§ 160-eeee. Denial of registration. The department may investigate the good character of applicants for a certificate of registration under this article and may deny the issuance of such certificate of registration based upon lack of good moral character which may include, but is not limited to, any of the grounds enumerated in this article. For the purposes of this article, a non-substantive ground for denial, revocation, or surrender of an appraiser's license should not be construed as an automatic prohibition.