(a)        The Division may deny, suspend, place on probation, or revoke a license issued to a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or any other business entity that is a licensee under this Article if more than fifty percent (50%) of the business entity ownership engaged in conduct prohibited by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-294 A license issued to a business entity under this Article may also be revoked if any damages suffered due to a violation of this Article are not satisfied, including damages caused by a sales representative while acting as an agent of the business entity. An owner of a business entity that did not engage personally in a violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-294 and did not knowingly omit any duty may not be penalized for the acts of a business entity found to have violated this section.

(b)        Every licensee who is a manufacturer or a factory branch shall be responsible for the acts of any or all of its agents and representatives while acting in the conduct of said licensee’s business whether or not such licensee approved, authorized, or had knowledge of such acts. ?(1955, c. 1243, s. 15; 1973, c. 559; 2021-134, s. 1.3.)