Disciplinary action; revocations; appeals

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  • (a) The Board, subject to appeal as hereinafter provided, may suspend, refuse to renew, or revoke the license of any licensee who, after due notice and hearing by the Board, is found to have lost his residency in the Virgin Islands or is found guilty of—

    • (1) The practice of any fraud or deceit in obtaining a license.

    • (2) Any gross negligence, incompetence, or misconduct in the practice of architecture, engineering, or land surveying.

    • (3) Any felony or any crime involving moral turpitude.

  • (b) The Board may, upon its own motion or upon the verified complaint in writing of any person, consider any charges under (1), (2), or (3) above, against any licensee. All charges shall be heard by the Board within thirty (30) days from the date on which they have been preferred, unless for good cause the Board extends the time for such hearing for not more than an additional thirty (30) days. The time and place for said hearing shall be fixed by the Board, and a copy of the charges, together with a notice of the time and place of the hearing, shall be personally served on, or mailed to the last known address of such licensee, at least twenty (20) days before the date fixed for the hearing. At the hearing the licensee shall have the right to appear personally and by counsel, to cross-examine witnesses appearing against him, and to produce evidence and witnesses in his own defense.

  • (c) Any person aggrieved by an action of the Board in denying, suspending, refusing to renew, or revoking his license shall be entitled to judicial review thereof by filing an appeal with the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands within thirty (30) days after the date of such action. No such appeal shall act as a stay of the action complained of unless specifically allowed by the Court.

  • (d) Upon each appeal all findings, decisions, or determinations by the Board as to questions of fact shall be deemed final in the absence of conclusive showing to the Court of fraud or arbitrariness.


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