Sec. 06.60.370. - Criminal liability of licensee or small mortgage lender. - Alaska Statutes

(a) The department may report violations of (b) - (e) of this section to the attorney general, who may institute the proper proceedings to enforce the criminal penalties provided in (b) - (e) of this section.

(b) A person, including a small mortgage lender, who knowingly provides false or misleading information to the department that is material under this chapter is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

(c) A licensee, person who is a small mortgage lender, or person who is exempt under AS 06.60.015 who knowingly fails to account for or deliver to a person money, deposits, or checks or other forms of negotiable instruments in violation of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

(d) A licensee or a small mortgage lender who knowingly fails to disburse money belonging to the borrower without just cause is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

(e) A mortgage lender, mortgage broker, or originator who knowingly operates without a license or without being registered under AS 06.60.017 and is not exempt under AS 06.60.015 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.