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(f) Temporary licenses may be issued by the Executive Secretary,
in accordance with such rules or regulations as the Commission may
prescribe, to any applicant for a license as salesmen who files an
application in proper form and pays the annual license fee therefor.
A temporary salesman's license shall automatically expire at the
time the Commission either refuses to issue or grants the license,
and shall be subject to termination by the Executive Secretary at
any time prior to action by the Commission.

(g) The Commission may, at any time, require reasonable in-
formation of an applicant or licensee, and may require the produc-
tion of books of accounts, financial statements, or other records
which relate to the home improvement activity, or qualification, or
compliance with this subtitle, whether such information or records
are supplementary or additional to the contents of license applica-
tions or otherwise.

259 258. Grounds for Refusal, Revocation or Suspension of Licenses

(a) The Commission shall have the power to refuse, suspend or
revoke any licenses issued under the provisions of this subtitle
where the Commission finds that the licensee has violated any

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or where the Commission finds that
the licensee is performing or attempting to perform any of the
following acts, each of which is prohibited:

(b) Abandonment without justification or willful failure to per-
form, WITHOUT JUSTIFICATION, any home improvement con-
tract or project engaged in or undertaken by a contractor; or willful
deviation from or disregard of plans or specifications in any material
respect without the consent of the owner;

(c) Failure of a salesman to account for or to remit to his
contractor any payment received in connection with a home im-
provement transaction;

(d) Making any substantial misrepresentation in the procure-
ment of a home improvement contract, or making any false promise
of character likely to influence, persuade or induce;

(e) Any fraud in the execution of, or in the material alteration
of any contract, mortgage, promissory note or other document in-
cident to a home improvement transaction;

(f) Preparing or accepting any mortgage, promissory note, or
other evidence of indebtedness upon the obligations of a home
improvement transaction with knowledge that it recites a greater
monetary obligation than the consideration for the home improve-
ment work, which consideration may be a time sale price;

(g) Directly or indirectly publishing any advertisement relating
to home improvements which contains an assertion, representation
or statement of fact which is false, deceptive, or misleading; pro-
vided that any advertisement which is subject to and complies with
the then existing rules, regulations or guides of the Federal Trade
Commission shall not be deemed false, deceptive or misleading;
or by any means advertising or purporting to offer the general
public any home improvement work with the intent not to accept