2016 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 6 - Banks and Financial Institutions
§ 6-976 Responsible individual; employees

AZ Rev Stat § 6-976 (2016) What's This?

6-976. Responsible individual; employees

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 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 purposes of this subsection " employee" does not include an independent contractor.

B. A responsible individual shall be a resident of this state, 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 superintendent that its responsible individual will cease to be active in managing the activities of the licensee within ten days of learning of that fact. Within ninety days after the notification is received by the superintendent the licensee shall replace the responsible individual with a qualified replacement and notify the superintendent. If the license is not placed under active management of a qualified responsible individual and if notice is not given to the superintendent 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.

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