§ 272C.10 — Rules for revocation or suspension of license

Iowa § 272C.10

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title VII: EDUCATION, HISTORY, AND CULTURE
• Ch. 272C: REGULATION OF LICENSED PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

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A licensing board established after January 1, 1978, and pursuant to the provisions of this
chapter shall by rule include provisions for the revocation or suspension of a license which
shall include but is not limited to the following:
1. Fraud in procuring a license.
2. Professional incompetency.
3. Knowingly making misleading, deceptive, untrue, or fraudulent representations in the
practice of the licensee’s profession or engaging in unethical conduct or practice harmful or
detrimental to the public. Proof of actual injury need not be established.
4. Habitual intoxication or addiction to the use of drugs.
5. Conviction of a felony offense, if the offense directly relates to the profession or
occupation of the licensee, in the courts of this state or another state, territory, or country.
Conviction as used in this subsection includes a conviction of an offense which if committed
in this state would be a felony without regard to its designation elsewhere, and includes a
finding or verdict of guilt made or returned in a criminal proceeding even if the adjudication
of guilt is withheld or not entered. A certified copy of the final order or judgment of
conviction or plea of guilty in this state or in another state constitutes conclusive evidence of
the conviction.
6. Fraud in representations as to skill or ability.
7. Use of untruthful or improbable statements in advertisements.
8. Willful or repeated violations of the provisions of this chapter.

Legislative History

[C79, 81, §258A.10]