Delaware § 8516 - Grounds for refusal to issue, renew or for revoking certificates or permits.

§ 8516. Grounds for refusal to issue, renew or for revoking certificates or permits.

In addition to any other cause herein set forth, the Department may refuse to issue or to renew, or may revoke any certificate of approval or permit for any 1 or more of the following causes:

(1) Violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation made by the Department;

(2) Furnishing of false, misleading or incomplete information to the Department or failure to furnish information requested by the Department;

(3) If any person, who signed an application, has entered a plea of nolo contendere or been found guilty of any crime involving moral turpitude;

(4) If any person, who signed an application, is found by competent medical authority to be addicted to the use of any narcotic drug, other than a drug currently prescribed for treatment or who has been found mentally incompetent;

(5) Violation of any commitment made in an application for a certificate of approval;

(6) Presenting to prospective students information relating to the school, or to employment opportunities or opportunities for enrollment in institutions of higher learning after entering into or completing courses offered by the school, which is false, misleading or fraudulent;

(7) Failure to provide or maintain premises or equipment in a safe and sanitary condition as required by laws, regulations or ordinances applicable at the location of the school;

(8) Refusal by an agent to display that agent’s own permit upon demand of a prospective student, the Department or its representative, or any other interested person;

(9) Failure to maintain financial resources adequate for the satisfactory conduct of the courses of instruction offered or to retain a sufficient and qualified instructional and administrative staff;

(10) Conduct of instruction in a course or field which has not been approved by the Department for the particular school;

(11) Refusal to admit applicants solely on account of race, color, creed, age, sex, or any other basis protected under Chapter 45 of Title 6.

14 Del. C. 1953, §  8516;  58 Del. Laws, c. 544;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §  190;  75 Del. Laws, c. 122, §  3;  85 Del. Laws, c. 144, § 8;