{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-89d-22","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 89D-22","heading":"Disciplinary action.","body":"(a)\tThe Board may deny, restrict, suspend, or revoke a license or refuse to issue or renew a license if a licensee or applicant does any of the following:\n(1)\tEmploys the use of fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation in obtaining or attempting to obtain a license or the renewal of a license.\n(2)\tPractices or attempts to practice landscape construction or contracting by fraudulent misrepresentation.\n(3)\tCommits an act of gross malpractice or incompetence as determined by the Board.\n(4)\tHas been convicted of or pled guilty or no contest to a crime that indicates that the person is unfit or incompetent to practice as a landscape contractor or that indicates that the person has deceived or defrauded the public.\n(5)\tHas been declared incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction.\n(6)\tHas willfully violated any provision in this Chapter or any rules adopted by the Board.\n(7)\tUses or attempts to use the seal in a fraudulent or unauthorized manner.\n(8)\tFails to file the required surety bond or letter of credit or to keep the bond or letter of credit in force.\n(b)\tThe Board may assess costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees and investigatory costs, in a proceeding under this section against an applicant or licensee found to be in violation of this Chapter. (2014-103, s. 3(b).)","path":["Chapter 89D. Landscape Contractors."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_89D/GS_89D-22.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:12:27Z","sha256":"dbd9849e95e29264a525c0a458736729200f133a824a353c8af267e1b5f1f9bb","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-89d-21","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-89d-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}