1) |
The Professional Licensing Division of the
Secretary of State shall order the discipline, denial, suspension, or
revocation of license issued pursuant to these rules, if it finds that the
order is in the public interest and that such person:
a) |
Has filed an application for licensure
which, as of its effective date or any date after filing in the case of an
order denying effectiveness, contained a statement that was, in light of the
circumstances under which it was made, false with respect to a material fact in
the application; |
b) |
Has violated or
failed to comply with any provisions of these rules or O.C.G.A.
§ 43-20A; |
c) |
Is the subject of
an adjudication or determination, after notice and opportunity for hearing,
within the last five years by any government agency or administrator of another
state or a court of competent jurisdiction that the person has willfully
violated the law of another state, but only if the acts constituting the
violation of that state's law would constitute a violation of O.C.G.A.
§ 43-20A had the acts occurred in this state; |
d) |
Has been convicted of any felony in the
courts of this state or any other state, territory, or country or in the courts
of the United States; as used in this paragraph and paragraph (e) of this
subsection, the term "felony" shall include any offense which, if committed in
this state, would be deemed a felony, without regard to its designation
elsewhere; and, as used in this paragraph, the term "conviction" shall include
a finding or verdict of guilty or a plea of guilty, regardless of whether an
appeal of the conviction has been sought; |
e) |
Within the last ten years has been
convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude in the courts of
this state or any other state, territory, or country or in the courts of the
United States, the record of conviction being conclusive evidence of
conviction, which the Secretary of State finds:
i) |
Involves the taking of a false oath, the
making of a false report, bribery, perjury, burglary, or conspiracy to commit
any of the foregoing offenses; |
ii) |
Arises out of the conduct of immigration assistance; or |
iii) |
Involves the theft, robbery, extortion,
forgery, counterfeiting, fraudulent concealment, embezzlement, fraudulent
conversion, or misappropriation of funds; |
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f) |
Is the subject of an order of the
Secretary of State that denies, suspends, or revokes a license from such person
other than a license issued pursuant to these rules or O.C.G.A.
§ 43-20A; |
g) |
Is the subject of
any of the following orders which are effective at the time of the Secretary of
State's order and were issued within five years before the Secretary of State's
order:
i) |
An order by an agency or
administrator of another state, a foreign country, or the federal government,
entered after notice and opportunity for hearing, that denies, suspends, or
revokes a license from such person other than a license issued pursuant to
O.C.G.A. § 43-20A; |
ii) |
A United
States Postal Service fraud order; or |
iii) |
A cease and desist order entered after
notice and opportunity for hearing by the Secretary of State or other state or
federal authority; |
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h) |
Is
determined by the Secretary of State not to be qualified pursuant to these
rules or O.C.G.A. § 43-20A; |
i) |
Violated or conspired to violate these rules or O.C.G.A.
§ 43-20A; |
j) |
Engaged in conduct
that significantly adversely reflects on the applicant's credibility, honesty,
or integrity; |
k) |
Has failed to cure
any application deficiency within 30 days after being notified by the Secretary
of State of a deficiency, but such an order shall be vacated when the
deficiency is corrected, unless the applicant has abandoned the application;
or |
l) |
Has failed to comply with an
order for child support as defined by O.C.G.A § 19-11-9.3. Notwithstanding
the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the hearings and appeals procedures
provided in Code Section 19-6-28.1 or 19-11-9.3, where applicable, shall be the
only such procedures required under this subsection. |
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