Sec. 1. (a) The loan broker regulation account is created in the state general fund. The money in the loan broker regulation account may be used only for the regulation of loan brokers, mortgage loan originators, and principal managers under this article.
(b) The loan broker regulation account shall be administered by the treasurer of state. Except as provided in subsection (d), all fees and funds accruing from the administration of this article shall be accounted for by the commissioner and shall be deposited with the treasurer of state who shall deposit them in the loan broker regulation account in the state general fund.
(c) The money in the loan broker regulation account:
(1) is continuously appropriated for the purposes of this article; and
(2) does not revert to any other account within the state general fund at the end of a state fiscal year.
(d) All expenses incurred in the administration of this article shall be paid from appropriations made from the state general fund. However, costs of investigations incurred under this article shall be paid from, and disgorgements of profits and civil penalties recovered under this article shall be deposited in, the securities division enforcement account established by IC 23-19-6-1(f). The funds in the securities division enforcement account shall be available, with the approval of the budget agency, to augment and supplement the funds appropriated for the administration of this article.
As added by P.L.175-2019, SEC.2.