LAWS OF MARYLAND

that section. In addition, this item has been
revised, on the recommendation of the Joint
Subcommittee on the Business Occupations Article, to
establish a uniform fee for issuance of a new license
certificate and pocket card for residents and
nonresidents in conformity with changes in the fee
structure made throughout this title. See the General
Subcommittee Comment to this title.

Subsection (b) of this section is new language derived
without substantive change from the second clause of
the first sentence of former Art. 56, § 222(b).

Subsection (c)(1) and (2) of this section is new
language added, on the recommendation of the Joint
Subcommittee on the Business Occupations Article, to
require a real estate broker to notify the Commission
of any change in the address of a branch office of the
broker and to provide a mechanism for the broker to
notify the Commission of the change.

Subsection (c)(3) of this section is new language
derived in part without substantive change from former
Art. 56, § 223(f) and the introductory language of
that section. In addition, this item has been
revised, on the recommendation of the Joint
Subcommittee on the Business Occupations Article, to
establish a uniform fee for issuance of a new branch
office certificate for residents and nonresidents in
conformity with changes in the fee structure made
throughout this title. See the General Subcommittee
Comment to this title.

Subsection (d) of this section is new language added
to require the Commission to issue a new branch office
certificate to a real estate broker who complies with
the applicable requirements.

Subsection (e) of this section is new language derived
without substantive change from the second sentence of
former Art. 56, § 222(b).

In subsection (a) of this section, new language is
added to state expressly that which was only implied
in the former law — i.e., that notice must be
submitted to the Commission within the time
established by the Commission and that notice may be
given only on the form provided by the Commission.

Defined terms: "Commission" § 4-101

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

"State" § 1-101

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