Louisiana § RS 37:1448 - Revocation or suspension of licenses
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§ RS 37:1448. Revocation or suspension of licenses
A. Any licensee whose license is suspended or revoked in accordance with this Chapter shall be deemed an unlicensed person during the period of suspension or revocation and shall be subject to the penalties prescribed for unlicensed persons, if he engages in activity requiring licensure during the period of suspension or revocation. The commission retains jurisdiction over all unlicensed persons relative to violations of and enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter.
B. The revocation or suspension of a broker's license shall automatically suspend the license of every associate broker or salesperson who is sponsored by the broker whose license was suspended or revoked. The sponsoring broker shall, within seventy-two hours of notification by the commission of the final action on the revocation or suspension of his license, return to the commission all licenses of the licensees sponsored by him.
C. A sponsoring broker shall, within seventy-two hours of notification by the commission, return his license or the license of any associate broker or salesperson sponsored by him when such license has been suspended or revoked by the commission.
Acts 1978, No. 514, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 309, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1207, §1; Acts 2003, No. 713, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 37:1448 ("Revocation or suspension of licenses") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. 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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