367.973 Disciplinary powers of Attorney General -- Hearing -- Appeal.

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(1)The Attorney General may deny, suspend, or revoke any license granted under KRS

367.940 or levy civil penalties not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) or both or

place the licensee on probation for up to twelve

(12)months for any of the

following causes:

(a)Obtaining a license through false statement or misrepresentation;

(b)Conducting, or undertaking a substantial step toward conducting his business

in an unfair, false, misleading, or deceptive manner;

(c)Entry of a final civil judgment against the licensee for a violation of KRS

367.934 to 367.974, or for entry of a final judgment of conviction for a

violation of KRS 367.991;

(d)Entry of a final judgment of conviction against the licensee for any crime

involving moral turpitude; or

(e)Violating any of the provisions of KRS 367.932 to 367.974 or any lawful

order or administrative regulation made or promulgated under KRS 367.932

to 367.974.

(2)The Attorney General shall, before denying, suspending, or revoking a license or

imposing fines, file a complaint alleging the grounds upon which the licensee may

have his license denied, revoked, or suspended or have fines imposed. A copy of the

complaint, together with any exhibits, shall be served upon the defendant licensee at

the licensee's last known address. The complainant shall show certification that

there has been service by writing to the last known address. The answer shall be

returned to the Attorney General's office within twenty

(20)days of receipt of the

complaint by the defendant licensee. Upon receipt of an answer to a complaint, an

administrative hearing shall be conducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B.

(3)Any person aggrieved by a final order issued under authority of this section shall

have the right of an appeal by filing a petition with the Franklin Circuit Court in

accordance with KRS Chapter 13B.