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198B.672 Sanctions -- Reasons for sanctions.
Subject to a hearing conducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B, the board may
revoke, suspend, place on probation, or restrict the license or certificate of any licensee or
certificate holder; refuse to issue or renew a license or certificate; or reprimand, censure,
or fine a licensee or certificate holder for any of the following reasons:
(1) Fraud or deceit in obtaining licensure or certification;
(2) Transfer of the authority granted by the license or certificate to another person;
(3) Unfair or deceptive trade practices;
(4) Willful or deliberate disregard and violation of building codes, electrical codes, or
related laws and ordinances of this Commonwealth or any city, county, or urbancounty government;
(5) Aiding or abetting any person attempting to evade the provisions of KRS 198B.650
to 198B.689;
(6) Conspiracy or knowingly combining with any person, to allow a license or
certificate to be used by an unlicensed or uncertified person, firm, or corporation
with intent to evade the provisions of KRS 198B.650 to 198B.689. Allowing a
license or certificate to be used by more than one (1) person shall be prima facie
evidence of intent to evade the provisions of KRS 198B.650 to 198B.689;
(7) Willful or deliberate disregard of disciplinary actions taken by the board, or of a
city, county, or urban-county government;
(8) Negligence or incompetence in compliance with applicable codes and standards of
practice;
(9) Violation of any of the provisions of KRS 198B.650 to 198B.689 or any
administrative regulation promulgated by the board; or
(10) Conviction of a felony or of any crime an element of which is dishonesty or fraud,
under the laws of any state or of the United States.
Effective: July 15, 1996
History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 318, sec. 88, effective July 15, 1996. -- Created
1994 Ky. Acts ch. 59, sec. 12, effective July 15, 1994.
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