Arizona § 6-976 Responsible individual; employees

Arizona Statutes

§ 6-976 — Responsible individual; employees

Arizona § 6-976

Title 6Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 9MORTGAGE BROKERS, MORTGAGE BANKERS AND LOAN ORIGINATORS

Art. 3Commercial Mortgage Bankers

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 6-976 (2026).

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A.A license entitles the licensee and all officers, directors, members, partners, trustees and employees of the licensee to engage in commercial mortgage banking if one officer, director, member, partner, employee or trustee of the person or an employee of an affiliated entity or the parent company of the licensee is designated in the license as the individual responsible for the licensee under this article. If the natural person is not a resident of this state, an employee of the licensee shall be designated in the license as the individual responsible for the licensee under this article. For the purposes of this subsection, employee does not include an independent contractor.

B.The responsible individual shall be active in managing the activities of the licensee governed by this artic

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A. A license entitles the licensee and all officers, directors, members, partners, trustees and employees of the licensee to engage in commercial mortgage banking if one officer, director, member, partner, employee or trustee of the person or an employee of an affiliated entity or the parent company of the licensee is designated in the license as the individual responsible for the licensee under this article. If the natural person is not a resident of this state, an employee of the licensee shall be designated in the license as the individual responsible for the licensee under this article. For the purposes of this subsection, employee does not include an independent contractor.

B. The responsible individual shall be active in managing the activities of the licensee governed by this article and shall meet the qualifications prescribed by section 6-973, subsection D, paragraph 1 for a licensee. A licensee shall notify the deputy director that its responsible individual will cease to be active in managing the activities of the licensee within ten days after learning of that fact. Within ninety days after the notification is received by the deputy director, the licensee shall replace the responsible individual with a qualified replacement and notify the deputy director. If the license is not placed under active management of a qualified responsible individual and if notice is not given to the deputy director within the ninety-day period, the license of the licensee expires.

C. A licensee shall not employ any person unless the licensee:

1. Conducts a reasonable investigation of the background, honesty, truthfulness, integrity and competency of the employee before hiring.

2. Keeps a record of the investigation for at least two years after termination.

D. The licensee is liable for any damages caused by any employee while acting as an employee of the licensee.