§ 542B.20 — Foreign licensees

Iowa § 542B.20

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XIII: COMMERCE
• Ch. 542B: PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS

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LicensesissuedpriortoJuly1,2024,tocontinueinfullforceandeffectuntilexpiration,suspension,orrevocation;2024Acts,ch1170,
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§542B.21, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS 8
542B.21 Suspension, revocation, or reprimand.
The board shall have the power by a five-sevenths vote of the entire board to suspend for
a period not exceeding two years, or to revoke the certificate of licensure of, or to reprimand
any licensee who is found guilty of the following acts or offenses:
1. Fraud in procuring a certificate of licensure.
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 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 under the laws of the United States, of any state or possession
of the United States, or of any other country. A copy of the record of conviction or plea of
guilty is conclusive evidence.
6. Revocation or suspension of licensure to engage in the practice of engineering or land
surveying, or other disciplinary action by the licensing authority of another state, territory, or
country. Acertifiedcopyoftherecordororderofsuspension,revocation,orotherdisciplinary
action is prima facie evidence of such fact.
7. Fraud in representations as to skill or ability.
8. Use of untruthful or improbable statements in advertisements.
9. Willful or repeated violations of the provisions of this Act.*

Legislative History

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1872; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §114.21]