Sec. 06.60.145. - Disqualified persons. - Alaska Statutes

(a) A disqualified person may not be an officer, a director, a partner, a member, a sole proprietor, a trustee, or an employee of a mortgage licensee or hold another position with similar responsibilities with the organization of a mortgage licensee. In this subsection, "employee" means an individual who negotiates an agreement with a member of the public for the mortgage licensee or who has access to, or responsibility for, escrow accounts or escrow money held by the mortgage licensee.

(b) A mortgage licensee may not permit a disqualified person to obtain an ownership interest in a mortgage licensee's business without the prior written approval of the department.

(c) Before a person may obtain an ownership interest in a mortgage licensee's business, the person shall authorize the department to access the person's criminal history information in any state or federal court to determine whether the person is a disqualified person.

(d) In this section,

(1) "disqualified person" means a person who is not a licensee;

(2) "ownership interest" means an ownership interest of

(A) 10 percent or more, if the mortgage licensee is a corporation with fewer than 75 shareholders;

(B) more than 50 percent, if the mortgage licensee is a corporation with 75 or more shareholders or a limited liability company.