Section 2.03. Definitions.

  In this chapter:

(1)  "Complainant" means the person who signs a complaint.

(2)  "Complaint" means a document which meets the requirements of ss. SPS 2.05 and 2.06 .

(3)  "Department" means the department of safety and professional services.

(4)  "Disciplinary authority" means the department or the attached examining board or board having authority to revoke the license of the holder whose conduct is under investigation.

(5)  "Disciplinary proceeding" means a proceeding against one or more licensees in which a disciplinary authority may determine to revoke or suspend a license, to reprimand a licensee, to limit a license, to impose a forfeiture, or to refuse to renew a license because of a violation of law.

(6)  "Division" means the division of legal services and compliance in the department.

(7)  "Informal complaint" means any written information submitted to the division or any disciplinary authority by any person which requests that a disciplinary proceeding be commenced against a licensee or which alleges facts, which if true, warrant discipline.

(8)  "Licensee" means a person, partnership, corporation or association holding any license, permit, certificate or registration granted by a disciplinary authority or having any right to renew a license, permit, certificate or registration granted by a disciplinary authority.

(9)  "Respondent" means the person against whom a disciplinary proceeding has been commenced and who is named as respondent in a complaint.

(10)  "Settlement conference" means a proceeding before a disciplinary authority or its designee conducted according to s. SPS 2.036 , in which a conference with one or more licensee is held to attempt to reach a fair disposition of an informal complaint prior to the commencement of a disciplinary proceeding.

Cr. Register, October, 1978, No. 274 , eff. 11-1-78; am. (1) and (6), renum. (7) and (8) to be (8) and (9), cr. (7), Register, May, 1982, No. 317 , eff. 6-1-82; r. (1), renum. (2) to (4) to be (1) to (3), cr. (4) and (10), am. (5), (7) and (8), Register, June, 1992, No. 438 , eff. 7-1-92; correction in (2), (3), (10) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6. , 7. , Stats., Register November 2011 No. 671 ; CR 14-019 : am. (6) Register August 2014 No. 704 , eff. 9-1-14.