California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §7121.6: (a) An individual who meets all of the following criteria shall not perform any act regulated under this chapter for or on behalf of a licensee, other than as a bona fide nonsupervising employee: (1)

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Individuals associated with revoked licenses cannot perform regulated acts for licensees unless as nonsupervising employees. Violation is a misdemeanor punishable by fine of at least $4,500, jail time of 90 days to one year, or both.

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(a) An individual who meets all of the following criteria shall not perform any act regulated under this chapter for or on behalf of a licensee, other than as a bona fide nonsupervising employee: (1) The individual was listed as an officer, director, owner, manager, partner, or associate of a license that was revoked. (2) The individual had knowledge of or participated in any act or omission for which the license was revoked. (3) The individual is not eligible for reinstatement for licensure under Section 7102. (b) An individual who meets all of the following criteria shall not perform any act regulated under this chapter for or on behalf of a licensee, other than as a bona fide nonsupervising employee: (1) The individual furnished the qualifications for licensure, as set forth under Section 7068, and that license was revoked. (2) The individual served in the capacity of the qualifying individual during the commission or omission of any of the acts that resulted in the revocation of the license, whether or not he or she had knowledge of or participated in those acts. (3) The individual is not eligible for reinstatement for licensure under Section 7102. (c) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than four thousand five hundred dollars ($4,500), by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 90 days nor more than one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment. The penalty provided by this subdivision is cumulative to the penalties available under other laws of this state. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an indictment for any violation of this section shall be found or an information or complaint filed within four years from the performance of any act that is prohibited under this section.

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