Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 661 - Public Safety Department › Chapter 277 - Licensing of Fire Protection System Technicians › Rule 661-277.10 - Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Licensure; Civil Penalties; and Appeals

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The state fire marshal may deny, suspend or revoke the license
				of a contractor or technician or may assess a civil penalty to the contractor,
				if any provision of these rules or any other provision of law related to
				operation as an alarm system contractor or technician is violated.
(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 acting as an alarm system contractor or technician in another
			 jurisdiction.
d. If an applicant
			 has previously been barred for cause from operating in another jurisdiction as
			 an alarm system contractor or technician and if the basis of that action
			 reflects upon the integrity of the applicant in operating as an alarm system
			 contractor or technician. If an applicant is found to have been previously
			 barred for cause from operating as an alarm system contractor or technician 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 licensed contractor or
			 technician. If an applicant is denied under this provision, 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 under this provision, 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.