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California Code, Financial Code - FIN § 50503

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

(a) It is a violation for any person subject to this law or any director, partner, shareholder controlling an ownership interest of 10 percent or more, trustee, officer, agent, or employee of any such person to do any of the following:

(1) Knowingly or recklessly disburse or cause the disbursal of trust funds, except as permitted by Section 50202, or knowingly or recklessly to direct, participate in, or aid or abet in a material way, any activity that constitutes theft or fraud in connection with any trust fund transaction.

(2) Knowingly or recklessly make or cause to be made any misstatement or omission of a material fact, pertaining to a loan or loan servicing.

(b) Any director, officer, partner, shareholder controlling an ownership interest of 10 percent or more, trustee, or employee of a residential mortgage loan servicer who abstracts or misappropriates money, funds, trust obligations, or property deposited with a licensee, commits a violation of this section.  If a violation results in a criminal conviction, the court shall, in addition to any other punishment imposed, order the person to make full restitution.  Nothing in this section shall be deemed or construed to repeal, amend, or impair any existing provision of law prescribing a punishment for such an offense.

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