§ 57-19-16. Denial, revocation, or suspension of registration of salesperson -- Fine.  


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  • (1) Subject to Section 57-19-17, if the director finds that an applicant or salesperson has engaged in an act described in Subsection (2), the director may:
    (a) deny an application for registration as a salesperson;
    (b) suspend or revoke an existing registration; or
    (c) impose a civil penalty not to exceed $500.
    (2) Subsection (1) applies if the director finds that the applicant or salesperson:
    (a) files, or causes to be filed, with the director a document that contains an untrue or misleading information;
    (b) makes an untrue or misleading statement of material fact;
    (c) fails to state a material fact that is necessary in order to make the statements made not misleading in light of the circumstances under which the statements are made;
    (d) employs a device, scheme, or artifice to defraud, or engages in an act, practice, or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon a person;
    (e) subsequent to the effective date of registration as a salesperson, is:
    (i) convicted of:
    (A) a felony; or
    (B) a misdemeanor involving theft, fraud, or dishonesty; or
    (ii) enjoined from, assessed a civil penalty for, or found to have engaged in a violation of any law designed to protect consumers;
    (f) violates this chapter;
    (g) engages in an activity that constitutes dishonest dealing; or
    (h) engages in unprofessional conduct as defined by statute or rule made by the director.
Amended by Chapter 352, 2009 General Session