A. The board may deny issuance of a license or may suspend, revoke, limit or condition a license if the applicant or licensee is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, provided that the denial, suspension or revocation is in accordance with the Criminal Offender Employment Act [28-2-1 to 28-2-6 NMSA 1978]; has by false or fraudulent representations obtained a license; or in performing or attempting to perform any of the activities covered by the provisions of the Home Inspector Licensing Act, the applicant or licensee has:
(1)made a substantial misrepresentation;
(2)violated any of the provisions of the Home Inspector Licensing Act or any rule of the board;
(3)offered or delivered compensation, inducement or reward to the owner of the inspected property or to the broker or the agent for
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A. The board may deny issuance of a license or may suspend, revoke, limit or condition a license if the applicant or licensee is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, provided that the denial, suspension or revocation is in accordance with the Criminal Offender Employment Act [28-2-1 to 28-2-6 NMSA 1978]; has by false or fraudulent representations obtained a license; or in performing or attempting to perform any of the activities covered by the provisions of the Home Inspector Licensing Act, the applicant or licensee has: (1) made a substantial misrepresentation; (2) violated any of the provisions of the Home Inspector Licensing Act or any rule of the board; (3) offered or delivered compensation, inducement or reward to the owner of the inspected property or to the broker or the agent for the referral of any business to the home inspector or the home inspector's company; (4) had a license to perform home inspections revoked, suspended, denied, stipulated or otherwise limited in any state, jurisdiction, territory or possession of the United States or another country for actions of the licensee similar to acts proscribed in this subsection; (5) failed to furnish the board, its investigators or its representatives with information requested by the board in the course of an official investigation; or (6) performed or offered to perform for an additional fee any repair to a structure on which the home inspector or the home inspector's company has prepared a report at any time during the twelve months immediately prior to the repair or offer to repair, except that a home inspection company that is affiliated with or that retains a home inspector does not violate this paragraph if the home inspection company performs repairs pursuant to a claim made pursuant to the terms of a home inspection contract. B. Disciplinary proceedings conducted by the board may be instituted by sworn complaint by any person, including a board member, and shall conform to the provisions of the Uniform Licensing Act [61-1-1 to 61-1-31 NMSA 1978]. C. All licensing, revocation and suspension proceedings conducted by the board shall be governed by the provisions of the Uniform Licensing Act.