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<br />(d) The process of obtaining the reciprocal license must be similar in both jurisdictions, with any <br />constraints placed on an applicant in one jurisdiction applying equally in the other. <br /> <br />(e) All reciprocal agreements will be in writing and will detail the requirements and administrative <br />procedures referred to in this section. A copy of these agreements will be kept available for public <br />inspection in the building inspection division offices. <br /> <br />(f) Each agreement will state whether the board of adjustments and appeals retains the right to rule <br />individually on each applicant, or whether authority to issue licenses will be delegated to the building <br />official. <br /> <br />(g) A residential or general contractor applying for a reciprocal license shall have held a residential or <br />general contractor's license for not less than one year in the reciprocating jurisdiction. <br /> <br />(h) A fee will be charged for each letter issued by the building inspection division to a locally licensed <br />residential and general contractor to facilitate reciprocal licensing in another city. <br /> <br />Sec. 14.379. Suspension and revocation of license. <br /> <br />( a) The building official may suspend the license of a building contractor or maintenance person who <br />has been convicted three times within one year of a violation of section 14.371 or 14.372 of this <br />chapter. The suspension will be for a period not to exceed six months. For purposes of this section, <br />deferred adjudication will be treated as a conviction. <br /> <br />(b) If the building official decides to suspend a license, the official will notify the licensee of the <br />suspension by first class mail to the licensee's last address on the building official's records, or by <br />hand delivery to the licensee. Notice by mail is deemed to be received three days after posting. <br /> <br />(c) The licensee may appeal a suspension decision to the construction board of adjustments and <br />appeals by filing a written request within 15 days of receiving notice of the suspension. The board <br />will hold a hearing to determine whether the suspension decision should be sustained or reversed. The <br />board will follow the hearing procedures outlined in section 14.380(b). <br /> <br />(d) If a licensee's license has been suspended twice in a three year period, and the licensee then <br />commits another violation under section 14.371 or 14.372, the building official will notify the <br />construction board of adjustments and appeals. The board will then hold a hearing under section <br />14.380. <br /> <br />( e) Enforcement actions taken under this section are not exclusive, and do not affect any other <br />remedies for violations of section 14.371 or 14.3 72. <br /> <br />Sec. 14.380. Hearing procedures for revocation of license; notice of revocation. <br /> <br />(a) When the construction board of adjustments and appeals is notified that a licensee's license has <br />been suspended twice in a three year period under section 14.380(a), and that the licensee has <br />committed another violation under section 14.371 or 14.372, the board will set a license revocation <br />hearing within 30 days and will send a copy of the information to the licensee by certified mail or by <br /> <br />34 <br />