Sec. 33. (a) A licensee shall operate a child care center in compliance with the rules established under this article and is subject to the disciplinary sanctions under subsection (b) if the division finds that the licensee has violated this article.

     (b) The division may impose any of the following sanctions when the division finds that a licensee has committed a violation under subsection (a):

(1) After complying with the procedural provisions in sections 19 through 22 of this chapter:

(A) suspend the license for not more than six (6) months; or

(B) revoke the license.

(2) Seek civil remedies under section 29 of this chapter.

     (c) A person may not apply for, and the division may not grant, a license under this chapter less than one (1) year after the date on which the person’s previous license under this chapter or IC 12-17.2-5 is revoked. However, the division may waive the one (1) year period at the division’s discretion.

As added by P.L.1-1993, SEC.141. Amended by P.L.25-2018, SEC.6.