Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 10 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS › Chapter 20 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT REGULATIONS › Part XII - Standards of Practice and Conduct › Section 18VAC10-20-790 - Sanctions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A license, certificate, or registration shall not be
					 sanctioned unless a majority of the eligible voting members of the entire board
					 vote for the action. The board may discipline or sanction any regulant if the
					 board finds that:
1. The regulant
				  failed to maintain good moral character pursuant to the definition in
				  18VAC10-20-10;
2. The license, certification, or
				  registration was obtained or renewed through fraud or
				  misrepresentation;
3. The regulant
				  has been found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction of any material
				  misrepresentation in the course of professional practice or has been convicted,
				  pleaded guilty, or has been found guilty, regardless of adjudication or
				  deferred adjudication, of any felony or non-marijuana misdemeanor that, in the
				  judgment of the board, adversely affects the regulant's ability to perform
				  satisfactorily within the regulated discipline. The board shall review the
				  conviction pursuant to the provisions of §
										54.1-204
				  of the Code of Virginia;
4. The
				  regulant has committed acts constituting professional incompetence, negligence,
				  or gross negligence;
5. The
				  regulant has abused drugs or alcohol to the extent that professional competence
				  is adversely affected;
6. The
				  regulant fails to comply, or misrepresents any information pertaining to their
				  compliance, with any of the continuing education requirements as contained in
				  this chapter;
7. The regulant
				  violates any standard of practice and conduct as defined in this
				  chapter;
8. The regulant violates
				  or induces others to violate any provision of Chapters 7 (§
										13.1-542.1
				  et seq.) and 13 (§
										13.1-1100
				  et seq.) of Title 13.1 or Chapters 1 (§
										54.1-100
				  et seq.) through 4 (§
										54.1-400 et seq.) of
				  Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia, or any other statute applicable to the
				  practice of the professions regulated by this chapter;
9. The regulant has been disciplined by any
				  county, city, town, state, or federal governing body. For purposes of this
				  section "discipline" means reprimand; civil or monetary penalty; probation,
				  suspension, or revocation of a license; or cease and desist order. The board
				  will review such discipline before taking any disciplinary action of its own;
				  or
10. The regulant fails to notify
				  the board within 30 days of having been disciplined by any county, city, town,
				  state, or federal governing body as stipulated in subdivision 9 of this
				  section.
Statutory Authority: §§
												54.1-201
						and
						54.1-404
						of the Code of Virginia.