Current through the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 51A-17-92 - Jurisdiction(1) The circuit court in an action brought by a licensee shall have jurisdiction to grant appropriate equitable or legal relief, including without limitation prohibiting the authorized delegate from directly or indirectly acting as an authorized delegate for any licensee in this state and the payment of restitution, damages, or other monetary relief if the circuit court finds that an authorized delegate failed to remit money in accordance with the written contract required by subdivision 51A-17-90(2) or as otherwise directed by the licensee or required by law.(2) If the circuit court issues an order prohibiting a person from acting as an authorized delegate for any licensee pursuant to subdivision (1) of this section, the licensee that brought the action must report the order to the director within thirty days and must report the order through NMLS within ninety days.(3) An authorized delegate who holds money in trust for the benefit of a licensee and knowingly fails to remit more than two thousand, five hundred dollars of such money is guilty of a Class 6 felony.(4) An authorized delegate who holds money in trust for the benefit of a licensee and knowingly fails to remit no more than two thousand, five hundred dollars of such money is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.Added by S.L. 2024, ch. 196,s. 41, eff. 7/1/2024.