(1) All funds belonging to insurers, home warranty associations, or others received by a sales representative in transactions under her or his license 1and appointment are trust funds so received by the sales representative in a fiduciary capacity; and the sales representative, in the applicable regular course of business, shall account for and pay such funds to the insurer, association, warranty holder, or other person entitled thereto.
(2) Any sales representative who, not being entitled thereto, diverts or appropriates such funds or any portion thereof to her or his own use is, upon conviction, guilty of theft, punishable as provided in s. 812.014.
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