KRS 198B.4031: Disciplinary hearings -- Summary suspension -- Elevator or fixed

guideway system work by unlicensed individual -- Cease-and-desist order.

(1) The department shall conduct disciplinary hearings in accordance with KRS

Chapter 13B.

(2) The commissione r may summarily suspend a license for up to ninety (90) days

before a final adjudication or during an appeal of the commissioner's determination

if he or she believes that allowing the licensee to keep an active license would

represent a clear and immediat e danger to the public's health, safety, or property if

the licensee is allowed to continue working.

(3) The commissioner shall issue a letter to cease and desist with notice of opportunity

to be heard in accordance with a KRS Chapter 13B hearing, to any i ndividual if the

commissioner determines that:

(a) An individual is not licensed under the provisions of this chapter; and

(b) The individual is engaged in, or believed to be engaged in, activities for which

an elevator contractor's or elevator mechanic's license is required under KRS

198B.400 to 198B.540.

(4) After completion of the KRS Chapter 13B hearing, if it is determined that the

individual's activities are subject to licensure under KRS 198B.400 to 198B.540, the

commissioner shall issue a cease -and-desist order that identifies the individual and

specifically states the activities that are subject to the order.

(5) A cease-and-desist order issued under this section shall be enforceable in the Circuit

Court of the county of the licensee's place of busi ness in accordance with KRS

Chapter 13B.