(a) The commissioner may suspend, deny, or revoke the license of a licensee or the license of the licensee to operate at one or more locations for either of the following:

(1) A violation of this article by a licensee or by an employee or agent, including a designated agent, of the licensee.

Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 10167.12

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Designated agent: means the person who is in charge of the business of a prepaid rental listing service at a given location. See California Business and Professions Code 10167
  • license: means license, certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code or referred to in Section 1000 or 3600. See California Business and Professions Code 23.7
  • Licensee: means a person licensed to conduct a prepaid rental listing service or a person engaged in the business of a prepaid rental listing service under a real estate broker license. See California Business and Professions Code 10167
  • listing: as used in this part includes, but is not limited to:

    California Business and Professions Code 10027

(2) A conviction of a licensee, or a designated agent, or of an officer, director, or owner of 25 percent or more of the shares of a corporate licensee for a crime which is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of a prepaid rental listing service licensee.

(b) For the purpose of determining whether grounds exist for suspending, denying, or revoking the license of a licensee, the commissioner shall hold a hearing in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 473, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2001.)