[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR111.53]

[Page 467]
 
                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 111--CUSTOMS BROKERS--Table of Contents
 
Subpart D--Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation of License or Permit, 
        and Monetary Penalty in Lieu of Suspension or Revocation
 
Sec. 111.53  Grounds for suspension or revocation of license or permit.

    The appropriate Customs officer may initiate proceedings for the 
suspension, for a specific period of time, or revocation of the license 
or permit of any broker for any of the following reasons:
    (a) The broker has made or caused to be made in any application for 
any license or permit under this part, or report filed with Customs, any 
statement which was, at the time and in light of the circumstances under 
which it was made, false or misleading with respect to any material 
fact, or has omitted to state in any application or report any material 
fact which was required;
    (b) The broker has been convicted, at any time after the filing of 
an application for a license under Sec. 111.12, of any felony or 
misdemeanor which:
    (1) Involved the importation or exportation of merchandise;
    (2) Arose out of the conduct of customs business; or
    (3) Involved larceny, theft, robbery, extortion, forgery, 
counterfeiting, fraudulent concealment, embezzlement, fraudulent 
conversion, or misappropriation of funds;
    (c) The broker has violated any provision of any law enforced by 
Customs or the rules or regulations issued under any provision of any 
law enforced by Customs;
    (d) The broker has counseled, commanded, induced, procured, or 
knowingly aided or abetted the violations by any other person of any 
provision of any law enforced by Customs or the rules or regulations 
issued under any provision of any law enforced by Customs;
    (e) The broker has knowingly employed, or continues to employ, any 
person who has been convicted of a felony, without written approval of 
that employment from the Assistant Commissioner;
    (f) The broker has, in the course of customs business, with intent 
to defraud, in any manner willfully and knowingly deceived, misled or 
threatened any client or prospective client; or
    (g) The broker no longer meets the applicable requirements of 
Sec. 111.11 and Sec. 111.19.