a permanent basis, nor is denied its issue, such application is automatically denied without prejudice to the filing of a new application for the license.
Source:
Section 1765.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=INS§ionNum=1765.5..