Any person shall be guilty of a class D felony if such person:
(1) In any application to the commission or in any proceeding before the commission, or in any examination, audit or investigation made by the Department of Consumer Protection under this chapter, knowingly makes any false statement or representation, or, with knowledge of its falsity, files or causes to be filed with the commission any false statement or representation in a required report;
(2) Issues, circulates or publishes, or causes to be issued, circulated or published any advertisement, pamphlet, prospectus or circular concerning any real property security which contains any statement that is false or misleading, or is otherwise likely to deceive a reader thereof, with knowledge that it contains such false, misleading or deceptive statement;
(3) In any respect wilfully violates or fails to comply with any provision of sections 20-329o to 20-329bb, inclusive, or wilfully violates or fails, omits or neglects to obey, observe or comply with all or any part of any order, decision, demand, requirement or permit of the commission under said sections; or
(4) With one or more other persons, conspires to violate any permit or order issued by the commission or any provision of said sections.
(1971, P.A. 603, S. 12; P.A. 77-614, S. 241, 610; P.A. 98-10, S. 61; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 13-258, S. 84.)
History: P.A. 77-614 replaced reference to examinations, audits, etc. of real estate commission with reference to examinations, audits, etc. of consumer protection department in Subsec. (a), effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 98-10 made technical changes; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Department of Consumer Protection with Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 13-258 changed penalty from fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment of not less than 1 year and not more than 5 years to a class D felony.