Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to subnav
Searching 2023-2024 Session

The Vermont Statutes Online

The Vermont Statutes Online does not include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly. We expect them to be updated by November 1st.

NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.

Title 26 : Professions and Occupations

Chapter 097 : Potable Water Supply and Wastewater System Designers

Subchapter 003 : Licenses

(Cite as: 26 V.S.A. § 5026)
  • § 5026. Unprofessional conduct

    (a) Unprofessional conduct means the following conduct and the conduct set forth in 3 V.S.A. § 129a committed by a licensee, an applicant, or a person who later becomes an applicant:

    (1) has made or caused to be made a false, fraudulent, or forged statement or representation in procuring or attempting to procure registration or renew a license to practice as a licensed designer;

    (2) whether or not committed in this State, has been convicted of a crime related to water system design or installation or a felony that evinces an unfitness to practice design;

    (3) is unable to practice design competently by reason of any cause;

    (4) has willfully or repeatedly violated or caused the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, the terms of a permit, the Vermont On-Site Wastewater and Potable Water Supply Regulations, or the Vermont Water Quality Standards;

    (5) is habitually intemperate or is addicted to the use of habit-forming drugs;

    (6) has a mental, emotional, or physical disability, the nature of which interferes with the ability to practice design competently;

    (7) engages in conduct of a character likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public;

    (8) has reviewed or acted on permit applications for a potable water supply or wastewater system that he or she designed or installed.

    (b) A person shall not be liable in a civil action for damages resulting from the good faith reporting of information to the Director or the Office of Professional Regulation about alleged incompetent, unprofessional, or unlawful conduct of a licensed designer. (Added 2015, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.)