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CHAPTER 4. Revocation and Penalties [22700. - 22780.1.]

Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1115, Sec. 2.

§§ 22700–22780.1 · 32 sections

  1. ARTICLE 1. Revocation and Suspension of License §§ 22700–22718 · 21 sections
    • § 22700 (a) Finance lender, broker, and program administrator licenses issued under this division shall remain in effect until they are surrendered, revoked, or…
    • § 22701 (a) For the purpose of discovering violations of this division or securing information required by him or her in the administration and enforcement of this…
    • § 22702 In making any examination or investigation, the commissioner may, for a reasonable time not to exceed 30 days, take possession of the books, records, accounts,…
    • § 22703 The officers, employees, partners, directors, and stockholders may inspect and examine the books, accounts, papers, records, files, safes, and vaults while…
    • § 22704 The power of investigation and examination by the commissioner is not terminated by the surrender, suspension, or revocation of any license issued by him or…
    • § 22705 Whenever the commissioner deems it necessary for the general welfare of the public, he or she has continuous authority to exercise the powers set forth in this…
    • § 22705.1 (a) For any licensee, a disciplinary action taken by the State of California, another state, an agency of the federal government, or another country for an…
    • § 22706 The commissioner may require the attendance of witnesses and examine under oath all persons whose testimony relates to activities and businesses regulated by…
    • § 22707 (a) The cost of each examination of a licensee or a person subject to this division shall be paid to the commissioner by the licensee or person examined, and…
    • § 22707.5 (a) If, upon inspection, examination, or investigation, the commissioner has cause to believe that a licensee or other person is violating or has violated any…
    • § 22708 After an examination, investigation, or hearing under this division, if the commissioner deems it of public interest or advantage, he or she may certify a…
    • § 22709 The commissioner may require the production for examination in this state of all books, records, and supporting data used by the licensee in the preparation of…
    • § 22710 The commissioner may upon three days’ notice and a hearing, suspend any license for a period not exceeding 30 days, pending investigation.
    • § 22711 Any licensee may surrender any license by delivering to the commissioner written notice that the licensee surrenders that license. Surrender of the license…
    • § 22712 (a) Whenever, in the opinion of the commissioner, any person is engaged or has engaged in business as a finance lender, broker, program administrator, or…
    • § 22713 (a) Whenever the commissioner believes from evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that any person has violated or is about to violate a provision of this…
    • § 22714 (a) The commissioner shall suspend or revoke any license, upon notice and reasonable opportunity to be heard, if the commissioner finds any of the following:…
    • § 22715 (a) The commissioner may by order summarily suspend or revoke the license of any licensee if that person fails to file the report required by Section 22159…
    • § 22716 (a) The revocation, suspension, expiration, or surrender of any license does not impair or affect the obligation of any preexisting lawful contract between the…
    • § 22717 Except in cases in which the time for setting the hearing is shortened as provided in this division, the proceedings under this article shall be conducted in…
    • § 22718 Every order, decision, license, or other official act of the commissioner is subject to judicial review in accordance with law.
  2. ARTICLE 2. Consumer Loan Penalties §§ 22750–22758 · 9 sections
    • § 22750 (a) If any amount other than, or in excess of, the charges permitted by this division is willfully charged, contracted for, or received, the contract of loan…
    • § 22751 (a) If any amount other than or in excess of the charges permitted by this division is charged or contracted for, or received, for any reason other than a…
    • § 22752 (a) If any provision of this division is violated in the making or collection of a loan, for any reason other than a willful act of the licensee, the licensee…
    • § 22753 Except as provided in Section 22696, any person who willfully violates any provision of this division or who willfully violates any rule or order adopted…
    • § 22754 No provision imposing liability under this division, including the provisions of subdivision (a) of Section 22751 and subdivision (a) of Section 22752, shall…
    • § 22755 It is a violation of this division for a mortgage loan originator to do any of the following: (a) Directly or indirectly employ any scheme, device, or artifice…
    • § 22756 Notwithstanding any other law, any application for licensure, amendment to the application or registration document or notice filed under any of the laws…
    • § 22757 A finance lender, broker, or mortgage loan originator licensed under this division shall not pay any commission, fee, or other compensation to an unlicensed…
    • § 22758 This article does not apply to a program administrator or a PACE solicitor.
  3. ARTICLE 3. Commercial Loan Penalties §§ 22780–22780.1 · 2 sections
    • § 22780 Except as provided in Section 22696, any person who willfully violates any provision of this division, or who willfully violates any rule or order adopted…
    • § 22780.1 A violation of Division 9.5 (commencing with Section 22800) by a licensee shall constitute a violation of this division.