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24 DE Code § 2012. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 20. Occupational Therapy|Subchapter II. License|§ 2012. Duty to report unprofessional conduct; inability to practice.

§ 2012. Duty to report unprofessional conduct; inability to practice. (a) A licensee has a duty to report to the Division information that the licensee reasonably believes indicates that the licensee or another licensee has engaged in or is engaging in conduct that constitute grounds for disciplinary action under this chapter. A licensee shall report to the Board within 30 days of the occurrence of any of the following:  (1) A partial or full removal of the licensee's or another licensee's hospital privileges based on adverse events, unprofessional conduct, or competency issues. (2) A disciplinary action taken by any regulatory agency against the licensee or another licensee. (3) A reasonably-substantiated incident involving violence, threat of violence, abuse, or neglect by the licensee or another licensee toward another person. (b) (1) A licensee is subject to temporary or permanent license restriction, suspension, or revocation if the licensee is unable to practice the occupation with reasonable skill or safety to patients due to any of the following circumstances:  a. Mental illness or mental incompetence. b. Physical illness, including deterioration due to aging or loss of motor skills. c. Excessive use or abuse of drugs or alcohol. (2) A license may be permanently restricted, suspended, or revoked after a hearing under § 2006(a)(11) of this title. (3) A license may be temporarily restricted, suspended, or revoked after a hearing under § 2006(a)(11) of this title or, if circumstances present an immediate danger to the public health, safety, or welfare, without a hearing and under the process established in § 2017(c) of this title.81 Del. Laws, c. 424, § 12;
24 DE Code § 2013. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 20. Occupational Therapy|Subchapter II. License|§ 2013. Fees.

§ 2013. Fees. (a) The amount to be charged for each fee imposed under this chapter must approximate and reasonably reflect all costs necessary to defray the Board's expenses and the Division's proportional expenses in its service on behalf of the Board. (b) A separate fee may be charged for each service or activity, but no fee may be charged for a purpose not specified in this chapter. (c) The application fee must not be combined with any other fee or charge. (d) At the beginning of each licensure biennium, the Division or other state agency acting on the Division's behalf shall compute, for each separate service or activity, the appropriate Board fees for the coming licensure biennium. 65 Del. Laws, c. 172, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 355, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 293, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 424, § 13;
24 DE Code § 2014. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 20. Occupational Therapy|Subchapter II. License|§ 2014. Issuance and renewal of licenses.

§ 2014. Issuance and renewal of licenses. (a) The Board shall issue a license to each applicant who meets the requirements of and pays the fee under this chapter for licensure as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant. (b) Each license must be renewed biennially, in a manner determined by the Division, upon payment of the appropriate fee and submission of a renewal form provided by the Division, and proof that the licensee has met the continuing education requirements established by the Board. (c) The Board, in its rules and regulations, shall determine the period of time within which a licensee may renew a license if the licensee has failed to renew on or before the renewal date. (d) A licensee, upon written request, may place the licensee's license on inactive status. The fee to renew an inactive license must be prorated in accordance with the amount of time the license was inactive. The licensee may reenter practice upon written notification to the Board of the intent to do so and completion of continuing education as required by the Board's rules and regulations. 65 Del. Laws, c. 172, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 400, §  3;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 293, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 210, §  3;  81 Del. Laws, c. 424, § 14;
24 DE Code § 2016. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 20. Occupational Therapy|Subchapter II. License|§ 2016. Complaints.

§ 2016. Complaints. (a) The Division shall receive and investigate a complaint in accordance with § 8735 of Title 29, and the Division shall issue a final written report at the conclusion of its investigation. (b) If the Board determines that an individual is engaging in the practice of occupational therapy or using the title occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant and is not licensed under this chapter, the Board shall issue a formal warning to the individual under this chapter. If the formal warning does not resolve the matter, the Board may apply to the Office of the Attorney General to issue a cease and desist order. (c) The Division shall investigate a complaint against a licensee involving allegations of unprofessional conduct or incompetence. 65 Del. Laws, c. 172, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 293, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 424, § 16;
24 DE Code § 2017. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 20. Occupational Therapy|Subchapter II. License|§ 2017. Disciplinary sanctions.

