Mississippi § 63-19-19 - Liability of licensee for acts of agents.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 63-19-19 — Liability of licensee for acts of agents., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 63-19-19. Liability of licensee for acts of agents.
If a licensee is a firm, association or corporation, it shall be sufficient cause for the suspension or revocation of a license that any officer, director or trustee of a licensed firm, association or corporation, or any member of a licensed partnership, has so acted or failed to act as would be cause for suspending or revoking a license to such party as an individual. Each licensee shall be responsible for the acts of any or all of his employees while acting as his agent, if such licensee after actual knowledge of said acts retained the benefits, proceeds, profits or advantages accruing from said acts or otherwise ratified said acts.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 63-19-19 ("Liability of licensee for acts of agents.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. 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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