§ 17-40-350 - License, registration, or commission -- Grounds for disciplinary action. - Arkansas Statutes

17-40-350. License, registration, or commission -- Grounds for disciplinary action.

(a) The Arkansas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies may revoke, place on probation, or suspend any registration, license, or security officer commission and may either fine in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation of this chapter or reprimand any registrant, licensee, or commissioned security officer, or both, or the board may deny an application for a registration, license, or security officer commission, or renewal thereof, on proof that the applicant, licensee, commissioned security officer, or registrant has:

(1) Violated any provision of this chapter or violated any of the rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter;

(2) Been found guilty of or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to any:

(A) Felony, Class A misdemeanor, crime involving an act of violence, or crime involving moral turpitude by any court in the State of Arkansas for which a pardon has not been granted;

(B) Felony, Class A misdemeanor or an offense of a comparable level, any crime involving an act of violence, or any crime involving moral turpitude in any court in another state for which a pardon has not been granted; or

(C) Felony, Class A misdemeanor or an offense of a comparable level, any crime involving an act of violence, or any crime involving moral turpitude in a military or federal court for which a pardon has not been granted;

(3) Practiced fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation;

(4) Made a material misstatement in the application for or renewal of a license, registration, or security officer commission; or

(5) Demonstrated incompetence or untrustworthiness in his or her actions.

(b) The Administrator of the Arkansas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies may summarily suspend, for no more than sixty (60) days, any registration or commission if it is shown that the health, safety, or welfare of the public is endangered.

(c) (1) The board may suspend any registration, license, or commission on conviction in this state or any other state or territory of the United States or in any foreign country, of a felony, a Class A misdemeanor, a crime involving an act of violence, or a crime involving an act of moral turpitude for a period not exceeding sixty (60) days pending a hearing and a determination of charges.

(2) If the licensee is a corporation, proof of actual participation and knowledge on the part of the registrant is required.

(3) If the hearing is adjourned at the request of the registrant or licensee, the suspension may be continued for the additional period of the adjournment.