Water well drilling contractors license-sanctions.

2017
STATE OF WYOMING
17LSO-0554
Introduced
1.5

SENATE FILE

NO.

SF0160

Water well drilling contractors license-sanctions.

Sponsored by:
Senator(s) Driskill, Boner and Burns and Representative(s) Barlow, Northrup and Paxton

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to water well drilling contractors and water well pump installation contractors; providing for the state board of examining water well drilling contractors and water well pump installation contractors to impose fines or probation on licensees as specified; providing for a hearing before any disciplinary action by the board; providing for the recovery of costs, expenses and attorney's fees by the board; and providing for an effective date

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 33
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42
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118 is created to read:

33
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42
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118
.

Immunity from personal liability.

Any person reporting information to the board under oath and members, agents, investigators and employees of the board are immune from personal liability with respect to acts done and actions taken in good faith without fraud or malice.

Section 2
.

W.S. 33
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42
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102(
a)(vi) and 33
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111(a)(intro), by creating new subsections (b) and (c) and by amending and renumbering (b) as (d) are amended to read:

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102
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Definitions.

(a)

As used in this act:

(vi)

"This act" means W.S. 33
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42
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101 through
33
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42
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117
33
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42
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118
.

33
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111
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Denial, revocation,
suspension
or probation
of license;
imposition of fines;
hearing.

(a)

The board may withhold, deny, revoke
,

or
suspend
or place on probation
, and set the terms of that probation,
any certificate or license issued or applied for in accordance with the provisions of this act upon proof that the certificate or license holder or applicant:

(b)

The board may impose an administrative fine not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) for each violation of this act in lieu of, or in conjunction with, any other disciplinary action.

(c)

The board may require the certificate or license holder or applicant to pay the board's costs and expenses for the investigation and prosecution of each violation, including reasonable attorney’s fees. Any costs, expenses or fees required under this section are in addition to any fines imposed under subsection (b) of this section.

(b)
(d)

No certificate or license may be
withheld, denied,
suspended
,

or
revoked
or placed on probation, and no administrative fines shall be imposed,
unless there has been a hearing in conformity with the provisions of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.

Section 2
.

This act is effective July 1, 2017
.

(END)

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