WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 53

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1989 Volume and 1993 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Business Occupations and Professions

16-320.

(a)     (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, a licensed real estate broker
may utilize as an independent contractor, employ, or otherwise contract with a licensed
real estate salesperson or a licensed associate real estate broker to provide real estate
brokerage services on behalf of the licensed real estate broker.

(2) A real estate broker may not provide real estate brokerage services
through any other individual unless the individual is licensed as an associate real estate
broker or real estate salesperson to provide real estate brokerage services on behalf of the
real estate broker.

(b)     Any individual, including a licensed associate real estate broker, who provides
real estate brokerage services on behalf of a real estate broker shall be considered a real
estate salesperson with respect to the provision of those services.

(c)     (1) A real estate broker shall exercise reasonable and adequate supervision
over the provision of real estate brokerage services by any other individual, including an
independent contractor, on behalf of the broker.

(2) The requirement of paragraph (1) of this subsection applies regardless
of the manner in which the individual who provides the services is affiliated with the real
estate broker on whose behalf the services are provided.

(D) (1) A BRANCH OFFICE MANAGER, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 16-518(D) OF
THIS TITLE, SHALL EXERCISE REASONABLE AND ADEQUATE SUPERVISION OVER
THE PROVISION OF REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE SERVICES BY ANY SALES AGENT OR
ASSOCIATE BROKER REGISTERED WITH THAT OFFICE.

(2) THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BRANCH OFFICE MANAGER TO
SUPERVISE SALES AGENTS AND ASSOCIATE BROKERS REGISTERED TO HIS OFFICE IS
IN ADDITION TO, AND NOT IN LIEU OF, THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BROKER SET
FORTH IN SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION.

[(d)](E) If the affiliation between a real estate broker and a real estate
salesperson or an associate real estate broker terminates, the real estate broker
immediately shall:

(1)     mail to the salesperson or associate broker, at the last known home and
office address of that individual, notice that the affiliation is terminated;

(2)     submit to the Commission written notice that the affiliation is
terminated, including copies of the notices mailed to the salesperson or associate broker;
and

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