Marvin Mandel, Governor                        1043

Section 1. Be it 'enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 223 (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) and Sections 230 (a)
and (b) of Article 56 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1968
Replacement Volume, 1970 Supplement), title "Licenses," subtitle
"Real Estate Brokers," be and they are hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

223.

(a)   For each real estate broker's license a biennial fee of [thirty-
five dollars ($35.00)] seventy dollars ($70.00) and for each [annual]
biennial registration of said license, thereafter, a fee of [thirty-five
dollars ($35.00)] seventy dollars ($70.00).

(b)   For taking any written examination in order to be a real
estate broker, a fee of [ten dollars ($10.00)] sixteen dollars and fifty
cents ($16.50), or real estate salesman, a fee of [five dollars ($5.00)]
eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50).

(c)  For each license as a real estate broker or associate real estate
broker issued to a member of a partnership, association, or officer
of a corporation other than the member of the partnership or associ-
ation, or officer of the corporation named in the license issued to such
partnership, association, or corporation, a biennial fee of [ten
($10.00) dollars] twenty dollars ($20.00), and for each [annual]
biennial registration of said license thereafter, a fee of [ten ($10.00)
dollars] twenty dollars ($20.00).

(d)   For each real estate salesman's license, a fee of [ten dollars
($10.00)] twenty dollars ($20.00), and for each annual BIENNIAL-
LY registration of said license thereafter, a fee of [ten dollars
($10.00)] twenty dollars ($20.00).

(e)   For each additional office or place of business, [an annual]
a biennial fee of [two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50)] five dollars
($5.00).

230.

(a) From and after June 1, 1939, it shall be unlawful for any per-
son, copartnership, association or corporation to engage in business
or act in the capacity of a real estate broker or real estate salesman
within this State without first obtaining a license as provided in this
subtitle.

Any licensee under this subtitle who fails to apply for the renewal
of his or her license, and pay the fee therefor on or before the date
of its expiration in each and every year and who continues to perform
or offers to perform any act or acts prohibited by this subtitle to
others than licensees shall pay in addition to the fees herein pre-
scribed a sum of 10% of the prescribed [annual] biennial fee for
each month or fractional part thereof after the first month such
licensee fails to so apply for the renewal of his or her license.

Any such licensee who fails or refuses, after 30 days written notice
from the Commission, to so apply and pay the fee and all penalties
imposed by this section shall be deemed to be operating without a
license and subject to the penalties provided for in Section 231.