California · Chapter 38 of 59

Disciplinary Actions and the Recovery Fund

Grounds for license discipline, citations, fines, the Real Estate Recovery Fund, and consumer protection.

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disciplinerevocationsuspensionaccusationdesist and refrain orderRecovery Fund$50,000 per transaction$250,000 per licensee

Grounds for License Discipline

The Commissioner may deny, suspend, or revoke a license for acts listed in B&P Code §10176 (acts requiring proof of fraud/dishonesty) and §10177 (acts requiring a lesser standard). Common grounds include: misrepresentation, false promises, commingling, secret profit, failure to disclose, dishonest dealing, continued misleading advertising, discrimination, conviction of a crime substantially related to the duties of a licensee, failure to supervise, and acting as a licensee while license is suspended.

B&P Code §10176, §10177

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