- (a) Payment of administrative fines shall be included among the options available for settling disciplinary allegations, and shall be included among the types of disciplinary sanctions imposed after notice and hearing.
- (b) In cases where the board initially intends to limit disciplinary sanctions to an administrative fine, the board shall issue a “notice of apparent liability” describing the alleged offense, stating the amount of the assessed fine, and notifying the alleged offender that they shall pay the fine by a certain date or request that an administrative hearing be held. If a hearing is requested, the notice of apparent liability shall be withdrawn and a notice of hearing shall be issued. In such hearings, the board’s disciplinary options shall not be limited to the assessment of an administrative fine.
- (c) Nonpayment of an administrative fine by a licensee or respondent in contravention of an order, agreement, or promise to pay, shall be grounds for discipline by the board and a basis for judicial action seeking to collect the fine.
Source. #10270, eff 2-2-13 (from Rab 402.05), EXPIRED: 2-2-23 New. #13968, eff 5-18-24