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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) The State Board of Registration for Professional Geologists shall have the power to deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the certificate of registration of any registrant who is found to have been involved in:
(1) The practice of any fraud or deceit in obtaining a certificate of registration;
(2) Any gross negligence, incompetence, or misconduct in the practice of geology as a professional geologist;
(3) Any felony listed under § 17-3-102;
(4) Providing false testimony or information to the board;
(5) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public;
(6) Signing, affixing the professional geologist's seal, or permitting the professional geologist's seal or signature to be affixed to any specifications, reports, drawings, plans, design information, construction documents, calculations, or revisions that have not been prepared or completely checked by the professional geologist or prepared under the professional geologist's direct supervision or control;
(7) Failing to comply with this chapter or any of the rules pertaining to this chapter; or
(8) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any provision of this chapter or the rules pertaining to this chapter.
(b) Any action by the board in this regard shall be after a hearing held in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq. Any administrative or judicial review of the action shall likewise be in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 17. Professions, Occupations, and Businesses § 17-32-311. Denial, etc., of registration certificate--Grounds--Procedure - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-17-professions-occupations-and-businesses/ar-code-sect-17-32-311/
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