Denial, revocation, or suspension of registration of salesperson -- Fine.
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(1) Subject to Section 57-19-17, if the division finds that an applicant or salesperson has engaged in an act described in Subsection (2), the division 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 $5,000.
(2) Subsection (1) applies if the division finds that the applicant or salesperson:
(a) files, or causes to be filed, with the division a document that contains 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.