36-21A-33.   Denial of application. An application may be denied for any one of the following reasons:

             (1)      The applicant has written insufficient funds checks within the calendar year before application or has written an insufficient funds check for the application;

             (2)      The applicant has been convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. If the applicant is a firm, a license may be denied if any partner, associate, director, stockholder, officer or responsible broker has been convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;

             (3)      The applicant has been disciplined by a regulatory agency in relation to activities as a real estate salesperson or broker, broker associate, firm, appraiser, mortgage broker, auctioneer or any other regulated licensee, including insurance, securities, law and commodities trading;

             (4)      The applicant has failed to satisfy the requirements as provided by this chapter;

             (5)      The applicant has failed the prelicense school examination;

             (6)      The applicant has not met education requirements;

             (7)      The applicant made deliberate misstatements, deliberate omissions, misrepresentations or untruths in the application; or

             (8)      The applicant has a current and unpaid judgment filed against the applicant.

Source: SL 1992, ch 273, § 33; SL 1993, ch 290; SL 2011, ch 180, § 2.

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