Ch. 563

LAWS OF MARYLAND

offers to provide and provides real estate brokerage
services.

Defined terms: "Person" § 1-101

"Provide real estate brokerage services" § 4-101

4-517. OFFICE.

(1)  EACH LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER WHO IS A
RESIDENT OF THE STATE SHALL MAINTAIN AN OFFICE IN THE STATE.

(2)  EACH LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER WHO IS A
NONRESIDENT OF THE STATE SHALL MAINTAIN AN OFFICE IN THIS STATE
IF THE STATE IN WHICH THE NONRESIDENT BROKER RESIDES REQUIRES A
RESIDENT OF THIS STATE WHO IS LICENSED IN THE OTHER STATE TO
MAINTAIN AN OFFICE IN THAT STATE.

SUBCOMMITTEE COMMENT: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Art. 56, §
223(k), as it related to the requirement that
nonresidents maintain an office in the State under
certain circumstances, and the first clause of the
first sentence of § 222(a).

Defined terms: "Real estate broker" § 4-101
"State" § 1-101

4-518. BRANCH OFFICES.

(A)  IN GENERAL.

SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE, A LICENSED REAL
ESTATE BROKER MAY MAINTAIN BRANCH OFFICES IN THE STATE.

(B)  BRANCH OFFICE CERTIFICATE.

A LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER SHALL OBTAIN A BRANCH OFFICE
CERTIFICATE BEFORE THE BROKER MAY MAINTAIN A BRANCH OFFICE IN THE
STATE.

(C)  APPLICATION FOR BRANCH OFFICE CERTIFICATE.

(1) AN APPLICANT FOR A BRANCH OFFICE CERTIFICATE
SHALL:

(I)  SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE COMMISSION ON
THE FORM THAT THE COMMISSION PROVIDES;

(II)  SUBMIT WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE COMMISSION OF
THE IDENTITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL APPOINTED AS MANAGER OF THE BRANCH
OFFICE UNDER SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION; AND

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