Section 193F.3.3. Conduct of applicant.

         3.3(1) Any individual who subverts or attempts to subvert the examination process may, at the discretion of the board, have the individual’s examination scores declared invalid for the purpose of certification in Iowa, be barred from the appraisal certification examinations in Iowa, or be subject to the imposition of other sanctions that the board deems appropriate.

         3.3(2) Conduct that subverts or attempts to subvert the examination process includes, but is not limited to:

            a.               Conduct that violates the security of the examination materials, such as removing from the examination room any of the examination materials; reproducing or reconstructing any portion of the examination; aiding by any means in the reproduction or reconstruction of any portion of the examination; selling, distributing, buying, receiving, or having unauthorized possession of any portion of a future, current, or previously administered examination.

            b.               Conduct that violates the standard of test administration, such as communicating with any other examination candidate during the administration of the examination; copying answers from another candidate or permitting one’s answers to be copied by another candidate during the examination; referencing any books, notes, written or printed materials or data of any kind, other than the examination materials distributed.

            c.               Conduct that violates the examination process, such as falsifying or misrepresenting educational credentials or other information required for admission to the examination; impersonating an examination candidate or having an impersonator take the examination on one’s behalf.

         3.3(3) Any examination candidate who challenges a decision of the board under this rule may request a contested case hearing pursuant to 193—7.39(546,272C). The request for hearing shall be in writing, shall briefly describe the basis for the challenge, and shall be filed in the board’s office within 30 days of the date of the board decision that is being challenged.