Licensing of sales agents and acquisition agents

HRS §514E-2.5 — under Chapter 514E.

HRS §514E-2.5

§514E-2.5 Licensing of sales agents and acquisition agents. (a) Except as provided in section 467-2, no sales agent shall act or assume to act as a real estate salesperson or a real estate broker without a license previously obtained under and in compliance with chapter 467 and the rules and regulations of the real estate commission.

(b) Except as provided in section 467-2, no acquisition agent shall solicit or encourage others to attend a time share sales presentation or to contact a time share sales agent or developer except as otherwise provided for by rules adopted by the director pursuant to chapter 91 without a real estate broker's license previously obtained under and in compliance with chapter 467 and the rules and regulations of the real estate commission or without registering as required by section 514E-10.

(c) The director shall adopt rules limiting the activities of and governing sales agents and acquisition agents, regardless of whether such persons are also licensed under chapter 467. The rules:

(d) If the director determines, after notice and a hearing, that an acquisition agent has violated any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted by the director pursuant to this chapter, the director may suspend or revoke the registration of such person as an acquisition agent.

(e) If the real estate broker's license, issued under chapter 467, of an acquisition agent or sales agent is forfeited, suspended, revoked, terminated, or placed on inactive status, the acquisition agent or sales agent shall not act as an acquisition agent or sales agent under this chapter. [L 1981, c 81, pt of §1; am L 1982, c 186, §2; am L 1984, c 41, §3; am L 1989, c 217, §2; am L 2001, c 17, §2; am L 2002, c 204, §6]