Sec. 20-325. Engaging in business without license.

Any person who engages in the business of a real estate broker or real estate salesperson without obtaining a license as provided in this chapter shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than six months or both, and shall be ineligible to obtain a license for one year from the date of conviction of such offense, except that the commission or Commissioner of Consumer Protection may grant a license to such person within such one-year period upon application and after a hearing on such application.

(1953, 1955, S. 2356d; 1957, P.A. 62, S. 1; P.A. 83-512, S. 3; P.A. 88-329, S. 11, 15; P.A. 90-332, S. 26, 32; P.A. 91-229, S. 14, 19; P.A. 93-354, S. 20, 54; P.A. 94-36, S. 41, 42; P.A. 96-200, S. 18; P.A. 98-10, S. 33; P.A. 16-185, S. 31.)

History: P.A. 83-512 increased the maximum fine from $500 to $1,000; P.A. 88-329 made penalty for engaging in business without a license applicable to real estate appraisers and residential appraisers, and added a new Subsec. (b) prohibiting persons not licensed from representing themselves as licensed real estate appraisers or residential appraisers, effective July 1, 1989; P.A. 90-332 amended section to include references to the real estate commission and the real estate appraisal commission and to add provisions re certification for general certified and residential certified appraisers; P.A. 91-229 deleted all references to general certified and residential certified appraisers; P.A. 93-354 deleted former Subsec. (b) prohibiting person who is not licensed or certified appraiser from representing himself as one and imposing penalty for violation of provisions, deleting references to real estate appraisal commission and to certification and making necessary technical changes in remaining provisions, effective in accordance with Sec. 20-528; P.A. 94-36 changed effective date of P.A. 93-354 but without affecting this section; P.A. 96-200 substituted “salesperson” for “salesman”; P.A. 98-10 made technical changes; P.A. 16-185 deleted “, in its discretion,” and added “or Commissioner of Consumer Protection”, effective July 1, 2016.

Notation

Cited. 34 CA 250; 36 CA 653.