WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 563

4-515. IMPLIED CONSENT.

(A)  IN GENERAL.

IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ACTS ARE PERFORMED BY A NONRESIDENT
REAL ESTATE BROKER, NONRESIDENT ASSOCIATE REAL ESTATE BROKER, OR
NONRESIDENT REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON, THE ACT SHALL CONSTITUTE AN
IRREVOCABLE CONSENT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS
SECTION:

(1)  PARTICIPATING IN ANY REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION IN
THE STATE; OR

(2)  DIVIDING FEES OR HOLDING DEPOSITS FROM ANY REAL
ESTATE TRANSACTION IN THE STATE.

(B)  EFFECT.

A CONSENT ARISING UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL HAVE THE SAME
EFFECT AND BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME PROCEDURES FOR SERVICE OF
PROCESS AS A CONSENT FILED UNDER § 4-514 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

SUBCOMMITTEE COMMENT: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Art. 56, §
219(f).

Defined terms: "Associate real estate

broker" § 4-101
"Real estate" § 4-101 "Real estate broker" § 4-101
"Real estate salesperson" § 4-101

4-516. ACTIONS FOR COMPENSATION FOR PROVIDING REAL ESTATE
BROKERAGE SERVICES.

A PERSON MAY NOT BRING AN ACTION OR RECOVER ON AN ACTION FOR
COMPENSATION FOR PROVIDING REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE SERVICES IN A
COURT OF THE STATE UNLESS THE PERSON WAS AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE
REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE SERVICES UNDER THIS TITLE AT THE TIME OF
OFFERING TO PROVIDE AND PROVIDING REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE SERVICES.

SUBCOMMITTEE COMMENT: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Art. 56, § 228.

The language "at the time of offering to provide and
providing real estate brokerage services" is
substituted for the former language "prior to the time
of offering to perform any such act or service or
procuring any promise or contract for the payment of
compensation for any such contemplated act or service"
to clarify that a person must be authorized to provide
real estate brokerage services at the time the person

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