Section 216-RICR-50-05-2.8 - Grounds for Denial, Revocation or Suspension of LicensesA. The Department may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the license of a Sampler or Interpreter for cause, including but not limited to: 1. Failure to maintain compliance with the above qualifications;2. Repeated or intentional violations (such as falsification of samples or data) of the Act or this Part; or3. Conviction (including but not limited to a plea of nolo contendere) of a felony.B. The Department may deny issuance of a license, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew any license issued under the provisions of the Act and this Part, or may reprimand, censure or otherwise discipline, or place an interpreter/sampler on probation, upon decision and after hearing and upon proof that the licensee engaged in unprofessional conduct which includes but is not limited to: 1. Has become unfit or incompetent by reason of negligence, habits, or other causes such as physical and mental impairment that would interfere with proper performance of duties;2. Has engaged in fraud or deceit in the practice of sampling private well water or interpretation of private well water analytical results or in his or her admission to such practice;3. Has been convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction, either within or without this state, of a felony;4. Misconduct in professional practice; C. If a sampler/interpreter is placed on probation, the Department may require the licensee to: 1. Report regularly to the Department on matters that are the basis of the probation;2. Limit practice to the areas prescribed by the Department; or3. Complete a prescribed program of continuing professional education until the licensee attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the Department in those areas that are the basis of the probation.D. All hearings and reviews as may be required herein shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of § 2.10 of this Part.216 R.I. Code R. 216-RICR-50-05-2.8