Sec. 06.60.090. - Inactive license.
(a) A license may become inactive under this section.
(b) To be eligible to have a mortgage license become inactive, all mortgage loans of a licensee must have been paid in full or sold.
(c) For a license to become inactive, a licensee shall provide the department with a written request that the license become inactive and return the license certificate to the department. The request must include the licensee's name, address, and other information that the department requires to process the request and a statement by the licensee that all mortgage loans of the licensee have been paid in full or sold.
(d) The department shall issue an inactive license certificate to a person whose license becomes inactive under this section.
(e) If a person holds a license that becomes inactive under this section, the person may not operate as a mortgage lender, mortgage broker, or originator under the license in this state until the license is reactivated.
(f) If a license becomes inactive under this section, the license remains inactive until the license expires, the person surrenders the license, or the person who holds the inactive license provides the department with a written request that the license be reactivated. The request must include the information that the department requires to process the request.
(g) While a license is inactive under this section, the person holding the inactive license shall pay the biennial license fee as required by AS 06.60.105 and inform the department of any change that occurs in the name and address of the person, the location of the person's business, or in the business operations or control of the person, but the person is not required to maintain the bond required by AS 06.60.045 or to file the annual report required by AS 06.60.100 .
(h) Notwithstanding AS 06.60.120 , while a license is inactive under this section, the person who holds the license may not transfer the license to another person.
(i) While a license is inactive under this section, the person is not required to surrender the license under AS 06.60.097 (b).
(j) While a license is inactive under this section, the person holding the inactive license shall continue to maintain records as required by AS 06.60.135 for the business transactions of the person that occurred before the license became inactive.
(k) While a license is inactive under this section, the department may take action against the license, the person holding the inactive license, or both for noncompliance with this chapter before the license became inactive or for noncompliance with this section while the license is inactive.
(l) A licensee whose license lapses under this chapter is not eligible for an inactive license under this section unless the license is reactivated under AS 06.60.095 .
(m) A person holding a license that is inactive under this section may not engage in activities for which the license is required, but may receive commissions or other payments from a person who contracted with or employed the licensee for services, if the services were performed while the licensee was actively licensed.
(n) Except as otherwise provided in this section and by regulations adopted by the department, the provisions of this chapter do not apply to a person holding an inactive license under this section.