4781.09 Suspending, revoking, or refusing to renew the license.

4781.09 Suspending, revoking, or refusing to renew the license.

(A) The manufactured homes commission may deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the license of any manufactured home installer for any of the following reasons:

(1) Failure to satisfy the requirements of section 4781.08 or 4781.10 of the Revised Code;

(2) Violation of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to it;

(3) Making a material misstatement in an application for a license;

(4) Installing manufactured housing without a license or without being under the supervision of a licensed manufactured housing installer;

(5) Failure to appear for a hearing before the commission or to comply with any final adjudication order of the commission issued pursuant to this chapter;

(6) Conviction of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude;

(7) Having had a license revoked, suspended, or denied by the commission during the preceding two years;

(8) Having had a license revoked, suspended, or denied by another state or jurisdiction during the preceding two years;

(9) Engaging in conduct in another state or jurisdiction that would violate this chapter if committed in this state.

(10) Failing to provide written notification of an installation pursuant to division (D) of section 4781.11 of the Revised Code to a county treasurer or county auditor.

(B)(1) Any person whose license or license application is revoked, suspended, denied, or not renewed or upon whom a civil penalty is imposed pursuant to division (C) of this section may request an adjudication hearing on the matter within thirty days after receipt of the notice of the action. The hearing shall be held in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.

(2) Any licensee or applicant may appeal an order made pursuant to an adjudication hearing in the manner provided in section 119.12 of the Revised Code.

(C) As an alternative to suspending, revoking, or refusing to renew a manufactured housing installer’s license, the commission may impose a civil penalty of not less than one hundred dollars or more than five hundred dollars per violation of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to it. The commission shall deposit penalties in the occupational licensing and regulatory fund pursuant to section 4743.05 of the Revised Code.

(D) A person whose license is suspended, revoked, or not renewed may apply for a new license two years after the date on which the license was suspended, revoked, or not renewed.

Effective Date: 08-06-2004