KS Stat § 9-2207 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 9 - Banks And Banking; Trust Companies|Article 22 - Mortgage Business|9-2207 Denial, suspension or revocation of license or registration; notice; disciplinary proceedings.

9-2207. Denial, suspension or revocation of license or registration; notice; disciplinary proceedings. (a) The commissioner may deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license or registration issued pursuant to this act, if the commissioner finds, after notice and opportunity for a hearing conducted in accordance with the provisions of the administrative procedures act, that:(1) The applicant, licensee or registrant has repeatedly or willfully violated any section of this act or any rule and regulation or order lawfully made pursuant to this act;(2) facts or conditions exist which would have justified the denial of the license, registration or renewal had these facts or conditions existed or been known to exist at the time the application for the license, registration or renewal was made;(3) the applicant, licensee or registrant has filed with the commissioner any document or statement containing any false representation of a material fact or fails to state a material fact;(4) the applicant, licensee or registrant has been convicted of any crime involving fraud, dishonesty or deceit, except that no registration shall be granted to any loan originator who:(A) Has had a mortgage loan originator license or registration revoked in any governmental jurisdiction; or(B) has been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to a felony in a domestic, foreign or military court:(i) During the seven-year period preceding the date of the application for licensing and registration; or(ii) at any time preceding such date of application, if such felony involved an act of fraud, dishonesty, deceit, a breach of trust or money laundering;(5) the applicant, licensee or registrant has engaged in or is engaging in deceptive business practices;(6) the applicant, licensee or registrant, or an employee of the applicant, licensee or registrant, has been the subject of any disciplinary action by this agency or any other state or federal regulatory agency;(7) a final judgment has been entered against the applicant, licensee or registrant in a civil action and the commissioner finds, based upon the conduct on which the judgment is based, that licensing or registration of such person would be contrary to the public interest;(8) the applicant, licensee or registrant, or an employee of the applicant, licensee or registrant has been convicted of engaging in mortgage business activity without authorization pursuant to K.S.A. 9-2203, and amendments thereto, or a substantially similar offense in another state; or(9) the applicant, licensee or registrant has refused to furnish information required by the commissioner within a reasonable period of time as established by the commissioner.(b) None of the following actions shall deprive the commissioner of any jurisdiction or right to institute or proceed with any disciplinary proceeding against such license or registration to render a decision suspending, revoking or refusing to renew such license or registration or to establish and make a record of the facts of any violation of law for any lawful purpose:(1) The imposition of an administrative penalty;(2) the lapse or suspension of any license or registration issued under this act by operation of law;(3) the licensee's or registrant's failure to renew any license or registration issued under this act; or(4) the licensee's or registrant's voluntary surrender of any license or registration issued under this act.History: L. 1996, ch. 175, § 7; L. 1999, ch. 45, § 7; L. 2000, ch. 17, § 2; L. 2001, ch. 88, § 8; L. 2009, ch. 29, § 8; July 1.