Section effective May 19, 2020. See, also, Section 40-57-115 effective until May 19, 2020.
In addition to other requirements established by law and for the purpose of determining an applicant's eligibility for licensure as a salesman, broker, broker-in-charge, property manager, and property manager-in-charge, the commission shall require initial applicants and applicants for licensure renewal to submit to a state fingerprint-based criminal records check, to be conducted by the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED), and a national criminal records check, supported by fingerprints, by the FBI. Costs of conducting a criminal records check must be borne by the applicant. The commission shall keep information received pursuant to this section confidential, except that information relied upon in denying licensure may be disclosed as necessary to support the administrative action.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 258 (S.75), Section 1, eff June 9, 2014; 2016 Act No. 170 (S.1013), Section 1, eff January 1, 2017; 2017 Act No. 60 (H.3041), Section 1, eff May 19, 2020.
Effect of Amendment
2016 Act No. 170, Section 1, substituted "salesperson" for "salesman".
2017 Act No. 60, Section 1, amended the section, requiring background checks for licensure renewals and requiring the background checks to be fingerprint-based.
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