198B.620 Refusal to renew license -- Revocation or suspension of license -- Administrative fine -- Appeal -- Criminal penalty. - Kentucky Statutes

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Page 1 of 1 198B.620 Refusal to renew license -- Revocation or suspension of license -- Administrative fine -- Appeal -- Criminal penalty. (1) Subject to a hearing conducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B, the commissioner may refuse to renew or may suspend or revoke the license of a
licensed fire protection sprinkler contractor or the certificate of a certificate holder
to engage in the business of fire protection sprinkler systems or in lieu thereof
establish an administrative fine not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) for any
of the following reasons:
(a) Gross incompetency or gross negligence in the installation, repair, alteration, maintenance, inspection, or addition to fire protection sprinkler systems, as
determined by the commissioner; (b) Conviction of a felony;
(c) Fraudulent or dishonest practices while engaging in the business of fire protection sprinkler systems; (d) Use of false evidence or misrepresentation in an application for a license or certificate; (e) Signing or affixing his or her seal to any plans, prints, specifications or reports, which have not been prepared by him or her personally or under his or
her immediate supervision, or in violation of KRS 198B.585; (f) Knowingly violating any provisions of KRS 198B.550 to 198B.630 or the regulations issued thereunder. (2) The commissioner shall revoke, subject to a hearing in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B, the license of a licensed fire protection sprinkler contractor or a
certificate holder who engages in the fire protection sprinkler system business while
his or her or its license is suspended. (3) Any person who engages in the drawings, installation, repair, alteration, extension, maintenance, or inspection of fire protection sprinkler systems or uses any title,
sign, card, or device indicating or intending to indicate that he or she is a certified
fire sprinkler contractor without having first obtained the requisite license or
certificate shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Each violation shall be
regarded as a separate offense. (4) Any license or certificate holder who is aggrieved by a final order of the commissioner suspending or revoking a license may appeal to the Franklin Circuit
Court or the Circuit Court of the county of the license or certificate holder's place of
business in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B. Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 284, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 82, sec. 4, effective July 15, 2008. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts
ch. 318, sec. 87, effective July 15, 1996. -- Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 383, sec. 15,
effective July 13, 1984.