AS 06.60.370: Criminal penalties.

(a) The department may report a violation 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 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 person 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 who knowingly fails to disburse money belonging to the borrower without just cause is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

(e) Unless the person is exempt from licensing under this chapter, a person who knowingly operates in this state as a mortgage lender, mortgage broker, or mortgage loan originator without a license issued under this chapter is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.