(a) If after notice and a hearing under this subchapter and the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., the Arkansas Real Estate Commission finds that a person has offered a nonqualified offering, the commission may impose a civil penalty of no more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) and assess costs against the person.
(b) The fact that a person offers to provide or provides a course offering without the appropriate license or course approval from the commission is prima facie evidence that the person is offering a nonqualified offering.
(c) In addition to civil penalties imposed under this section, the commission may require a person who offered a nonqualified offering to reimburse compensation, fees, or other remuneration collected for the nonqualified offering.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses
Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions
Chapter 42 - Real Estate License Law
Subchapter 5 - Renewal of Licenses
§ 17-42-501. Real estate education program
§ 17-42-504. Requirements — Mandatory real estate education
§ 17-42-505. Civil penalties — Jurisdiction
§ 17-42-506. Powers and duties
§ 17-42-507. Disposition of funds
§ 17-42-508. Subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum
§ 17-42-509. Issuance or denial of license
§ 17-42-511. License application procedure
§ 17-42-513. Approval of courses and course content
§ 17-42-516. Investigation of complaint — Penalties