A. The designee of the Construction Industries Board, as chair, and the Committee of Roofing Examiners shall act as the Roofing Hearing Board and shall comply with the provisions of the Construction Industries Board Act, rules and Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act.

B. Any administrative hearing on suspensions, revocations or fines shall be conducted by a hearing examiner appointed by the Construction Industries Board. The hearing examiner's decision shall be a final decision which may be appealed to a district court in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act and the Construction Industries Board Act and rules and regulations.

C. The Roofing Hearing Board may, upon its own motion, and shall, upon written complaint filed by any person, investigate and conduct hearings on the business transactions of any roofing contractor, firm or any person soliciting or engaging in roofing contractor work.

D. The Roofing Hearing Board may conduct hearings on citations issued to any person pursuant to the Roofing Contractor Registration Act, applications for suspension and revocation of a registration or endorsement.

E. The Construction Industries Board shall suspend or revoke or may refuse to issue or renew any license or registration under the commercial roofer endorsement provisions of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act for any of the following standards of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act:

1. Making a material misstatement in the application for an endorsement, or the renewal of an endorsement;

2. Obtaining any endorsement by false or fraudulent representation;

3. Loaning or allowing the use of such endorsement by any other person or illegally using an endorsement;

4. Demonstrating incompetence to act as a commercial roofing contractor;

5. Violating any provisions of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act, or any rule or order prescribed by the Construction Industries Board pursuant to the provisions of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act; or

6. Willfully failing to perform normal business obligations without justifiable cause.

F. Any person whose endorsement or registration has been revoked by the Roofing Hearing Board may apply for a new license one (1) year from the date of such revocation.

Added by Laws 2014, c. 270, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.