§ 2017. Disciplinary sanctions. (a) The Board may impose any of the following sanctions, singly or in combination, when it finds that 1 or more of the conditions or violations under § 2015 of this title applies to a licensee:  (1) Issue a letter of reprimand. (2) [Repealed.] (3) Place the licensee on probationary status and require the licensee to do any of the following:  a. Report regularly to the Board upon the matters which are the basis of the probation. b. Limit all practice and professional activities to those areas that the Board prescribes. (4) Suspend the licensee's license. (5) Revoke the licensee's license. (6) Impose a monetary penalty not to exceed $500 for each violation. (b) The Board may withdraw or reduce conditions of probation if it finds that the deficiencies which required the probation are remedied. (c) If a formal or informal complaint concerning the activity of a licensee presents a clear and immediate danger to the public health, safety, or welfare, the Board may temporarily suspend the licensee's license, pending a hearing, upon the written order of the Secretary of State or the Secretary's designee, with the concurrence of the Board chair or the Board chair's designee. (1) An order temporarily suspending a license must not be issued unless the licensee or the licensee's attorney receives at least 24 hours' written or oral notice before the temporary suspension, so that the licensee or the licensee's attorney may file a written response to the proposed suspension. (2) The decision as to whether to issue the temporary order of suspension must be decided on the written submissions. (3) An order of temporary suspension pending a hearing may remain in effect for no longer than 60 days from the date of the issuance of the order, unless the licensee requests a continuance of the hearing, in which case the order of temporary suspension remains in effect until the hearing is convened and the Board renders a decision. (4) A licensee whose license has been temporarily suspended under this section may request an expedited hearing. Upon the licensee's timely request, the Board shall schedule the hearing on an expedited basis. A request is timely if the licensee provides it to the Board within 5 calendar days from the date that the licensee received notice of the temporary suspension. (d) As a condition to reinstatement of a suspended license or removal from probationary status, the Board may impose disciplinary or corrective measures authorized under this chapter. (e) The Board shall permanently revoke the license of a licensee who is convicted of a felony sexual offense. 65 Del. Laws, c. 172, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 293, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 213, §  2;  79 Del. Laws, c. 277, §  6;  81 Del. Laws, c. 424, § 17;
24 DE Code § 2018. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 20. Occupational Therapy|Subchapter II. License|§ 2018. Hearing procedures.

§ 2018. Hearing procedures. (a) If a complaint alleging violation of § 2015 of this title is filed with the Board under § 8735 of Title 29, the Board shall set a time and place to conduct a hearing on the complaint. Notice of the hearing must be given and the hearing must be conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, Chapter 101 of Title 29. (b) All hearings are informal without use of rules of evidence. If the Board finds, by a majority vote of all members, that the complaint has merit, the Board shall take such action permitted under this chapter as it deems necessary. The Board's decision must be in writing and include the Board's reasons for the decision. The Board's decision must be mailed immediately to the licensee. (c) If the licensee is in disagreement with the Board's action, the licensee may appeal the Board's decision to the Superior Court within 30 days of service of the Board's decision or the postmarked date of the copy of the decision mailed to the licensee. Upon an appeal, the Court shall hear the evidence on the record. The Court may grant a stay in accordance with § 10144 of Title 29. 65 Del. Laws, c. 172, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 355, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 293, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 424, § 18;
24 DE Code § 2019. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 20. Occupational Therapy|Subchapter II. License|§ 2019. Reinstatement of a suspended license; removal from probationary status.

§ 2019. Reinstatement of a suspended license; removal from probationary status. (a) As a condition to reinstatement of a suspended license or removal from probationary status, the Board may reinstate a license if, after a hearing, the Board is satisfied that the licensee has taken the prescribed corrective actions and otherwise satisfied all of the conditions of the suspension or probation. (b) An applicant for reinstatement shall pay the appropriate fees and submit documentation required by the Board as evidence that all the conditions of a suspension or probation have been met. The Board may also require that the applicant meet the continuing education requirements of this chapter. (c) [Repealed.]  71 Del. Laws, c. 293, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 424, § 19;  82 Del. Laws, c. 8, § 8;
24 DE Code § 2020. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 20. Occupational Therapy|Subchapter II. License|§ 2020. Penalties.

§ 2020. Penalties. (a) It is unlawful for a person who is not licensed under this chapter to any of the following:  (1) Engage in the practice of occupational therapy. (2) Use in connection with that person's name or otherwise assume or use any title or description that conveys or tends to convey the impression that the person is qualified to practice occupational therapy.  (b) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to the following penalties:  (1) For the first offense, a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 for each offense. (2) For each subsequent offense, a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $2,000 for each offense. (c) Superior Court has jurisdiction over all violations of this chapter. 71 Del. Laws, c. 293, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 424, § 20;
24 DE Code § 2021. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 20. Occupational Therapy|Subchapter II. License|§ 2021. Treatment or examination of minors.

