No certificate issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall be assigned or transferable. Any such certificate may for just cause, be suspended or revoked by the Director of Toledo Fire and Rescue Department or his/her designee. Cause shall include but not be limited to any person, firm or corporation holding such certificate willfully or by reason of incompetence, violates any statutes of the State or any ordinance, rule or regulation of the City relating to work performed under requirements of certification or persons working within the limits of the City of Toledo without required certification.
1. The Director of the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department or his/her designee shall enforce the provisions of these regulations by suspending, revoking or refusing to issue or renew the license or certificate of any contractor, inspector or certificate holder who:
1.1 Has practiced any fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit in obtaining or renewing a certificate or license;
1.2 Has performed the installation, alteration, repair, testing, servicing, inspection or certification of a fire protection system in a reckless or grossly negligent manner, or has engaged in intentional or knowing misconduct in the providing of such service;
1.3 Has violated the codes and/or regulations adopted by the City;
1.4 Has engaged in unfair or deceptive trade practices; or
1.5 Has failed to responsibly train or control employees performing under their supervision.
2. No applicant or certificate holder whose certificate of registration or license has been denied, refused, or revoked hereunder shall be entitled to file another application for a certificate of registration or license in the fire sprinkler system business in the City within one year from the effective date of such denial, refusal, or revocation or, if judicial review of such denial, refusal, or revocation is sought, within one year from the date of final court order or decree affirming such action. Such application, when filed after one year, may be denied unless the applicant shows good cause why the denial, refusal, or revocation of the certificate or registration or license shall not be deemed a bar to the issuance of a new certificate of registration or license.
3. Any such certificate may, after hearing, be suspended or revoked by the Board of Building Appeals if the person, firm, or corporation holding such certificate willfully, or by reason of incompetence, violates any statutes of the State or any ordinance, rule or regulation of the City relating to work performed under requirements or certification.
(Ord. 520-05. Passed 8-9-05; Ord. 183-13. Passed 4-16-13.)