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2007 SESSION
SB 745 CRESPA; prohibits felons from acting as settlement agent thereunder.
Introduced by: Martin E. Williams | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION:
CRESPA; felons as settlement agents. Prohibits any person who has been convicted of a felony from acting as a settlement agent under the Consumer Real Estate Settlement Protection Act. However, a person who has been convicted of a felony may act as a settlement agent if he has had his civil rights restored by the Governor or has been granted a writ of actual innocence. Persons convicted of a felony involving fraud, deceit or misrepresentation are also prohibited from working for settlement agents in a capacity involving the receipt or disbursement of funds from real estate settlements.
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
CRESPA; settlement agents; convicted felons. Prohibits any person who has been convicted of a felony, unless he has had his civil liberties restored, been pardoned, or granted a writ of actual innocence, from acting as a settlement agent under the Consumer Real Estate Settlement Protection Act. Persons convicted of a felony involving fraud, deceit or misrepresentation are also prohibited from working for settlement agents in a capacity involving the receipt or disbursement of funds from real estate settlements.
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
CRESPA; settlement agents; convicted felons. Prohibits any person who has been convicted of a felony from acting as a settlement agent under the Consumer Real Estate Settlement Protection Act. Persons convicted of a felony involving fraud, deceit or misrepresentation are also prohibited from working for settlement agents in a capacity involving the receipt or disbursement of funds from real estate settlements.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
CRESPA; settlement agents; convicted felons. Prohibits any person who has been convicted of a felony from acting as a settlement agent under the Consumer Real Estate Settlement Protection Act. Convicted felons are also prohibited from working for settlement agents in a capacity involving the receipt or disbursement of funds from real estate settlements.