(1) The board may take disciplinary or other action as authorized by section 12-20-404, limit the scope of practice of, or require additional training of any professional land surveyor or land surveyor-intern for:
Engaging in fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit in obtaining or attempting to obtain alicense or enrollment;
Failing to meet the generally accepted standards of the practice of land surveyingthrough act or omission;
A felony that is related to the ability to practice land surveying. A certified copy ofthe judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction of the conviction or plea shall be presumptive evidence of the conviction or plea for the purposes of any hearing under this part 3. A plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, accepted by the court shall be considered as a conviction.
Violating, attempting to violate, or aiding or abetting the violation or attempted violation of:
Any provision of this part 3, an applicable provision of article 20 of this title 12, orany provision of article 50, 51, 52, or 53 of title 38;
Any rule adopted by the board in conformance with the provisions of part 1 of thisarticle 120 or this part 3; or
Any order of the board issued in conformance with the provisions of this part 3;
Using false, deceptive, or misleading advertising;
Performing services beyond one's competency, training, or education;
Failing to report to the board any professional land surveyor known to have violatedany provision of this part 3 or any board order or rule;
Habitual or excessive use or abuse of alcohol, controlled substances, or any habitforming drug;
Using any schedule I controlled substance, as set forth in section 18-18-203;
Failing to report to the board any malpractice claim against the professional landsurveyor or any partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or joint stock association of which the professional land surveyor is a member, which claim is settled or in which judgment is rendered, within sixty days after the effective date of the settlement or judgment, if the claim concerned surveying services performed or supervised by the land surveyor;
Failing to pay any fine assessed pursuant to this part 3;
Violating any law or regulation governing the practice of professional land surveyingin another state or jurisdiction. A plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent accepted by the board of another state or jurisdiction may be considered to be the same as a finding of guilty for purposes of any hearing under this part 3.
Attempting to use an expired, revoked, suspended, or nonexistent license, practicingor offering to practice when not qualified, or falsely claiming that the individual is licensed; or
Using in any manner a license, license number, or certificate that has not been issuedto the individual by the board.
The board may issue and send a letter of admonition by first-class mail to a professional land surveyor or land surveyor-intern at his or her last-known address under the circumstances specified in and in accordance with section 12-20-404 (4).
In addition to any other penalty that may be imposed pursuant to this section, theboard may fine any professional land surveyor violating any provision of this article 120 or any rule promulgated pursuant to this article 120 not less than fifty dollars and not more than five thousand dollars for each violation proven by the board.
The board may issue a letter of concern in accordance with section 12-20-404 (5) to aprofessional land surveyor or land surveyor-intern based on any of the grounds specified in subsection (1) of this section without conducting a hearing as specified in section 12-120-307 when an instance of potentially unsatisfactory conduct comes to the board's attention but, in the board's judgment, does not warrant formal action by the board. Letters of concern shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed to members of the public or in any court action unless the board is a party.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 894, § 1, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-25-208 as it existed prior to 2019.