Ch. 563

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(3)  SUBMITS A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE APPLICANT'S
LICENSE FROM THE OTHER STATE THAT IS COMPARABLE OR EQUIVALENT TO
THE LICENSE FOR WHICH THE APPLICANT IS APPLYING; AND

(4)  IF THE APPLICANT HOLDS A LICENSE COMPARABLE OR
EQUIVALENT TO A REAL ESTATE BROKER LICENSE, PROVIDES ADEQUATE
EVIDENCE THAT THE APPLICANT ACTIVELY MAINTAINS AN OFFICE IN THE
OTHER STATE.

SUBCOMMITTEE COMMENT: Subsection (a) of this section is new
language derived in part without substantive change
from the first clause of former Art. 56, § 219(b).
The reference to an "applicant who holds a comparable
or equivalent license granted by another state" is
substituted for the former reference to "a nonresident
broker, or salesman", on the recommendation of the
Joint Subcommittee on the Business Occupations
Article, to resolve an inconsistency that existed in
former Art. 56, § 219(b). That subsection allowed the
Commission to waive any requirement for obtaining a
real estate salesperson or broker license for a
nonresident who held a comparable or equivalent
license granted by the nonresidents' state. However,
that subsection did not allow the Commission to waive
the requirements for obtaining a real estate
salesperson or broker license for a resident who held
a comparable or equivalent license granted by another
state. Therefore, under some circumstances it was
easier for a nonresident to obtain a real estate
salesperson or broker license than it was for a
resident. The substituted language resolves this
inconsistency by allowing a waiver for any applicant
who holds a comparable or equivalent license granted
by another state. The substituted language also
clarifies that this section applies to obtaining an
associate real estate broker license, as well as a
real estate broker license or a real estate
salesperson license, in conformity with provisions
added throughout this title to provide a licensing
scheme for associate real estate brokers. See the
General Subcommittee Comment to this title.

Subsection (b)(1), (3), and (4) of this section is new
language derived without substantive change from
former Art. 56, § 219(c) and the second clause of (b) .

Subsection (b)(2) of this section is new language
added to state expressly that which only was implied
in the former law — i.e., an applicant under this
section must provide adequate evidence that the
applicant meets the qualifications otherwise required
by this subtitle.

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