Suspension and revocation of a department-issued license.
Columbus City Codes § 4114.537
in effect4114.537 - Suspension and revocation of a department-issued license.
Upon receiving a complaint in writing, made by any person and subscribed to by such complainant, and sworn to affirmatively by the complainant before an officer of the department or magistrate authorized to administer oaths, stating in substance facts indicating that a home improvement general or limited contractor, a sewer contractor, water contractor, combination sewer/water contractor, or a journeyperson plumber license-holder shall have done any of the things herein before mentioned which constitute cause for the suspension or revocation of their license, the secretary of the relevant board of review shall cause a copy of such complaint to be served by certified mail on such department-issued license-holder complained of. This notice shall also identify the board of review that will adjudicate the complaint, the location, time, and date upon which such complaint will be heard by the board of review. The hearing by the board of review shall be at some time not later than 60 calendar days after the filing of such complaint with the department.
Concurrently, the complainant shall also be notified as to the time, date, and place of the hearing.
At the time, place, and date mentioned in such notices, the relevant board of review shall hear the testimony of such complainant, and of the license holder complained against, relative to the matters set forth in such written complaint, and also the testimony of any person(s) having knowledge of the facts and brought before such board as a witness(s). All such testimony shall be heard under the oath or affirmation of the person(s) testifying. The board of review shall have the power to adjourn or continue such hearings or to change the place thereof as the circumstances of the particular case may require.
The board of review shall determine the truth or falsity of the matters charged in the complaint after hearing the testimony upon such complaint. In addition, the board of review shall also determine whether any violation of the terms and conditions under which the department-issued license was issued to the license-holder complained of has occurred. If the board of review determines that such complaint is not true, or that the testimony fails to show that any violation of the terms under which such license was issued has been committed, the board of review shall forthwith dismiss such complaint.
If, however, it was ascertained that a violation has been committed, the board of review shall have the authority to suspend, for a period not to exceed six months, or to revoke the department-issued license held by the license-holder. Any license-holder whose license shall be so revoked shall not be entitled to apply for the issuance of a new department-issued license for a period of one calendar year after the date of such revocation, and not until such former license-holder has corrected the cause, for which such license was revoked or suspended, if a specific cause was stated. The penalty to be attached in each case shall be at the discretion of the board of review up to the limits prescribed herein.
The secretary of the relevant board of review shall notify the department's licensing section, in writing, by no later than the close of business of the following work day after the final determination of the board of review's hearing was made concerning the complaint filed against the license-holder.
The decision of the relevant board of review concerning a revocation or suspension of a department-issued license shall be appealed to the Columbus building commission pursuant to Chapter 4107. Such an appeal shall be limited to the record created during the proceeding before the applicable board of review. An appeal before the building commission pursuant to Chapter 4107 shall not be a trial de novo. Such an appeal to the Columbus building commission shall be filed within 31 calendar days from the date the board of review made its determination.
Following revocation, or during any period of suspension, such revoked former or currently suspended license-holder shall not perform any new permit work. The department shall not issue a new permit to a department-issued licensed contractor while under suspension.
Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board (OCILB) Licensed Specialty Contractor Department Registration—Requirements and Provisions
(Ord. 1670-01 § 1 (part): Ord. 1697-2006 § 24; Ord. No. 0321-2011, § 1(Attach. § 2), 12-12-2011; Ord. No. 1812-2017, § 5, 7-31-2017; Ord. No. 2019-2021, § 1, 7-26-2021)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT41BUCO_CH4114LIREENPR_4114.537SUREDESULIFetched: 10/27/2026