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452.10
(2) (b) Unless an application is withdrawn in writing before the
22department board has made any investigation, no part of the fee shall be returned.
SB27-SSA1,1322,3
1452.10
(4) (a) Any licensed salesperson or broker may transfer to the
2employment of a licensed broker by first paying the transfer fee specified in s. 440.05
3(7) and filing a transfer form with the
department
board.
SB27-SSA1,1322,75
452.10
(6) In the case of applications for renewals of licenses the
department 6board may dispense with such matters contained in s. 452.09 (1) as it deems
7unnecessary in view of prior applications.
SB27-SSA1,1322,189
452.11
(3) Every nonresident applicant, and every resident licensee who
10becomes a nonresident, shall file with the
department
board an irrevocable consent
11that actions may be commenced against the applicant or licensee in the proper court
12of any county of the state in which a cause of action arises or in which the plaintiff
13resides, by the service of any process or pleading authorized by the laws of this state
14on the
department board or any duly authorized employee. The consent shall
15stipulate and agree that such service is valid and binding as due service upon the
16applicant or licensee in all courts in this state. The consent shall be duly
17acknowledged and, if made by a corporation, shall be authenticated by the corporate
18seal.
SB27-SSA1,1323,520
452.11
(4) Any process or pleading under this section shall be served in
21duplicate upon the
department board or its duly authorized employee. One copy
22shall be filed with the
department board and the other immediately forwarded by
23certified mail to the nonresident licensee against whom the process or pleading is
24directed at the last address provided to the
department board by the nonresident
25licensee. No default in any such proceeding or action may be taken unless it appears
1by affidavit of the
secretary chairperson of the board or any duly authorized
2employee that a copy of the process or pleading was mailed to the nonresident
3licensee as required in this subsection. No judgment by default may be taken in any
4action or proceeding within 20 days after the date of mailing the process or pleading
5to the nonresident licensee.
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452.12
(1) Expiration. A license granted by the
department board entitles the
8holder to act as a broker or salesperson, as the case may be, until the applicable
9renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a).
SB27-SSA1,1323,1611
452.12
(2) (c) Application for a business entity license shall be made on forms
12prescribed by the
department board, listing the names and addresses of all business
13representatives, and shall be accompanied by the initial credential fee determined
14by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). If there is a change in any of the business
15representatives, the change shall be reported to the
department board, on the same
16form, within 30 days after the effective date of the change.
SB27-SSA1,1323,2318
452.12
(4) Register of brokers and salespersons. The department shall
19maintain the register required by s. 440.035 (4). The
board shall include in the
20register the board maintains under s. 440.035 (4) the names of all brokers and
21salespersons whose licenses
have been were revoked
at any time within
the past 2
22years
prior to the issuance thereof shall be included in the register. The register shall
23be available for purchase at cost.
SB27-SSA1,1324,6
1452.12
(5) (a) Renewal applications for all licenses shall be submitted with the
2applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) on or
3before the applicable renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a).
The department
4shall pay $10 of each renewal fee received under this paragraph to the Board of
5Regents of the University of Wisconsin System for research and educational, public
6outreach, and grant activities under s. 36.25 (34).
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452.12
(5) (b) If an application for renewal is not filed with the
department 9board on or before the renewal date, the applicant may not engage in any of the
10activities covered by the license until the license is renewed or a new license is issued.
SB27-SSA1, s. 3256m
11Section 3256m. 452.12 (5) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 452.12 (5) (c)
12and amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,1324,1513
452.12
(5) (c) At the time of renewal, each broker or salesperson shall submit
14proof of attendance at and successful completion of continuing education programs
15or courses approved under s. 452.05 (1) (g)
, except as provided in subd. 2.
SB27-SSA1,1324,2018
452.12
(6) (b) Unless an applicant's license has been revoked or suspended
19under s. 452.14 (3), the
department board may register the applicant under par. (a)
20as an inactive licensee upon payment of a $15 fee.
SB27-SSA1,1324,2522
452.12
(6) (d) If an inactive licensee files an application for reinstatement
23before January 1, 1996, the
department board shall reinstate the inactive licensee's
24original license in accordance with the requirements for late renewal under s. 440.08
25(3).
SB27-SSA1, s. 2101
1Section
2101. 452.12 (6) (e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,1325,42
452.12
(6) (e) (intro.) Except as provided in ss. 440.03 (11m) (b), 440.12 and
3440.13 (2)
(a) (c), the
department board shall reinstate an inactive licensee's original
4license as follows:
SB27-SSA1,1325,116
452.12
(6) (e) 1. If a person has registered as an inactive licensee before
7November 1, 1990, the
department board shall reinstate the person's original license
8if that person applies to the
department board for reinstatement of his or her original
9license, pays the fee specified under s. 440.05 (1), passes an examination under s.
10452.09 (3)
, and completes the education requirements established by the
department 11board under par. (f).
SB27-SSA1,1325,2213
452.12
(6) (e) 2. If a person has registered as an inactive licensee on or after
14November 1, 1990, the
department board shall reinstate the person's original license
15if that person applies to the
department board for reinstatement of his or her original
16license, pays the renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a)
17for the original license and completes
12 hours of
the continuing education
as 18requirements established by the
department board under par. (f). A person who is
19eligible for reinstatement of his or her original license under this subdivision shall
20complete the requirements for reinstatement under this subdivision before January
211, 1996, or within 5 years after the date on which the person registered as an inactive
22licensee, whichever is later.
SB27-SSA1,1326,324
452.12
(6) (e) 3. If a person who is eligible for reinstatement of his or her
25original license under subd. 2. does not complete the requirements for reinstatement
1within the time specified under subd. 2., the
department board shall reinstate the
2original license of that person if he or she meets the requirements specified under
3subd. 1.
