(1) The administrator shall have the authority to deny or refuse to renew a license or certificate of authority, defer or precondition licensure, suspend or revoke a license, impose an administrative fine not to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per violation, impose the administrative costs of bringing the action before the board including, but not limited to, hearing officer fees, expert witness fees, attorney’s fees, costs of hearing transcripts and copies, or impose probationary conditions on a person or the holder of a license or certificate of authority, upon the following grounds:
(a)  Fraud or deception in the procurement of a license or certificate of authority or in the taking of an examination required under the provisions of this chapter;
(b)  Incompetence in the performance of a construction manager’s duties;
(c)  Holding oneself or one’s firm out as a construction manager by engaging in any act meeting the definition or character of a construction manager as defined herein without a legally required license;
(d)  Fraud or deceit in the performance of a construction manager’s duties; or
(e)  Willful violation of the provisions of this chapter or the rules promulgated by the board.
(2)  Proceedings that may result in the suspension or revocation of a license or certificate of authority, or the imposition of probationary or other disciplinary conditions on the holder of a license or certificate of authority, shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code; provided however, that the suspension of a certificate of authority, upon the notification by its holder that the construction manager it has designated to the administrator no longer is a principal or employee of the firm, shall not be required to be conducted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 54-4508

  • Administrator: means the administrator of the Idaho division of occupational and professional licenses. See Idaho Code 54-4503
  • Board: means the public works contractors license board established in section 54-1905, Idaho Code. See Idaho Code 54-4503
  • Certificate of authority: means a certificate issued by the division of occupational and professional licenses authorizing a firm to provide or hold itself out as providing construction manager services. See Idaho Code 54-4503
  • Construction manager: means an individual who performs construction management services. See Idaho Code 54-4503
  • Firm: means any business organization, including individuals, partnerships, corporations, associations or any combination thereof acting as a unit. See Idaho Code 54-4503
  • Licensure: means the issuance of a license to an applicant under the provisions of this chapter authorizing such individual to offer and perform construction management services. See Idaho Code 54-4503
  • Person: includes an individual, partnership, corporation, association or other organization. See Idaho Code 54-4503
(3)  The board may, by rule, provide for the reinstatement of suspended or revoked licenses upon such terms as it may impose.