§ 28-27-24. Recommendations of board — Order of the director — Appeal.
(a) The board, upon the completion of any hearing held on a verified complaint, shall
present to the director of labor and training a written report of its findings and
recommendations. The director shall then order that the license of the licensee charged
shall be revoked or suspended, or impose a fine of one thousand five hundred dollars
($1,500) for a first violation and two thousand dollars ($2,000) for any subsequent
violation within one year of the first violation, or that the complaint shall be dismissed
in accordance with the recommendations. A copy of the order sh
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§ 28-27-24. Recommendations of board — Order of the director — Appeal.
(a) The board, upon the completion of any hearing held on a verified complaint, shall
present to the director of labor and training a written report of its findings and
recommendations. The director shall then order that the license of the licensee charged
shall be revoked or suspended, or impose a fine of one thousand five hundred dollars
($1,500) for a first violation and two thousand dollars ($2,000) for any subsequent
violation within one year of the first violation, or that the complaint shall be dismissed
in accordance with the recommendations. A copy of the order shall be immediately served
upon the licensee and/or violator personally or by registered or certified mail. The
order of the board is final unless the licensee and/or violator so charged or complainant
within twenty (20) days after receipt of the order files an appeal with the director.
The appeal will be determined by the administrator of the division or his or her designee.
The director may accept or reject, in whole or in part, the recommended order of the
board. The order of the director shall be final, and a copy of it shall be immediately
served upon the person, firm, or corporation assessed.
(b) The division is considered a person for the purpose of this section.
(c) The chief of the section shall act as an investigator with respect to the enforcement
of all the provisions of law relative to the licensing of pipefitting, refrigeration,
sprinkler fitting, and sheet metal and, to this effect, whenever a complaint is made
by the chief of the section to the department of labor and training director, or designee,
that the provisions of this chapter are being violated, the director of the department
of labor and training, or designee, may issue an order to cease and desist from that
violation and may impose the above penalties against the violator and against the
contractor. Each individual person acting in violation of the provisions of this chapter
shall constitute a separate offense to any violator and/or contractor assessed a penalty
under this section.