Michigan Laws 500.1503 – License requirements; violation, penalty; fees, renewal, application
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(1) No person, except those excluded by section 1501, shall engage in the business of financing insurance premiums in this state without first having obtained a license as a premium finance company from the commissioner. Any person who shall engage in the business of financing insurance premiums in this state without obtaining a license, upon conviction as provided in section 230, shall be subject to a fine of not more than $200.00.
(2) The annual license fee shall be $200.00. Licenses may be renewed from year to year as of April 1 of each year upon payment of the fee of $200.00. The fee for the license shall be paid through the commissioner to the state treasury.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 500.1503
- Commissioner: means the director. See Michigan Laws 500.102
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(3) Each applicant shall file sworn answers, subject to the penalties of perjury, to such interrogatories as the commissioner may require. The commissioner at any time may require the applicant fully to disclose the identity of all stockholders, partners, officers and employees and he may refuse to issue or renew a license in the name of any firm, partnership or corporation if he is not satisfied that any officer, employee, stockholder or partner thereof who may materially influence the applicant’s conduct meets the standards of this chapter.