The Construction Industries Board shall have the power and duty to:

1. Issue, renew, suspend, revoke, modify or deny licenses to engage in mechanical work pursuant to the Mechanical Licensing Act;

2. Register apprentices;

3. Enter upon public and private property for the purpose of inspecting workers' licenses and mechanical work for compliance with the provisions of the Mechanical Licensing Act and of the rules of the Board promulgated pursuant thereto;

4. Employ personnel to conduct investigations and inspections;

5. Enforce the standards and rules promulgated pursuant to the Mechanical Licensing Act;

6. Reprimand or place on probation, or both, any holder of a license or registration pursuant to the Mechanical Licensing Act;

7. Investigate complaints and hold hearings;

8. Initiate disciplinary proceedings, request prosecution of and initiate injunctive proceedings against any person who violates any of the provisions of the Mechanical Licensing Act or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto;

9. Establish and levy administrative fines against any person who violates any of the provisions of the Mechanical Licensing Act or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto;

10. Conduct investigations into the qualifications of applicants for licensure and registration on the request of the Board;

11. Develop and administer the examinations approved by the Committee of Mechanical Examiners for applicants for licenses as a mechanical contractor or journeyman; and

12. Exercise all incidental powers as necessary and proper to implement and enforce the provisions of the Mechanical Licensing Act and the rules promulgated pursuant thereto.

Added by Laws 1987, c. 93, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 236, § 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 293, § 11, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 2001, c. 394, § 57, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.