43-30-12. Disciplinary action

43-30-12. Disciplinary action The board may refuse to renew, suspend, or revoke a license, or place on probationary status any licensee, or issue a letter of reprimand to any licensee, for any one or any combination of the following causes: 1. Fraud in obtaining a license. 2. Violation of this chapter or rules adopted which implement section 43-30-04. 3. If the holder of any license or a member of any copartnership, an officer of any corporation, or a manager of any limited liability company has been adjudged guilty of the commission of an offense determined by the board to have a direct bearing upon a holder's ability to serve the public as a private investigative or security agency, or if the board determines that, following conviction of any offense, the holder is not sufficiently rehabilitated under section 12.1-33-02.1. 4. Upon the disqualification or insolvency of the surety of the licenseholder. 5. Any person licensed, certified, or registered by the board pursuant to this chapter who violates any statute or board regulation and who is not criminally prosecuted is subject to a monetary penalty, which may be assessed at a hearing under the procedures contained in chapter 28-32. If the board determines that a respondent is guilty of the violation complained of, the board shall determine the amount of the monetary penalty for the violation, which may not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars for each violation. The penalty may be sued for and recovered in the name of the board. The monetary penalty must be paid into the board's general fund. The board may impose a fee on any person subject to regulation under this chapter to reimburse the board for all or part of the costs of administrative actions resulting in disciplinary action, including the amount paid by the board for services from the office of administrative hearings, attorney's fees, court costs, witness fees, staff time, and other expenses.