§ 2021. Treatment or examination of minors. (a) As used in this section:  (1) “Adult staff member” means an individual who is 18 years or older and is acting under the direction of the licensee, the licensee's employer, or is otherwise licensed under this chapter. (2) “Evaluation or treatment” includes dressing, bathing, or toileting that exposes a minor patient's breast, genitalia, or rectum. (3) “Minor” means an individual who is 15 years or younger. (4) “Services” includes inpatient, outpatient, home, or school treatment. (b) A minor patient's parent, guardian, or other caretaker, or an adult staff member, must be present when a licensee provides services to a minor patient who is disrobed or partially disrobed during evaluation or treatment. (c) If an adult staff member observes the evaluation or treatment, the adult staff member must be of the same gender as the patient when practicable. (d) The minor patient may decline the presence of a third person only with consent of individual providing consent to the minor patient's treatment and only after the initial evaluation. (e) When a minor patient's evaluation or treatment involves the female breasts, or female or male genitalia or rectum, a licensee shall provide the individual providing consent to the minor patient's treatment with notice of the rights under this section. The notice must be provided in written form or conspicuously posted in a manner in which a minor patient and the individual providing consent to the minor patient's treatment are made aware of the notice. In circumstances in which the posting or the provision of the written notice may not convey the right to have a third person present, the licensee shall use another means to ensure that the minor patient and the individual providing consent to the minor patient's treatment understand the rights under this section. (f) [Repealed.] (g) A licensee that provides treatment to a minor patient under this section shall, contemporaneously with the treatment, note in the minor patient's record the name of each person present when the treatment is provided. 79 Del. Laws, c. 169, §  6;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 424, § 21;
24 DE Code § 2303. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23. Pawnbrokers, Secondhand Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 2303. Pawn ticket and memorandum.

§ 2303. Pawn ticket and memorandum. (a) Any pawnbroker shall furnish to each applicant or customer a ticket on which is printed a number corresponding with the number used to identify the article placed in pawn, and also the amount given in cash, together with all charges and the total amount to be paid when the article is to be redeemed. (b) Any pawnbroker shall, at the time the loan is made on goods or articles, deliver to the person pawning or pledging such goods or articles, a memorandum or note, signed by such person and containing an account and description of the goods or articles pawned or pledged. No charge shall be made or received by any pawnbroker for any such ticket entry, memorandum or note. 24 Del. Laws, c. 162, §§  5, 6;  Code 1915, §§  1200, 1201;  28 Del. Laws, c. 81, §  1;  Code 1935, §§  1386, 1387;  47 Del. Laws, c. 263, §  1;  24 Del. C. 1953, §  2307;  75 Del. Laws, c. 284, §  1;
24 DE Code § 2305. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23. Pawnbrokers, Secondhand Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 2305. Inspection of premises and records.

§ 2305. Inspection of premises and records. (a) Every pawnbroker, secondhand dealer and scrap metal processor subject to this chapter shall maintain at a place of business designated on the license records of all information required by this chapter, together with a photocopy of government-issued photo identification, for a period of at least 1 year from the date the transaction was recorded. (b) The records required to be maintained in subsection (a) of this section shall, during regular business hours, be subject to inspection by a law-enforcement officer of Delaware, or by the Attorney General or any Deputy Attorney General. (c) Such inspection shall consist of an examination on the premises of the inventory and required records to determine whether the records and inventory are being maintained on the premises as required by this chapter. 24 Del. Laws, c. 162, §  7;  Code 1915, §  1202;  Code 1935, §  1388;  24 Del. C. 1953, §  2314;  71 Del Laws, c. 176,, §  31;  75 Del. Laws, c. 284, §  1;
24 DE Code § 2306. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23. Pawnbrokers, Secondhand Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 2306. Stolen goods: notice to police.

§ 2306. Stolen goods: notice to police. Any pawnbroker, secondhand dealer or scrap metal processor may seize any goods offered to such person for sale or as a pledge or pawn, which such person has reason to believe have been stolen. Such person shall immediately notify the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the premises where the sale or offer or pledge took place or where the goods are currently located. Any person acting in compliance with this section shall be immune from civil or criminal penalties if that person acts in good faith. 24 Del. Laws, c. 162, §  14;  Code 1915, §  1209;  Code 1935, §  1395;  24 Del. C. 1953, §  2316;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 284, §  1;
24 DE Code § 2307. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23. Pawnbrokers, Secondhand Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 2307. Prohibited transactions.