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452.12
(6) (f) The
department board shall promulgate rules establishing the
6education requirements that applicants for reinstatement of original licenses under
7par. (e) must satisfy.
SB27-SSA1,1326,119
452.13
(2) (b) 1. Register with the department of
regulation and licensing 10safety and professional services the name and address of the depository institution
11and the number of the interest-bearing common trust account.
SB27-SSA1,1326,1513
452.13
(2) (b) 2. Notify the department of
regulation and licensing safety and
14professional services when any of the information required under subd. 1. is
15changed.
SB27-SSA1,1326,2217
452.13
(2) (b) 3. Furnish the department of
regulation and licensing safety and
18professional services with a letter authorizing the department of
regulation and
19licensing safety and professional services and the department of
commerce 20administration to examine and audit the interest-bearing common trust account
21whenever the department of
regulation and licensing
safety and professional
22services or the department of
commerce administration considers it necessary.
SB27-SSA1,1327,3
1452.13
(2) (bm) The department of
regulation and licensing safety and
2professional services shall forward to the department of
commerce administration 3the information and documents furnished under par. (b).
SB27-SSA1,1327,75
452.13
(2) (d) The department of
commerce administration is the beneficial
6owner of the interest accruing to the interest-bearing common trust account, minus
7any service charges or fees.
SB27-SSA1,1327,149
452.13
(2) (e) 1. Annually, before February 1, remit to the department of
10commerce administration the total interest or dividends, minus service charges or
11fees, earned on the average daily balance in the interest-bearing common trust
12account during the 12 months ending on the previous December 31. A depository
13institution is not required to remit any amount if the total interest or dividends for
14that period is less than $10 before any deduction for service charges or fees.
SB27-SSA1,1327,2116
452.13
(2) (e) 2. When the interest remittance is sent, furnish to the
17department of
commerce administration and to the broker maintaining the
18interest-bearing common trust account a statement that includes the name of the
19broker for whose account the remittance is made, the rate of interest applied, the
20amount of service charges or fees deducted, if any, and the account balance for the
21period that the statement covers.
SB27-SSA1,1327,2423
452.13
(2) (f) 2. May not assess a service charge or fee for an interest-bearing
24common trust account against the department of
commerce administration.
SB27-SSA1,1328,5
1452.13
(2) (f) 3. May deduct a service charge or fee from the interest earned by
2an interest-bearing common trust account, and if a balance remains, may deduct the
3remaining charge or fee from the interest earned on any other interest-bearing
4common trust account maintained in that depository institution, before remitting
5interest to the department of
commerce administration.
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452.13
(5) Rules. In consultation with the department of
regulation and
8licensing safety and professional services, the department of
commerce 9administration shall promulgate rules necessary to administer this section.
SB27-SSA1,1328,1511
452.14
(1) The
department board shall, upon motion of the
board secretary or
12his or her designee or upon its own determination, conduct investigations and, as
13appropriate, may hold hearings and make findings, if the
board or the department
14receives credible information that a broker, salesperson
, or time-share salesperson
15has violated this chapter or any rule promulgated under this chapter.
SB27-SSA1,1328,2217
452.14
(2) The department shall present the findings of any investigation of
18a licensee or registrant to the board for its consideration. The
department shall upon
19motion of the board, and board may
, upon its own determination, commence
20disciplinary proceedings on any matter under investigation concerning a licensee or
21registrant.
No investigation of a licensee or registrant may be closed without motion
22of the board.
SB27-SSA1,1328,2524
452.14
(3) (L) Violated any provision of this chapter
or any rule promulgated
25under this chapter;
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452.17
(2) Any person who engages in or follows the business or occupation of,
3or advertises or holds himself or herself out as or acts temporarily or otherwise as,
4a time-share salesperson in this state without being registered with the
department 5board shall be prosecuted by the district attorney in the county where the violation
6occurs and may be fined not less than $25 nor more than $200 or imprisoned not less
7than 10 days nor more than 6 months or both.
SB27-SSA1,1329,179
452.22
(2) The certificate of the
secretary chairperson of the board or his or her
10designee to the effect that a specified individual or business entity is not or was not
11on a specified date the holder of a broker's, salesperson's
, or time-share salesperson's
12license or registration, or that a specified license or registration was not in effect on
13a date specified, or as to the issuance, limitation, suspension
, or revocation of any
14license or registration or the reprimand of any
license or registration holder
thereof,
15the filing or withdrawal of any application or its existence or nonexistence, is prima
16facie evidence of the facts
therein stated
in the certificate for all purposes in any
17action or proceedings.
SB27-SSA1,1329,2019
462.01
(3) "Department" means the department of
regulation and licensing 20safety and professional services.
SB27-SSA1,1329,2322
551.403
(2) (a) 2. Institutional investors
, except any institutional investor
23described in s. 551.102 (11) (k), (m), or (o).
SB27-SSA1, s. 2122
24Section
2122. 551.403 (2) (a) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,1330,2
1551.403
(2) (a) 2m. Accredited investors as defined in Rule 501 (a) (1)
, (2), or 2(3)
, (7) or (8) adopted under the Securities Act of 1933.
SB27-SSA1, s. 2124
4Section
2124. Subchapter I (title) of chapter 560 [precedes 560.001] of the
5statutes is repealed.
SB27-SSA1, s. 2126
7Section
2126. 560.01 (title), (1) and (2) of the statutes are repealed.
SB27-SSA1, s. 2127
8Section
2127. 560.01 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 238.04 (14) and
9amended to read:
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238.04
(14) Foreign office agreements. The department may enter Enter into
11agreements regarding compensation, space
, and other administrative matters as are
12necessary to operate
departmental offices in other states and foreign countries. Such
13agreements shall be subject to the approval of the secretary of administration.
