Section 36-21A-101 - Establishment of real estate recovery fund--Purpose.
36-21A-101. Establishment of real estate recovery fund--Purpose. The commission shall establish and maintain a real estate recovery fund, which shall be used to provide a source for payment of unsatisfied judgments obtained by persons aggrieved by the acts of a person licensed under this chapter. The commission shall maintain one hundred thousand dollars in the fund to be used strictly for the purpose of recovery of unsatisfied judgments against licensees. The moneys deposited in the fund shall be invested by the commission by establishing an account with the state investment council pursuant to chapter 4-5, and all interest and profits derived from such investment, if the fund exceeds one hundred thousand dollars, shall be transferred to the commission's general fund. The interest and profits shall be retained in the fund until its total reaches one hundred thousand dollars.
Source: SL 1992, ch 273, § 101.