Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 661 - Public Safety Department › Chapter 275 - Licensing of Fire Protection System Contractors › Rule 661-275.8 - 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 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 state fire
			 marshal 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 a fire 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 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. 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.