WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 563

"License" § 4-101 "Person" § 1-101

4-331. NOTICE OF REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION.

(A)  IN GENERAL.

WHENEVER THE COMMISSION REVOKES OR SUSPENDS THE LICENSE OF A
LICENSEE UNDER § 4-322 OF THIS SUBTITLE AND A STAY IS NOT ORDERED
BY THE COMMISSION OR THE COURT, THE COMMISSION SHALL NOTIFY THE
FOLLOWING PERSONS BY MAIL OF THE SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION:

(1)  THE LICENSEE;

(2)  IF THE LICENSEE IS AN ASSOCIATE REAL ESTATE
BROKER OR A REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON, THE REAL ESTATE BROKER WITH
WHOM THE LICENSEE IS AFFILIATED;

(3)  THE MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS; AND

(4)  THE LOCAL BOARD OF REALTORS OR REALTISTS AND THE
REALTIST ORGANIZATION HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE GEOGRAPHIC
AREA WHERE THE LICENSEE MAINTAINED AN OFFICE.

(B)  NONRESIDENT LICENSEE.

(1)  IF THE COMMISSION REVOKES OR SUSPENDS THE LICENSE
OF A NONRESIDENT LICENSEE, THE COMMISSION ALSO SHALL NOTIFY BY
MAIL THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION OR OTHER LICENSING AUTHORITY IN
THE STATE WHERE THE LICENSEE IS A RESIDENT.

(2)  THE COMMISSION SHALL INCLUDE IN THE NOTICE THE
CAUSE FOR THE REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE LICENSE.

SUBCOMMITTEE COMMENT: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Art. 56, §
225(d) and (e).

In the introductory language of subsection (a)(1) of
this section, the phrase "a stay is not ordered by the
Commission or the Court" is substituted for the former
reference to the timely filing of an appeal. After
the Commission issues an order suspending or revoking
a license, the question whether the suspension or
revocation is in effect immediately depends on whether
a stay has been granted rather than on whether an
appeal has been filed.

In subsection (a)(1) and (2) of this section, the
references to notifying "the licensee" and "the real
estate broker with whom the licensee is affiliated"
are substituted for the former reference to notifying
"all licensees". This conforms to the practice of the

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