4749.04 Disciplinary actions.

4749.04 Disciplinary actions.

(A) The director of public safety may revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew, when a renewal form has been submitted, the license of any private investigator or security guard provider, or the registration of any employee of a private investigator or security guard provider, for any of the following:

(1) Violation of any of the provisions of division (B) or (C) of section 4749.13 of the Revised Code;

(2) Conviction of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude;

(3) Violation of any rule of the director governing private investigators, the business of private investigation, security guard providers, or the business of security services;

(4) Testifying falsely under oath, or suborning perjury, in any judicial proceeding;

(5) Failure to satisfy the requirements specified in division (D) of section 4749.03 of the Revised Code. Any person whose license or registration is revoked, suspended, or not renewed when a renewal form is submitted may appeal in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.

(B) In lieu of suspending, revoking, or refusing to renew the class A, B, or C license, or of suspending, revoking, or refusing to renew the registration of an employee of a class A, B, or C licensee, the director may impose a civil penalty of not more than one hundred dollars for each calendar day of a violation of any of the provisions of this section or of division (B) or (C) of section 4749.13 of the Revised Code or of a violation of any rule of the director governing private investigators, the business of private investigation, security guard providers, or the business of security services.

Effective Date: 03-24-2003; 07-01-2004