§ 2307. Prohibited transactions. (a) No pawnbroker, secondhand dealer or scrap metal processor subject to this chapter shall knowingly purchase or acquire any article, ware or merchandise:  (1) From any person or persons under the age of 18 unless that person or person is:  a. Recycling aluminum cans; or b. Accompanied by a parent, grandparent or guardian; (2) From any person under the influence of any intoxicating liquor or drug when such condition is visible or apparent; or (3) Which has an altered, obliterated or otherwise tampered with serial number or identifying marking. (b) No pawnbroker subject to this chapter shall take or receive as a pledge or pawn any artificial limb or wheelchair. (c) A scrap metal processor may not purchase a catalytic converter from an individual unless the individual, at the time of purchase, provides identification as:  (1) A licensed automotive dismantler and recycler or scrap metal processor; or (2) An agent or employee of a licensed commercial enterprise. (d) A scrap metal processor may not purchase the following items from an individual unless the individual, at the time of purchase, provides appropriate authorization from a relevant business or unit of federal, state, or local government specifically authorizing the individual to conduct the transaction. (1) Metal bleachers; (2) Hard-drawn copper; (3) Metal beer kegs; (4) Cemetery urns; (5) Grave markers; (6) Materials related to railroad infrastructure; and (7) Any other used articles owned by a public utility including:  a. Guardrails; b. Manhole covers; c. Metal light poles; d. Tree grates; e. Water meters; and f. Street signs.24 Del. Laws, c. 162, §§  9, 10;  24 Del. Laws, c. 163, §  1;  Code 1915, §§  1204, 1205;  Code 1935, §§  1390, 1391;  47 Del. Laws, c. 169, §  1;  24 Del. C. 1953, §§  2309, 2310, 2312;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 284, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 156, §  4;
24 DE Code § 2308. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23. Pawnbrokers, Secondhand Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 2308. Penalties.

§ 2308. Penalties. Whoever violates this chapter, except where another penalty is provided, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, if convicted, may be fined not more than $10,000. (1) Assessment of a civil or administrative penalty shall be determined by the nature, circumstances, extent and gravity of the violation, or violations, ability of the violator to pay, any prior history of such violations, the degree of culpability, economic benefit or savings (if any) resulting from the violation and such other matters as justice requires. (2) In the event of nonpayment of the administrative penalty after all legal appeals have been exhausted, a civil action may be brought by the Superintendent or the Superintendent's designee in any court of competent jurisdiction, including any Justice of the Peace Court, for collection of the administrative penalty, including interest, attorneys' fees and costs and the validity and appropriateness of such administrative penalty shall not be subject to review.24 Del. Laws, c. 162, §  16;  Code 1915, §  1211;  Code 1935, §  1397;  46 Del. Laws, c. 135, §  1;  24 Del. C. 1953, §  2318;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 284, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 209, §  2;  77 Del. Laws, c. 185, §  4;  81 Del. Laws, c. 102, § 2;
24 DE Code § 2309. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23. Pawnbrokers, Secondhand Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 2309. Local regulations.

§ 2309. Local regulations. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude political subdivisions of the State and municipalities from enacting laws more restrictive than the provisions of this chapter, but such laws shall be in addition to, not in lieu of, the regulations set forth in this chapter. 75 Del. Laws, c. 284, §  1;
24 DE Code § 2310. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23. Pawnbrokers, Secondhand Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors|Subchapter II. Licensing|§ 2310. Licenses required.

§ 2310. Licenses required. (a) No person shall carry on the business of a pawnbroker, secondhand dealer or scrap metal processor without first having taken out a license and duly qualified as provided in this chapter. (b) All licenses granted by the State Police to such persons, citizens of this State and companies existing under the laws of this State to engage in and carry on the business of pawnbroker, secondhand dealer or scrap metal processor shall expire annually on December 31. (c) The licenses shall designate the address in which the person or company shall carry on the business. No person or company shall engage in or carry on the business of pawnbroker, secondhand dealer or scrap metal processor in any other building than the one designated in the license. This prohibition does not apply to the acquisition of goods by a pawnbroker, secondhand dealer or scrap metal processor. (d) The Director may suspend or revoke a license or issue an emergency suspension for a violation of this chapter or regulations promulgated thereunder by the Secretary. (e) Anyone licensed under this chapter shall notify the Section within 5 days of being arrested for any misdemeanor or felony crime.  24 Del. Laws, c. 162, §  13;  Code 1915, §  1208;  Code 1935, §  1394;  24 Del. C. 1953, §  2302;  75 Del. Laws, c. 284, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 102, § 3;
24 DE Code § 2311. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23. Pawnbrokers, Secondhand Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors|Subchapter II. Licensing|§ 2311. Qualifications.

§ 2311. Qualifications. An applicant applying for a pawnbroker, secondhand dealer or scrap metal processor license must meet and maintain the following qualifications:  (1) Must be at least 18 years of age. (2) Must submit a current valid Delaware business license issued by the Delaware Division of Revenue, (3) Must notify the Section, within 10 days, of any change of address, phone number, email address or contact person for the business. (4) Must not have any pending criminal charges. (5) Must not have been convicted of a felony within 5 years of application date. (6) Must not have been convicted of any misdemeanor involving a theft-related offense, or moral turpitude within 3 years of the application.24 Del. Laws, c. 162, §  1;  Code 1915, §  1196;  Code 1935, §  1382;  46 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  24 Del. C. 1953, §  2303;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 284, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 185, §  5;  81 Del. Laws, c. 102, § 4;