{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-08.55.130","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 08.55.130","heading":"Grounds for imposition of disciplinary sanctions.","body":"After a hearing, the department may impose a disciplinary sanction on an individual licensed under this chapter when the department finds that the person\n(1) secured a license through deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation;\n(2) engaged in deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation in the course of providing professional services or engaging in professional activities;\n(3) advertised professional services in a false or misleading manner;\n(4) has been convicted of a felony or other crime that affects the individual's ability to continue to practice competently and safely;\n(5) failed to comply with a provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter, or an order of the department;\n(6) continued to practice after becoming unfit due to\n(A) professional incompetence;\n(B) addiction to or severe dependency on alcohol or another drug that impairs the individual's ability to practice safely;\n(C) physical or mental disability;\n(7) employed a person who did not have a valid current license to deal in hearing aids to perform work covered by this chapter;\n(8) failed or refused to honor a representation, promise, agreement, or warranty made by the person while dealing in hearing aids;\n(9) advertised a model, type, or kind of hearing aid for sale that the person does not sell;\n(10) failed to maintain a business address and telephone number at which the individual could normally be reached during regular business hours;\n(11) included in a contract or receipt for the purchase or lease of a hearing aid a confession of judgment or a waiver of a right of the consumer under this chapter;\n(12) used undue influence, coercion, or other wilful act or representation to interfere with the exercise by the consumer of the rights provided in this chapter;\n(13) negotiated, transferred, sold, or assigned a note or other evidence of indebtedness to a finance company or other third party within two months of delivering a hearing aid to a purchaser or lessee of the hearing aid by mail or in person;\n(14) permitted another person to use the licensee's license;\n(15) dealt in hearing aids while suffering from a serious disease that was contagious or infectious.","path":["Title 8. Business and Professions.","Chapter 55. Hearing Aid Dealers."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#08.55.130","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:30Z","sha256":"0a407b53260d77f8d28fa838bf49f9618e20a4d7e9018a8a542824618ab8ed02","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-08.55.120","next":"us-ak/as-08.55.140"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}