31 Miss. Code. R. 9-1.9 - License Revocation

1. The Unit, may deny, suspend, revoke, restrict, or refuse to renew a license, or refuse to issue a license to the applicant/licensee in the event of the following:

a. Fraud, misrepresentation or concealment of material facts.

b. Violation of any of the provisions of Miss. Code Sec. 43-21-901 et Seq. or any of the regulations governing the licensing and regulation of juvenile detention facilities promulgated by the licensing agency.

c. Any conduct, or failure to act that is found or determined by the licensing agency to threaten the health and safety of children at the facility.

d. Failure of a juvenile detention facility to conduct background checks as required under Section (5) of Miss. Code Sec. 43-21-901 et Seq.

e. Information that is received by the licensing agency as a result of the criminal records background check and the child abuse registry check on all facility administrators and facility staff under Section (5) of Miss. Code Sec. 43-21-901 et Seq.

f. Consistently fail to maintain standards prescribed and published in Miss. Code Ann. Sec. 43-21-901 et Seq., the Juvenile Detention and Alternatives Task Force: Report to the Mississippi Legislature 2014 as well as practices and procedures prescribed and adopted by the Unit, including all new and additional standards which the Unit may prescribe.

g. Violate the provisions of the license issued.

h. Furnish or make any misleading or any false statement or report to the Unit.

i. Refusal to submit any reports or refusal to make available to the Unit any records required by the Unit in making investigation of the program or facility for licensing purposes; provided, however, the Department of Public Safety, Juvenile Facilities Monitoring Unit shall not revoke or refuse to renew a license in such case unless it has made written demand on the person, firm or corporation operating the facility requesting such report or reports, and such person, firm or corporation submit such records within ten days.

Notes

31 Miss. Code. R. 9-1.9

Miss. Code Ann. §§ 43-21-901 to 43-21-915 (Rev. 2016)

Adopted 12/28/2019