Idaho § 54-2065 - Penalty for acting as a broker or salesperson without license
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 54-2065 — Penalty for acting as a broker or salesperson without license, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 54-2065. Penalty for acting as a broker or salesperson without license
Any person acting as a real estate broker or real estate salesperson within the meaning of this chapter without a license as herein provided shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, if a natural person, be punished by a fine of not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court; or if a limited liability company or corporation, by a fine of not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000). Additionally, the court may assess a civil penalty against a natural person in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) and against a limited liability company or corporation in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000). All civil penalties shall be credited to the occupational licenses fund.
[54-2065, added 2000, ch. 285, sec. 3, p. 948; am. 2021, ch. 224, sec. 52, p. 677.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 54-2065 ("Penalty for acting as a broker or salesperson without license") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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