Section 50319 Of Chapter 5. Administration And Powers Of The Commissioner From California Financial Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 5.
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. (a) If the commissioner, as a result of any examination or
from any report made to him or her, shall find that any person
subject to this division is in an insolvent condition, is conducting
business in an unsafe or injurious manner that renders further
operations hazardous to the public or to customers, has failed to
comply with the provision of Section 50317, has permitted its
tangible net worth to be lower than the minimum required by law, or
has failed to comply with the bonding requirements of Section 50205,
the commissioner may, by an order addressed to and served by
registered or certified mail, or by personal service on that person,
and on any other person having in his or her possession or control
any trust funds or other property deposited in escrow with that
person, direct discontinuance of the disbursement, in whole or in
part, of trust funds held by the licensee and order the establishment
of a separate trust account for all subsequent trust funds received
by the licensee. No person having in his or her possession any of
these funds or documents shall be liable for failure to comply with
the order unless he or she has received written notice of the order.
Subject to subdivision (b), the order shall remain in effect until
set aside by the commissioner, or the person is the subject of an
order for relief in bankruptcy.
(b) Within 15 days from the date of an order pursuant to
subdivision (a), the person may request a hearing under the
Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section
11500) of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
Upon receiving a request, the matter shall be set for hearing to
commence within 30 days after the receipt unless the person subject
to this division consents to a later date. If no hearing is requested
within 15 days after the mailing or service of the notice and none
is ordered by the commissioner, the failure to request a hearing
shall constitute a waiver of the right to a hearing. Neither the
request for a hearing nor the hearing itself shall stay the order
issued by the commissioner under subdivision (a).