Section 324.624

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS

Chapter 324

Effective - 28 Aug 2004, 2 histories, see footnote   (history) 

  324.624.  Sanctioning of a license, when — appeal procedure. — 1. The board may deny a request for a license, or may suspend or revoke a license issued pursuant to sections 324.600 to 324.635, or censure or place a license on probation if, after notice and opportunity for hearing in accordance with the provisions of chapter 621, the board determines the licensee has:

  (1) Made any false statement or given any false information in connection with an application for a license or a renewal or reinstatement thereof;

  (2) Violated any provisions of sections 324.600 to 324.635;

  (3) Violated any rule of the board adopted pursuant to the authority contained in sections 324.600 to 324.635;

  (4) Been convicted of a felony or been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude;

  (5) Impersonated, or permitted or aided and abetted an employee to impersonate, a law enforcement officer or employee of the United States, or of any state or political subdivision;

  (6) Committed or permitted any employee to commit any act while the license was expired that could be cause for the suspension or revocation of any license, or grounds for the denial of an application for a license;

  (7) Knowingly violated, or advised, encouraged, or assisted the violation of any court order or injunction in the course of business as a licensee;

  (8) Used any letterhead, advertisement, or other printed matter or in any manner representing that such person is an instrumentality of the federal or state government or any political subdivision of a federal or state government;

  (9) Used a name different from that under which such person is currently licensed in any advertisement, solicitation, or contact for business; or

  (10) Committed any act that is grounds for denial of an application for a license pursuant to the provisions of sections 324.600 to 324.635.

  2. Any person whose license status is affected by any official action of the state fire marshal or board of licensed private fire investigator examiners, including, but not limited to, revocation, suspension, failure to renew a license, or refusal to grant a license, may seek a determination by the administrative hearing commission pursuant to the provisions of section 621.045. After the filing of a complaint before the administrative hearing commission, the proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 621. Upon a finding by the administrative hearing commission that the grounds, provided in subsection 1 of this section, for disciplinary action are met, the board may singly or in combination censure or place the person named in the complaint on probation on such terms and conditions as the board deems appropriate for a period not to exceed five years or may suspend, for a period not to exceed three years, or revoke the license.

  3. A licensed private fire investigator agency may continue under the direction of another employee if the individual holding the license is suspended or revoked as approved by the board. The board shall establish a time from within which the licensed private fire investigator agency shall identify an acceptable person who is qualified to assume control of the agency as required by the board.

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(L. 2004 H.B. 1195 § 324.954)