No paid solicitor may commence a solicitation until the application is reviewed and approved by the attorney general. The attorney general shall review the application within forty - five days of receiving the application. The attorney general, pursuant to chapter 1-26 , may deny registration of a paid solicitor if the application fails to comply with this chapter and rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26 . Source: SL 1990, ch 314 , § 4.