67-2609. REGISTRATION OF OCCUPATIONS. (a) The bureau of occupational licenses shall, wherever the several laws regulating professions, trades and occupations which are devolved upon the bureau for administration so require or pursuant to written agreement as provided in section 67-2604, Idaho Code, exercise, in its name, or as authorized agent, but subject to the provisions of this chapter, the following powers:

(1) To conduct examinations to ascertain the qualifications and fitness of applicants to exercise the profession, trade or occupation for which an examination is held; to pass upon the qualifications of applicants for reciprocal licenses, certificates and authorities;

(2) To prescribe rules for a fair and wholly impartial method of examination of candidates to exercise the respective professions, trades or occupations;

(3) To prescribe rules defining, for the respective professions, trades and occupations, what shall constitute a school, college or university, or department of a university, or other institution, reputable and in good standing and to determine the reputability and good standing of a school, college or university, or department of a university, or other institution, by reference to a compliance with such rules;

(4) To establish a standard of preliminary education deemed requisite to admission to a school, college or university, and to require satisfactory proof of the enforcement of such standard by schools, colleges and universities;

(5) To conduct hearings on proceedings to revoke or refuse renewal of licenses, certificates or authorities of persons exercising the respective professions, trades or occupations, and to revoke or refuse to renew such licenses, certificates or authorities;

(6) To formulate rules for adoption by the boards allowing the boards to assess costs and fees incurred in the investigation and prosecution or defense of a licensee in accordance with the provisions of section 12-117(5), Idaho Code, and with the contested case provisions of chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code, for an alleged violation of laws or rules of the boards;

(7) To formulate rules for adoption by the boards establishing a schedule of civil fines which may be imposed upon a licensee prosecuted in accordance with the contested case provisions of chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code, for a violation of laws or rules of the boards. Any civil fine collected by a board for a violation of its laws or rules shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), unless otherwise provided by statute, and shall be deposited in the bureau of occupational licensing account;

(8) To formulate rules when required in any act to be administered; and

(9) To collect and pay such fees as are required for criminal background checks of applicants, licensees or registrants.

(b) None of the functions and duties in subsection (a) of this section shall be exercised by the bureau of occupational licenses except upon the action and report in writing of persons designated from time to time by the chief of the bureau of occupational licenses to take such action and to make such report, for the respective professions, trades and occupations.

History:

[67-2609, added 1974, ch. 13, sec. 2, p. 138; am. 1998, ch. 419, sec. 1, p. 1322; am. 2001, ch. 202, sec. 3, p. 690; am. 2013, ch. 178, sec. 1, p. 414; am. 2018, ch. 348, sec. 25, p. 822.]