A real estate broker, associate, or property manager who fails to renew or register a license and continues to engage in the business permitted pursuant to the license is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 24, SECTION 1; formerly 1976 Code SECTION 40-57-220; 2016 Act No. 170 (S.1013), SECTION 1, eff January 1, 2017; 2024 Act No. 204 (H.4754), SECTION 3, eff May 21, 2024.

Editor's Note

Prior Laws:1956 (49) 2046; 1962 Code SECTION 56-1545.23; 1986 Act No. 353, SECTION 13; 1991 Act No. 12, SECTION 11; 1976 Code SECTION 40-57-240.

Effect of Amendment

2016 Act No. 170, SECTION 1, rewrote the section.

2024 Act No. 204, SECTION 3, substituted "associate" for "salesperson".