WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 3

"Provide real estate brokerage services" § 16-101

"Real estate" § 16-101

"Real estate broker" § 16-101

16-306. EXAMINATIONS.

(A)  RIGHT TO EXAMINATION.

AN APPLICANT WHO OTHERWISE QUALIFIES FOR A LICENSE IS
ENTITLED TO BE EXAMINED AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION.

(B)  TIME AND PLACE OF EXAMINATION.

THE COMMISSION PERIODICALLY SHALL GIVE EXAMINATIONS TO
APPLICANTS AT THE TIMES AND PLACES THAT THE COMMISSION
DETERMINES.

(C)  NOTICE OF EXAMINATION.

EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (F)(2)(II) OF THIS SECTION,
THE COMMISSION SHALL GIVE EACH QUALIFIED APPLICANT NOTICE OF THE
TIME AND PLACE OF EXAMINATION.

(D)  EXAMINATION FEE.

TO TAKE AN EXAMINATION, AN APPLICANT SHALL PAY:

(1)  TO THE COMMISSION, A $10 EXAMINATION FEE; AND

(2)  TO THE COMMISSION OR A TESTING SERVICE CHOSEN BY
THE COMMISSION, AN AMOUNT COVERING THE COST OF THE EXAMINATION.

(E)  SUBJECTS AND METHOD OF EXAMINATION.

(1)  EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SUBSECTION,
THE COMMISSION SHALL DETERMINE THE SUBJECTS, SCOPE, AND FORM OF
AND THE PASSING SCORE FOR EXAMINATIONS GIVEN UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.

(2)  TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF THE INTERESTS OF
THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE REPRESENTED BY LICENSED REAL ESTATE
BROKERS, THE COMMISSION SHALL STRUCTURE THE EXAMINATIONS FOR A
REAL ESTATE BROKER LICENSE TO TEST:

(I)  THE ABILITY OF AN APPLICANT TO PERFORM THE
SERVICES AUTHORIZED BY A REAL ESTATE BROKER LICENSE; AND

(II)  THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE APPLICANT OF THE
GENERAL PRACTICE FOR HANDLING REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.

(3)  THE EXAMINATIONS SHALL BE WRITTEN.

(4)  TO ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF DISCRIMINATION IN
THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE EXAMINATION, EACH COPY OF AN

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