(a) The board may suspend or revoke a crane operator's license, a hoisting equipment operator's license or an apprentice's certificate after notice and hearing upon a finding that the holder has demonstrated incompetence or has been guilty of negligence in the performance of his or her work.
(b) The board may suspend or revoke a crane owner's registration after notice and hearing upon a finding that the holder has failed to properly maintain his or her crane or has permitted the operation of his or her crane in an unsafe manner.
(c) The board may impose a civil penalty of not more than three thousand dollars on any crane or hoisting equipment owner or operator who violates any provision of this chapter or any regulations adopted thereunder.
(d) The board shall not renew a license or registration of any crane or hoisting equipment owner or operator who has an unpaid civil penalty until such time as such penalty is paid in full.
(P.A. 81-321, S. 5; P.A. 84-381, S. 10, 12; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 88; P.A. 12-99, S. 14.)
History: P.A. 84-381 added new Subsecs. (b) and (c) re suspension of crane owner's registration and penalty provision, respectively, and amended former section, now Subsec. (a), to include revocation or suspension of an apprentice certificate; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3 amended Subsec. (a) to allow the board to suspend or revoke a hoisting equipment operator's license and to make a technical change, and amended Subsec. (c) to allow the board to impose a civil penalty on any hoisting equipment owner or operator, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 12-99 amended Subsec. (c) to increase maximum civil penalty from $1,000 to $3,000, added Subsec. (d) re prohibition on renewal of license or registration of owner or operator with unpaid civil penalty until such penalty is paid in full and made technical changes.
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