HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                      3147

(6) Attorneys at law who are not regularly engaged in
the real estate business and who do not hold themselves out by
sign, advertisement or otherwise as offering to the general
public the services authorized by this subtitle to be performed
by real estate brokers; nor

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(a) (1) It shall be unlawful for any real estate broker, or
real estate salesperson, to pay any compensation, in money or
other valuable thing, to any person other than a licensed real
estate broker, those exempted under the provisions of [subsection
(6) of § 212(f) and] § 219(e), [or] A real estate salesperson, or
a corporation formed and wholly owned by a real estate
salesperson or salespersons, for the rendering of any service, or
the doing of any of the acts by this subtitle forbidden to be
rendered or performed by other than licensees.

(2)(I) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPHS (II) AND
(III) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, A REAL ESTATE BROKER OR REAL ESTATE
SALESPERSON MAY PAY COMPENSATION TO AN ATTORNEY, AS DEFINED UNDER
§ 212(F)(6) OF THIS ARTICLE, FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY ACT OR
SERVICE FOR WHICH A LICENSE IS OTHERWISE REQUIRED UNDER THIS
SUBTITLE.

(II) A REAL ESTATE BROKER OR REAL ESTATE

SALESPERSON MAY NOT OFFER TO PAY OR PAY TO ANY ATTORNEY, AS
DEFINED IN § 212(F)(6) OF THIS ARTICLE, ANY TYPE OF REFERRAL
COMMISSION ON RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE, WHETHER OR NOT THE
COMMISSION IS CONTINGENT ON THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY TO THE
BROKER OR SALESPERSON.

(III) A REAL ESTATE BROKER OR REAL ESTATE
SALESPERSON MAY NOT SOLICIT THE REFERRAL OF RESIDENTIAL REAL
ESTATE FROM ANY ATTORNEY AS DEFINED UNDER § 212(F)(6) OF THE
ARTICLE, TO THE BROKER OR SALESPERSON.

(2)(I) A REAL ESTATE BROKER OR REAL ESTATE
SALESPERSON MAY NOT OFFER TO PAY OR PAY TO ANY ATTORNEY, AS
DEFINED IN SECTION 212(F)(6) OF THIS ARTICLE, A COMMISSION ON
RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE SIMPLY FOR MAKING THE REFERRAL OF THE
PROPERTY OR THE CUSTOMER TO THE REAL ESTATE BROKER.

(II) A REAL ESTATE BROKER OR REAL ESTATE
SALESPERSON MAY NOT SOLICIT REFERRAL BUSINESS BY MASS
SOLICITATION FROM ATTORNEYS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 212(F)(6) OF
THIS ARTICLE, BY OFFERING TO PAY THE ATTORNEYS A FLAT COMMISSION
OR A PERCENTAGE OF THE BUSINESS.

(III) AN ATTORNEY WHO IS ALSO A REAL ESTATE
BROKER OR IS OTHERWISE ENTITLED TO A COMMISSION ON A PARTICULAR
PIECE OF REAL ESTATE IS NOT PROHIBITED FROM:

1. EARNING A COMMISSION UNDER
SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH. PARAGRAPH; OR