1301:3-7-07 Denial, Revocation, or Suspension of a Backflow Certificate.

(A) The superintendent or the superintendent’s designee shall direct the board to deny issuance or renewal or revoke or suspend a certificate if the board finds that the applicant has done any of the following:

(1) Falsify documentation;

(2) Violate any provision of Chapter 3703 of the Revised Code or rules adopted pursuant thereto;

(3) Obtain a license by fraud, mispreresentation, or deception;

(4) Engage in fraud, misrepresentation, deception, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in the conduct of business; or

(5) If a person meets rule 1301:3-7-02(A)(2) of the Administrative Code and performs test and inspections on an isolation device that is not owned by the public water system.

(B) Upon a reasonable cause shown, the superintendent shall direct the board to:

(1) Suspend or revoke a holder’s backflow certification for a specified period of time, from a minimum of six months to a maximum of life, which the board establishes.

(2) Require a holder of a backflow certificate to complete additional continuing education courses within a specified time period.

(C) Upon written notification of the action of the board, the aggrieved may appeal pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and rule 1301:3-7-08 of the Administrative Code.

Effective: 02/02/2006

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 02/02/2011

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: RC Sec. 3703.21

Rule Amplifies: RC Sec. 3703.21