§ 45-5-506 — Bar from industry

(a) If the crime or civil or administrative judgment involved any offense reasonably related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of a person engaged in the business in accordance with this chapter, the commissioner, after notice and opportunity for hearing, may censure, suspend for a period not to exceed twelve (12) months, or bar a person from any position of management, control, employment or providing services for any registrant or other person subject to the commissioner's jurisdiction, if the commissioner finds that the: (1) Censure, suspension or bar is in the public interest and that the person has committed or caused a violation of this chapter, a rule or regulation, or an order of the commissioner; or (2) Person has been: (A) Convicted of or pled guilty to or nolo contendere to any crime; or (B) Held liable in any civil action by final judgment, or any administrative judgment by any public agency. (b) Persons suspended or barred under this section are prohibited from participating in any business activity of a registrant and from engaging in any business activity on the premises where a registrant is conducting its business. This subsection (b) shall not be construed to prohibit suspended or barred persons from having their personal transactions processed by a registrant. (c) This section shall apply to any violation, conviction, plea, or judgment after July 1, 2001.

Legislative History

Acts 2001, ch. 165, § 9; 2004, ch. 747, § 15.