(a) An applicant or holder of a certificate of registration as a title marketing representative is not required to pass a qualifying examination, and is exempt from prelicensing and continuing education requirements, except as specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 12418.1.

(b) Upon the filing of an application for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of registration, the commissioner may conduct an investigation, during the interim period set forth in subdivision (e) of Section 12418.1, to determine if the applicant shall be granted the certificate of registration by virtue of prior conduct in the marketing of policies of title insurance and to verify the accuracy of the information submitted by the applicant to the department and may require the filing of any supplementary documents, affidavits, and statements that may be necessary to determine whether training specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 12418.1 has been, or will be, provided to the applicant within the time period set forth in Section 12418.1. Should the commissioner decline to approve the granting of a certificate of registration, the procedure set forth in subdivision (c) of Section 12418.4 shall apply.

(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 280, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)