Vermont § 5126 - Unprofessional conduct

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 5126 — Unprofessional conduct, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 5126. 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 water treatment facility operator; (2) whether or not committed in this State, has been convicted of a crime related to pollution
    abatement or environmental compliance or a felony that evinces an unfitness to practice
    water treatment facility operation; (3) is unable to practice pollution abatement facility operation 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 Water Pollution Control Permit
    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 pollution abatement facility operation competently; (7) engages in conduct of a character likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public; (8) fails to display prominently his or her pollution abatement facility operator license
    in the office of a facility at which he or she performs licensed activities; or (9) unreasonably fails to ensure proper operations of the facility. (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 pollution abatement
    facility operator or facility, corporation, or municipal corporation employing such
    person. (Added 2015, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.)

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Section 5126 ("Unprofessional conduct") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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