Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 661 - Public Safety Department › Chapter 276 - Licensing of Fire Protection System Technicians › Rule 661-276.7 - Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Licensure; Civil Penalties; Appeals

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
If a licensee or person who performs work requiring a license
				violates any provision of these rules or any other provision of law related to
				work requiring licensure pursuant to this chapter, the state fire marshal may
				deny, suspend or revoke a license or assess a civil penalty to a licensee or to
				a person who performs work requiring licensure pursuant to this chapter and who
				is not licensed.
(1)
Denial.
The state fire marshal may deny an application for
			 licensure:
a. If the applicant makes a false
			 statement on the application form or in any other submission of information
			 required for licensure. "False statement" means providing false information or
			 failing to include material information, such as a previous criminal conviction
			 or action taken by another jurisdiction, when requested on the application form
			 or otherwise in the application process.
b. If the applicant fails to meet all of the
			 requirements for licensure established in this chapter.
c. If the applicant is currently barred for
			 cause from licensure equivalent to that provided for in this chapter in another
			 jurisdiction.
d. If an applicant
			 has previously been barred for cause from operating in another jurisdiction as
			 a fire protection system installer and maintenance worker and if the basis of
			 that action reflects upon the integrity of the applicant in operating as a fire
			 protection system installer and maintenance worker. If an applicant is found to
			 have been previously barred for cause from operating as a fire protection
			 system installer and maintenance worker in another jurisdiction and is no
			 longer barred from doing so, the state fire marshal shall evaluate the record
			 of that action with regard to the likelihood that the applicant would operate
			 with integrity as a licensee. If an applicant is denied licensure under this
			 paragraph, the applicant shall be notified of the specific reasons for the
			 denial.
e. Conviction of a felony
			 offense, if the offense directly relates to the profession or occupation of the
			 licensee, in the courts of this state or another state, territory or country.
			 "Conviction" as used in this subrule includes a conviction of an offense which
			 if committed in this state would be a felony without regard to its designation
			 elsewhere, and includes a finding or verdict of guilt made or returned in a
			 criminal proceeding even if the adjudication of guilt is withheld or not
			 entered. A certified copy of the final order or judgment of conviction or plea
			 of guilty in this state or in another state constitutes conclusive evidence of
			 the conviction. If an applicant is denied licensure under this paragraph, the
			 applicant shall be notified of the specific reasons for the denial.
f. Knowingly making misleading, deceptive,
			 untrue or fraudulent representations in the practice of the licensee's
			 profession or engaging in unethical conduct or practice harmful or detrimental
			 to the public. Proof of actual injury need not be established.
g. Willful or repeated violations of the
			 provisions of this chapter.