(A) The department may refuse to issue a license or certificate to an applicant who:

(1) has failed to meet the minimum qualifications required by this chapter or regulations promulgated under this chapter;

(2) has had a license or certificate denied, suspended, revoked, or otherwise been disciplined;

(3) has engaged in contracting without a valid license as required under this chapter;

(4) has submitted a bid without a valid license when one is required by law;

(5) has committed an act which would be grounds for disciplinary action under this chapter;

(6) has submitted false or misleading information;

(7) has engaged in conduct which demonstrates bad faith, dishonesty, untrustworthiness, or incompetence in business or the profession;

(8) has aided or abetted an entity in the violation of a provision of this chapter or a regulation promulgated under this chapter;

(9) has been convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction of this or any other state, district, or territory of the United States, or of a foreign country of the offense of forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, theft, extortion, or conspiracy to defraud or other like offense, has been convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, or pled nolo contendere to any such offense;

(10) has an outstanding monetary judgment related to construction.

(B) A license or certificate may be denied to an applicant:

(1) for a minimum of one year after the date of revocation of a similar professional license or certificate issued by this State or any other state or jurisdiction;

(2) who is presently under suspension by a professional licensing entity in this or any other state or jurisdiction;

(3) who has unresolved complaints or charges pending against him before this or any other professional licensing board in this or any other state.

HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 440, Section 1.