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DIVISION 4. REAL ESTATE 10000-11506›PART 1. LICENSING OF PERSONS 10000-10580›CHAPTER 3. Real Estate Regulations 10130-10249.93›ARTICLE 3. Disciplinary Action 10175-10186.9

§ 10176.5

California Business and Professions Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) The commissioner may, upon his or her own motion, and shall upon receiving a verified complaint in writing from any person, investigate an alleged violation of Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 1102) of Chapter 2 of Title 4 of Part 4 of Division 2 of the Civil Code by any real estate licensee within this state. The commissioner may suspend or revoke a licensee’s license if the licensee acting under the license has willfully or repeatedly violated any of the provisions of Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 1102) of Chapter 2 of Title 4 of Part 4 of Division 2 of the Civil Code.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 1102) of Chapter 2 of Title 4 of Part 4 of Division 2 of the Civil Code, and in lieu of any other civil remedy, subdivision (a) of this section is the only remedy available for violations of Section 1102.6b of the Civil Code by any real estate licensee within this state.

(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 772, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)

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