1. A. The Board shall have the power to suspend, revoke or refuse to issue, restore or renew a certificate of registration of, or place on probation, fine or reprimand any professional engineer, professional land surveyor or engineer intern or land surveyor intern who is found guilty of:

   1. 1. The practice of any fraud or deceit in obtaining or attempting to obtain or renew a certificate of registration, or a certificate of authorization;
   2. 2. Any gross negligence, incompetence or misconduct, in the practice of engineering or land surveying;
   3. 3. Conviction of or entry of a plea of nolo contendere to any crime under the laws of the United States, or any state or territory thereof, which is a felony, whether related to practice or not; and conviction of or entry of a plea of nolo contendere to any crime, whether a felony, misdemeanor, or otherwise, an essential element of which is dishonesty or which is directly related to the practice of engineering or land surveying;
   4. 4. Failure to comply with any of the provisions of Section 475.1 et seq. of this title or any of the rules or regulations pertaining thereto;
   5. 5. Discipline by another state, territory, the District of Columbia, a foreign country, the United States government, or any other governmental agency, if at least one of the grounds for discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to those contained in this section;
   6. 6. Failure, within thirty (30) days, to provide information requested by the Board as a result of a formal or informal complaint to the Board which would indicate a violation of Section 475.1 et seq. of this title;
   7. 7. Knowingly making false statements or signing false statements, certificates or affidavits to induce payment;
   8. 8. Aiding or assisting another person in violating any provision of Section 475.1 et seq. of this title or the rules or regulations pertaining thereto;
   9. 9. Violation of any terms of probation imposed by the Board, or using a seal or practicing engineering or land surveying while the professional engineer's license or land surveyor's license is suspended, revoked, nonrenewed or inactive;
   10. 10. Signing, affixing the professional engineer's or land surveyor's seal, or permitting the professional engineer's or land surveyor's seal or signature to be affixed to any specifications, reports, drawings, plans, design information, construction documents or calculations, or revisions thereof, which have not been prepared or completely checked by the professional engineer or land surveyor in responsible charge;
   11. 11. Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive, defraud or harm the public;
   12. 12. Providing false testimony or information to the Board; and
   13. 13. Habitual intoxication or addiction to the use of alcohol or to the illegal use of a controlled dangerous substance.
2. B. The Board shall have prepared and shall adopt Rules of Professional Conduct for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors as provided for in Section 475.8 of this title, which shall be made known in writing to every registrant and applicant for registration under Section 475.1 et seq. of this title, and which shall be published in the roster provided for in Section 475.11 of this title. Such publication shall constitute due notice to all registrants. The Board may revise and amend these Rules of Professional Conduct for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors from time to time and shall forthwith notify each registrant, in writing, of such revisions or amendments.

3. C. The Board shall have the power to:

   1. 1. Revoke a certificate of authorization;
   2. 2. Suspend a certificate of authorization for a period of time, not exceeding two (2) years, of any firm of which one or more of its officers or directors have been guilty of any conduct which would authorize a revocation or suspension of their certificates of registration under the provisions of this section;
   3. 3. Place a registrant on probation for a period of time and subject to such conditions as the Board may specify; or
   4. 4. Levy a fine in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) for each count or separate offense.
4. D. Principles of a firm who do not obtain a certificate or authorization as required by Section 475.1 et seq. of this title may be subject to revocation of individual registration.

Laws 1968, SB 524, c. 245, § 15, emerg. eff. April 26, 1968; Amended by Laws 1982, SB 616, c. 297, § 18; Amended by Laws 1992, SB 799, c. 165, § 15, emerg. eff. July 1, 1992.