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§ 73-55-19. Revocation or suspension of license; notice; hearings; appeals; appeal bond

MS Code § 73-55-19 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) Any person licensed under this chapter may have his license revoked or suspended for a fixed period to be determined by the board for any of the following causes:

(a) Being convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude. The record of such conviction, or certified copy thereof from the clerk of the court where such conviction occurred or by the judge of that court, shall be sufficient evidence to warrant revocation or suspension.

(b) By securing a license under this chapter through fraud or deceit.

(c) For unethical conduct or for gross ignorance or inefficiency in the conduct of his practice.

(d) For knowingly practicing while suffering with a contagious or infectious disease.

(e) For the use of a false name or alias in the practice of his profession.

(f) For violating any of the provisions of this chapter.

(2) Any person, whose license is sought to be revoked or suspended under the provisions of this chapter, shall be given thirty (30) days’ notice, in writing, enumerating the charges and specifying a date for public hearing thereon. The hearing shall be held in the county where the person’s business is conducted. The board may issue subpoenas, compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and place them under oath, the same as any court of competent jurisdiction where the hearing takes place.

(3) At all hearings the board may designate in writing one or more persons deemed competent by the board to conduct the hearing as trial examiner or trial committee, with the decision to be rendered in accordance with the provisions of subsection (4) of this section.

(4) After a hearing has been completed the trial examiner or trial committee who conducted the hearing shall proceed to consider the case and, as soon as practicable, shall render a decision. In any case, the decision must be rendered within sixty (60) days after the hearing. The decision shall contain:

(a) The findings of fact made by the trial examiner or trial committee;

(b) Conclusions of law reached by the trial examiner or trial committee; and

(c) The order based upon these findings of fact and conclusions of law.

(5) From any revocation or suspension, the person charged may, within thirty (30) days thereof, appeal to the chancery court of the county where the hearing was held.

(6) Notice of appeals shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the court, who shall issue a writ of certiorari directed to the board, commanding it within ten (10) days after service thereof to certify to such court its entire record in the matter in which the appeal has been taken. The appeal shall thereupon be heard in the due course by said court without a jury, and the court shall review the record and make its determination of the cause between the parties.

(7) If there is an appeal, such appeal may, in the discretion of and on motion to the chancery court, act as a supersedeas. The chancery court shall dispose of the appeal and enter its decision promptly. The hearing on the appeal may, in the discretion of the chancellor, be tried in vacation.

(8) Any person taking an appeal shall post a satisfactory bond in the amount of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for payment of any costs which may be adjudged against him.

(9) In addition to the reasons specified in subsection (1) of this section, the board shall be authorized to suspend the license of any licensee for being out of compliance with an order for support, as defined in Section 93-11-153. The procedure for suspension of a license for being out of compliance with an order for support, and the procedure for the reissuance or reinstatement of a license suspended for that purpose, and the payment of any fees for the reissuance or reinstatement of a license suspended for that purpose, shall be governed by Section 93-11-157 or 93-11-163, as the case may be. Actions taken by the board in suspending a license when required by Section 93-11-157 or 93-11-163 are not actions from which an appeal may be taken under this section. Any appeal of a license suspension that is required by Section 93-11-157 or 93-11-163 shall be taken in accordance with the appeal procedure specified in Section 93-11-157 or 93-11-163, as the case may be, rather than the procedure specified in this section. If there is any conflict between any provision of Section 93-11-157 or 93-11-163 and any provision of this chapter, the provisions of Section 93-11-157 or 93-11-163, as the case may be, shall control.

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§ 73-55-19. Revocation or suspension of license; notice; hearings; appeals; appeal bond