A Responsible Managing Officer qualifies a corporation's license. What does the 'officer' in that title mean?
Explanation
B&P §7068(b)(3) lets a corporation qualify through the appearance of a responsible managing officer or a responsible managing employee, so an RMO is an officer of the corporation itself, holding the office as well as the experience; an RME is the employee version of the same role. (a) is the opposite of a bona fide officer, and an outside consultant cannot supply the supervision §7068.1 demands. (b) confuses the RMO with the RME and adds a shareholding bar that does not exist — §7071.9(c) actually rewards an RMO who owns 10 percent or more of the voting stock by waiving the qualifier's bond. (d) imports a professional credential the classification does not require.
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