Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-46.14
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Grounds for suspension, revocation or nonrenewal of
Official statutory text
license or certificate – Hearing – Definitions.
A. The Board of Governors of the Architects, Landscape
Architects and Licensed Interior Designers of Oklahoma shall have
power to suspend, to revoke or refuse to renew a license or
certificate of authority issued by it, pursuant to the provisions of
the State Architectural and Licensed Interior Designers Act, when
the holder thereof:
1. Has been convicted of a felony crime that substantially
relates to the practice of architecture, landscape architecture or
licensed interior design and poses a reasonable threat to public
safety;
2. Has been guilty of fraud or misrepresentation;
3. Has been guilty of gross incompetence or recklessness in the
practice of architecture relating to the construction of buildings
or structures, or of dishonest practices;
4. Has been guilty of gross incompetence or recklessness in the
practice of landscape architecture, or of dishonest practices;
5. Has been guilty of gross incompetence or recklessness in the
practice of licensed interior design, or of dishonest practices;
6. Presents the license or certification of another as his or
her own;
7. Gives false or forged evidence to the Board;
8. Conceals information relative to any inquiry, investigation
or violation of this act or rules promulgated under this act; or
9. Has been found to be guilty of a violation of a provision of
the State Architectural and Licensed Interior Designers Act, or the
rules of the Board; provided, that a person or entity complained of
shall be afforded the opportunity for a formal hearing carried out
as described under the current Administrative Procedures Act or
settled by the Board with a consent order or final order approved by
the Board.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 113
The Board shall keep a record of the evidence in, and a record
of each proceeding for the suspension, revocation of or refusal to
renew a license or certificate of authority and shall make findings
of fact and render a decision therein. If, after a hearing, the
charges shall have been found to have been sustained by the vote of
a majority of the members of the Board it shall immediately enter
its order of suspension, revocation, penalties, probation,
educational coursework and objectives or refusal to renew, as the
case may be.
B. As used in this section:
1. "Substantially relates" means the nature of criminal conduct
for which the person was convicted has a direct bearing on the
fitness or ability to perform one or more of the duties or
responsibilities necessarily related to the occupation; and
2. "Poses a reasonable threat" means the nature of criminal
conduct for which the person was convicted involved an act or threat
of harm against another and has a bearing on the fitness or ability
to serve the public or work with others in the occupation.
A. The Board of Governors of the Architects, Landscape
Architects and Licensed Interior Designers of Oklahoma shall have
power to suspend, to revoke or refuse to renew a license or
certificate of authority issued by it, pursuant to the provisions of
the State Architectural and Licensed Interior Designers Act, when
the holder thereof:
1. Has been convicted of a felony crime that substantially
relates to the practice of architecture, landscape architecture or
licensed interior design and poses a reasonable threat to public
safety;
2. Has been guilty of fraud or misrepresentation;
3. Has been guilty of gross incompetence or recklessness in the
practice of architecture relating to the construction of buildings
or structures, or of dishonest practices;
4. Has been guilty of gross incompetence or recklessness in the
practice of landscape architecture, or of dishonest practices;
5. Has been guilty of gross incompetence or recklessness in the
practice of licensed interior design, or of dishonest practices;
6. Presents the license or certification of another as his or
her own;
7. Gives false or forged evidence to the Board;
8. Conceals information relative to any inquiry, investigation
or violation of this act or rules promulgated under this act; or
9. Has been found to be guilty of a violation of a provision of
the State Architectural and Licensed Interior Designers Act, or the
rules of the Board; provided, that a person or entity complained of
shall be afforded the opportunity for a formal hearing carried out
as described under the current Administrative Procedures Act or
settled by the Board with a consent order or final order approved by
the Board.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 113
The Board shall keep a record of the evidence in, and a record
of each proceeding for the suspension, revocation of or refusal to
renew a license or certificate of authority and shall make findings
of fact and render a decision therein. If, after a hearing, the
charges shall have been found to have been sustained by the vote of
a majority of the members of the Board it shall immediately enter
its order of suspension, revocation, penalties, probation,
educational coursework and objectives or refusal to renew, as the
case may be.
B. As used in this section:
1. "Substantially relates" means the nature of criminal conduct
for which the person was convicted has a direct bearing on the
fitness or ability to perform one or more of the duties or
responsibilities necessarily related to the occupation; and
2. "Poses a reasonable threat" means the nature of criminal
conduct for which the person was convicted involved an act or threat
of harm against another and has a bearing on the fitness or ability
to serve the public or work with others in the occupation.
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