Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 661 - Public Safety Department › Chapter 275 - Licensing of Fire Protection System Contractors › Rule 661-275.7 - Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Licensure; Civil Penalties; and Appeals

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The department may deny, suspend, or revoke the license of a
				contractor, or assess a civil penalty to the contractor, if any provision of
				these rules or any other provision of law related to operation as a fire
				extinguishing system contractor is violated.
(1)
Denial.
The department
			 may deny an application for licensure for reasons including, but not limited
			 to:
a. If the applicant makes a false
			 statement on the application form or in any other submission of information
			 required for license. "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 acting as afire extinguishing system contractor in another
			 jurisdiction.
d. If an applicant
			 has previously been barred for cause from operating in another jurisdiction as
			 a fire extinguishing system contractor and if the basis of that action reflects
			 upon the integrity of the applicant in operating as a fire extinguishing system
			 contractor. If an applicant is found to have been previously barred for cause
			 from operating as a fire extinguishing system contractor in another
			 jurisdiction and is no longer barred from doing so, the department will
			 evaluate the record of that action with regard to the likelihood that the
			 applicant would operate with integrity as a licensed contractor. If an
			 applicant is denied under this provision, the applicant will 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 that 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 under this provision, the applicant will 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.