§ 43-30-12 — Disciplinary action

The board may refuse to renew, suspend, or revoke a license, or place on probationary
status any licensee, or issue a letter of reprimand to any licensee, for any one or any
combination of the following causes:
1. Fraud in obtaining a license.
2. Violation of this chapter or rules adopted which implement section 43-30-04.
3. If the holder of any license or a member of any copartnership, an officer of any
corporation, or a manager of any limited liability company has been adjudged guilty of
the commission of an offense determined by the board to have a direct bearing upon a
holder's ability to serve the public as a private investigative or security agency, or if the
board determines that, following conviction of any offense, the holder is not sufficiently
rehabilitated under section 12.1-33-02.1.
4. Upon the disqualification or insolvency of the surety of the licenseholder.
5. Any person licensed, certified, or registered by the board pursuant to this chapter who
violates any statute or board regulation and who is not criminally prosecuted is subject
to a monetary penalty, which may be assessed at a hearing under the procedures
contained in chapter 28-32. If the board determines that a respondent is guilty of the
violation complained of, the board shall determine the amount of the monetary penalty
for the violation, which may not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars for each
violation. The penalty may be sued for and recovered in the name of the board. The
monetary penalty must be paid into the board's general fund.
The board may impose a fee on any person subject to regulation under this chapter to
reimburse the board for all or part of the costs of administrative actions resulting in disciplinary
action, including the amount paid by the board for services from the office of administrative
hearings, attorney's fees, court costs, witness fees, staff time, and other expenses.