§ 10-67. Revocation or suspension of certificates of competency.

An examining board shall have the power to revoke, suspend, or deny the issuance or renewal of a certificate of competency if it determines that the contractor or the business for which the certificate holder is a qualifying agent has committed any of the following acts:

(1)

Obtains a county certificate of competency by fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.

(2)

Is convicted of or pleads guilty to any criminal offense which relates to the practice of contracting or the ability to practice contracting.

(3)

Willfully disregards and violates an applicable state or local building code, regulation or law.

(4)

Performs any act which assists a person or business in engaging in the unlicensed business of contracting, as defined herein, if the certificate holder knows or has reasonable grounds to know that the person or business is unlicensed.

(5)

Conspires with an unlicensed person by allowing a certificate of competency to be used by the unlicensed person to evade the provisions of this division. When a certificate holder allows his certificate to be used by one or more business organizations without having any active participation in the operation, management or control of such business organization, such act shall constitute prima facie evidence of an intent to evade the provisions of this division.

(6)

Acts in the name of a certificate holder or in the capacity of a contractor other than in accordance with the business status and/or contractor status contained in the application for county certificate of competency and approved by the examining board.

(7)

Fails in any material respect to comply with the provisions of this division.

(8)

Abandons a construction project in which the contractor is engaged or under contract as a contractor. A project shall be considered abandoned 90 days after the contractor terminates the project without just cause or without proper notification to the owner, including the reason for termination, or fails to perform work under the contract for 90 consecutive days.

(9)

Signs a statement with respect to a project or contract which falsely indicates that the work is bonded, falsely indicates that payment has been made for all subcontracted work, labor, and/or materials which results in a financial loss to the owner, purchaser or another contractor, or falsely indicates that workers' compensation and/or public liability insurance are maintained.

(10)

Commits fraud or deceit or other misconduct in the practice of contracting.

(11)

Proceeds on any construction job without first obtaining and posting the required county building permits and scheduling required inspections.

(12)

Exceeds the scope of work which the contractor has been licensed to perform.

(13)

Fails to have his state-registered contractor's license number appear in any newspaper, airwave transmission, phone directory, or other advertising medium that is primarily circulated, displayed, distributed or marketed within the county and which offers services of the contractor which are regulated by F.S. ch. 489, or this division.

(14)

Fails to prominently display the contractor's name or name of the business organization for which he is qualifying agent and the contractor's state-registered license number to all business-owned motor vehicles used in the business of contracting and/or transporting employees, equipment and material to a construction site when the vehicle is on a construction or job site as required pursuant to section 10-23.

(15)

Aids or abets any unlicensed person or business organization to evade any provision of this division.

(16)

Uses or attempts to use a county certificate of competency which has been revoked, suspended or placed on inactive status.

(17)

Fails to include his certificate of competency number of an application for a county building permit.

(18)

Intimidates, threatens, coerces, or otherwise discourages the services of a notice to owner or a notice to contractor required under F.S. ch. 713.

(Code 1982, § 2-5-20; Ord. No. 92-04, pt. B, 4-7-1992)