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California Code, Financial Code - FIN § 17405

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The business, accounts and records of every person performing as an escrow agent, whether required to be licensed under this division or not, are subject to inspection and examination by the commissioner at any time without prior notice. The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons specified in Section 17006.

(b) Any person subject to this division shall, upon request, exhibit and allow inspection and copying of any books and records by the commissioner or his or her authorized representative.

(c)(1) The commissioner shall conduct an examination of each licensed escrow agent as described in subdivision (a) as often as the commissioner deems necessary and appropriate, but not less than once every 48 months.

(2) The examination shall be conducted for the 12-month period immediately preceding the date that the examination is commenced unless the commissioner finds, based on information uncovered in the examination or in the most recent independent audit report, that the examination should be extended beyond the 12-month period.

(3) In determining how often an examination shall be conducted, the commissioner may consider each licensed escrow agent's compliance with the requirements set forth in this division and other factors the commissioner may by rule or order designate.

(4) This subdivision shall apply only to examinations commenced after the effective date established by the rule or order of the commissioner for the factors described in paragraph (3).

(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (c), the commissioner may conduct an indoctrination or preliminary examination, or both, under this section of any new licensee within one year of the issuance of the license under this division, and an examination described in subdivision (a) within two years of the issuance of the license under this division.

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