§ 61-2c-203 — General qualifications for licensure.

(1) To qualify for licensure under this chapter, a person shall demonstrate through procedures established by rule made by the division in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act:

(1)(a) financial responsibility;
(1)(b) honesty, integrity, and truthfulness; and
(1)(c) the competence to transact the business of residential mortgage loans, including general fitness such as to command the confidence of the community and to warrant a determination that the person will operate honestly, fairly, and efficiently within the purposes of this chapter.
(2) If an applicant is an entity, the applicant may not have a control person who fails to meet the requirements of Subsection (1) for an individual applicant.
(3) (3)(a) The division shall determine whether an applicant with a criminal history qualifies for licensure.
(3)(b) If the division, acting under Subsection (3)(a), denies or restricts a license or places a license on probation, the applicant may petition the commission for de novo review of the application.

Legislative History

Amended by Chapter 204, 2022 General Session