6775.  The board may receive and investigate complaints against
registered professional engineers, and make findings thereon.
   By a majority vote, the board may reprove, suspend for a period
not to exceed two years, or revoke the certificate of any
professional engineer registered under this chapter:
   (a) Who has been convicted of a crime substantially related to the
qualifications, functions and duties of a registered professional
engineer, in which case the certified record of conviction shall be
conclusive evidence thereof.
   (b) Who has been found guilty by the board of any deceit,
misrepresentation, or fraud in his or her practice.
   (c) Who has been found guilty by the board of negligence or
incompetence in his or her practice.
   (d) Who has been found guilty by the board of any breach or
violation of a contract to provide professional engineering services.

   (e) Who has been found guilty of any fraud or deceit in obtaining
his or her certificate.
   (f) Who aids or abets any person in the violation of any provision
of this chapter.
   (g) Who in the course of the practice of professional engineering
has been found guilty by the board of having violated a rule or
regulation of unprofessional conduct adopted by the board.
   (h) Who violates any provision of this chapter.



6775.1.  The board may receive and investigate complaints against
engineers-in-training, and make findings thereon.
   By a majority vote, the board may revoke the certificate of any
engineer-in-training:
   (a) Who has been convicted of a crime as defined in subdivision
(a) of Section 480.
   (b) Who has been found guilty of any fraud, deceit, or
misrepresentation in obtaining his or her engineer-in-training
certificate or certificate of registration, certification, or
authority as a professional engineer.
   (c) Who aids or abets any person in the violation of any provision
of this chapter.
   (d) Who violates Section 119 with respect to an
engineer-in-training certificate or commits any act described in
Section 6787.
   (e) Who violates any provision of this chapter.



6776.  The proceedings under this article shall be conducted in
accordance with Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11370), Chapter
4.5 (commencing with Section 11400), and Chapter 5 (commencing with
Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government
Code, and the board shall have all the powers granted therein.




6777.  The board may reissue a certificate of registration,
certification, or authority, to any person whose certificate has been
revoked if a majority of the members of the board vote in favor of
such reissuance for reasons the board deems sufficient.




6779.  A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea
of nolo contendere made to a charge substantially related to the
qualifications, functions and duties of a registered professional
engineer is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this
article. The board may order the certificate suspended or revoked, or
may decline to issue a certificate, when the time for appeal has
elapsed, or the judgment of conviction has been affirmed on appeal or
when an order granting probation is made suspending the imposition
of sentence, irrespective of a subsequent order under the provisions
of Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code allowing such person to withdraw
his plea of guilty and to enter a plea of not guilty, or setting
aside the verdict of guilty, or dismissing the accusation,
information or indictment.