In the matter of The Motor Dealer Act R.S.B.C. 1996 C.316 and Salesperson Licensing Regulation B.C.Reg. 241/2004
Complainant: Vehicle Sales Authority of BC
Licensee/Unlicensed person: Ivan Diaz Lara (#121895)
Issues:
A hearing was called to review the salesperson licence of Ivan Diaz Lara, #121895 due to an allegation that Mr. Lara retained $3,000 from a consumer instead of giving it to the dealership and charged the consumer an additional $500 that the dealership had not authorized.
Outcome:
The Registrar found that:
Mr. Lara had been properly served the Hearing Notice, Compliance Investigation Report, and the Licensing Hearing Report in this matter.
Mr. Lara had failed to attend the Hearing.
The Registrar found that:
Mr. Lara breached Section 6 of the Salesperson Licensing Regulation.
Mr. Lara’s conduct is such that it is not in the public interest for him to be continue to be licensed.
The Registrar imposed an immediate interim suspension on Mr. Lara’s licence after the hearing, pending a written decision.
The Registrar revoked Mr. Lara’s licence permanently.
The Registrar set a four-year waiting period, before which Mr. Lara may reapply for a salesperson licence.
The Registrar ordered Mr. Lara to reimburse the VSA for its costs, associated with investigating and hearing his conduct as it pertains to his licence.
