Kansas Statutes 75-7b13. Suspension or revocation of license; grounds; hearing; conviction defined, evidence; misuse of a firearm permit badge
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 75-7b13
- Client: means any person who engages the services of a private detective. See Kansas Statutes 75-7b01
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Firearm: means :
(1) A pistol or revolver which is designed to be fired by the use of a single hand and which is designed to fire or capable of firing fixed cartridge ammunition; or
(2) any other weapon which will or is designed to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive and which is designed to be fired by the use of a single hand. See Kansas Statutes 75-7b01
- Firearm permit: means a permit for the limited authority to carry a firearm concealed on or about the person by one licensed as a private detective. See Kansas Statutes 75-7b01
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Law enforcement officer: means a law enforcement officer as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 75-7b01
- Organization: means a corporation, trust, estate, partnership, cooperative or association. See Kansas Statutes 75-7b01
- Person: means an individual or organization. See Kansas Statutes 75-7b01
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
(a) The attorney general may censure, limit, condition, suspend or revoke a license issued under this act if, after notice and opportunity for hearing in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act, the attorney general determines that the licensee or, if the licensee is an organization, any of its officers, directors, partners or associates has:
(1) Made any false statement or given any false information in connection with an application for a license or a renewal or reinstatement thereof;
(2) violated any provisions of this act;
(3) violated any rules and regulations of the attorney general adopted pursuant to the authority contained in this act;
(4) been convicted of a felony, vehicular homicide, assault, battery, assault of a law enforcement officer, misdemeanor battery against a law enforcement officer, criminal restraint, sexual battery, endangering a child, intimidation of a witness or victim or any crime involving moral turpitude or illegally using, carrying, or possessing a dangerous weapon subsequent to the issuance of the license;
(5) impersonated, or permitted or aided and abetted an employee to impersonate, a law enforcement officer or employee of the United States of America, or of any state or political subdivision thereof;
(6) committed or permitted any employee to commit any act, while the license was expired, which would be cause for the suspension or revocation of a license, or grounds for the denial of an application for a license;
(7) willfully failed or refused to render to a client services or a report as agreed between the parties, and for which compensation has been paid or tendered in accordance with the agreement of the parties;
(8) committed assault, battery or kidnapping or used force or violence on any person without proper justification;
(9) knowingly violated or advised, encouraged or assisted the violation of, any court order or injunction in the course of business as a licensee;
(10) acted as a runner or capper for any attorney;
(11) used any letterhead, advertisement or other printed matter, or in any manner whatever represented that such person is an instrumentality of the federal government, a state or any political subdivision thereof;
(12) used false, misleading or deceptive information in any advertisement, solicitation or contract for business;
(13) has committed any act in the course of the licensee’s business constituting dishonesty or fraud;
(14) failed to obtain continuing education as required by this act;
(15) misused a firearm permit badge; or
(16) committed any act which is a ground for denial of an application for a license under this act.
(b) The record of conviction, or a certified copy thereof, shall be conclusive evidence of such conviction as that term is used in this section or in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-7b04, and amendments thereto, and a plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning thereof.
(c) Upon final disposition of the proceedings for a violation relating to the misuse of a firearm permit badge, the attorney general may bring an action for violation of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-5917, and amendments thereto.