Section 43-02.2-09 - Enforcement against licensees1. The board may revoke any certificate, license, practice privilege, or permit issued under this chapter or corresponding provisions of prior law; suspend any such certificate, license, practice privilege, or permit or refuse to renew any such certificate, license, practice privilege, or permit for a period of not more than five years; reprimand, censure, or limit the scope of practice of any licensee or holder of a practice privilege; impose an administrative fine not exceeding one thousand dollars; or place any licensee or holder of a practice privilege on probation, all with or without terms, conditions, and limitations, for any one or more of the following reasons: a. Fraud or deceit in obtaining a certificate, license, practice privilege, or permit;b. Cancellation, revocation, suspension, or refusal to renew a certificate, license, practice privilege, or permit in any other state or jurisdiction for any cause;c. Failure, on the part of a holder of a certificate, license, practice privilege, or permit, to maintain compliance with the requirements for issuance or renewal of such certificate, license, practice privilege, or permit or to report changes to the board under section 43-02.2-04, 43-02.2-06, or 43-02.2-07;d. Revocation or suspension of the right to practice before any state or federal agency;e. Dishonesty, fraud, or gross negligence in the performance of services as a licensee or in the filing or failure to file the licensee's own income tax returns;f. Violation of any provision of this chapter or rule adopted by the board under this chapter;g. Violation of any rule of conduct adopted by the board under section 43-02.2-03;h. Conviction of a felony, or of any crime an element of which is dishonesty or fraud, under the laws of the United States, of this state, or of any other state if the acts involved would have constituted a crime under the laws of this state;i. Performance of any fraudulent act while holding a certificate, license, practice privilege, or permit issued under this chapter or prior law;j. Any conduct reflecting adversely upon the licensee's fitness to perform services while a licensee; andk. Making any false or misleading statement or verification, in support of an application for a certificate, license, or permit filed by another.2. In lieu of or in addition to any remedy specifically provided in subsection 1, the board may require of a licensee either or both of the following:a. A practice review conducted as the board specifies.b. Satisfactory completion of continuing education programs the board specifies.3. In any proceeding in which a remedy provided by subsection 1 or 2 is imposed, the board may require the respondent licensee to pay the costs of the proceeding.4. A hearing regarding a disciplinary action or denial of a license must be held pursuant to chapter 28-32.Amended by S.L. 2023, ch. 376 (SB 2061),§ 4, eff. 8/1/2023.