(1) Willful and deliberate disregard of the applicable construction codes and ordinances of the Town, Lake County, State of Indiana, or any rules or administrative building/construction codes;

(2) Aiding or abetting any unlicensed entity, or its designated agent or representative, to evade the provisions of this article, as amended from time to time, or rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, including any and all applicable administrative building/construction codes;

(3) Knowingly combining or conspiring with a non-registered business entity, or its duly authorized agent or representative, with the intent to evade the provisions of this article, as amended from time to time, or rules and regulations thereto, including any and all applicable administrative building/construction codes;

(4) Acting in the capacity of a contractor under any certificate of registration issued hereunder except in the name of the holder as set forth on the issued certificate;

(5) Diversion of funds or property received from prosecution of completion of a specified construction project, or operation, where as a result of the diversion, the contractor is or will be unable to complete or fulfill the terms of his/her obligation or contract;

(6) In the case of a contractor being adjudicated as bankrupt, or the making by a contractor of a composition with creditors or the appointment of a receiver for the registrant's business;

(7) Paying compensation in money or other valuable consideration to any business entity, or its duly authorized agent or representative, other than a registered contractor, for rendering services of doing any act required by this article, as amended from time to time, to be performed by a registered contractor holding a valid certificate of registration;

(8) Violation of any provisions of this article, as amended from time to time, by an agent or employee of any registered contractor shall be grounds for the suspension of revocation of the license of the employer. For the purpose of the preceding sentence, a course of dealing to have been consistently followed by an employee shall constitute prima facie evidence of knowledge on the part of the employer;

(9) Any business entity, or its designated agent or representative aggrieved by any action by the Town is suspending, revoking, or failing to renew a certificate of registration may seek judicial review thereof;

(10) The record of the Town, or a duly certified copy thereof, shall be admissible in any proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction in this county or any other jurisdiction in which the applicant or certificate of registration holder charged or under investigation is a party, and where the issues involved in the proceedings are pertinent to the inquiry being made, and the verdict or judgment of the court in any proceeding in equity shall be prima facie evidence of the facts at issue in the proceedings and necessarily adjudicated therein;

(11) The verdict in any prosecution in any court of record of this or any state in which the applicant or certificate of registration holder charged shall have been the defendant, shall be conclusive as to the facts charged and at issue in such prosecution;

(12) After the revocation of any certificate of registration, no new certificate of registration shall be issued to the same certificate of registration holder within a period of at least one (1) year subsequent to the date of revocation;

(13) Whenever a new certificate of registration is issued by the Town to any business entity whose certificate of registration has been previously revoked, the issuance shall be treated as an initial issuance and the applicant shall be required to pay the fee, and in the case of contractors, shall be required to submit all information and documentation required of all other applicants;

(14) When any business entity of duly authorized agent or representative of such, acts as a contractor without first obtaining a certificate of registration from the Town as provided herein, or any individual who continues to act as a contractor after his or her certificate of registration has been suspended or revoked, the duly appointed representative of the Town shall, in the name of the Town, bring actions in the circuit or superior courts of Lake County, Indiana for mandatory and injunctive relief in the enforcement of, and to secure compliance with, any order or orders made by the Town, and any such action for mandatory injunctive relief may be joined with an action to recover the penalties provided for in this article, as amended from time to time.

(15) Any person or entity violating any of the provisions of this article, as amended from time to time, or refusing a lawful order issued by the Town, or a duly designated representative of the Town, shall be fined in a sum not less than ten dollars ($10.00), nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), and additionally, shall be required to pay any and all costs incurred by the Town in enforcing this article, as amended from time to time, including but not limited to reasonable attorney's fees, inspection fees, administrative costs, court costs and the like. Each day of such unlawful activity shall constitute a separate offense. The Town shall further be permitted to institute proceedings seeking injunction, abatement, or any other appropriate legal action to prevent, enjoin, abate or remove such violation. The remedies provided for herein shall be cumulative, and not exclusive, and shall be in addition to any other remedies provided by applicable law.

(16) Any business entity, or duly designated agent or representative, which fails to renew its certificate of registration and continues to act as a contractor after the same has expired, shall be fined in accordance with the provisions set forth in this article, as amended from time to time.