58-3060. Brokers; primary office and branch offices, requirements, notices to commission of certain changes or office closure; effect of office closure on affiliated licenses. (a) Each licensed resident broker shall have and maintain a primary office in the state of Kansas, or in an adjoining state. Each licensed nonresident broker shall have and maintain a primary office in the broker's state of residence or in the state of Kansas.
(b) A supervising broker shall be designated to supervise the primary office and the activities of salespersons and associate brokers assigned to the primary office. Each additional office or place of business, other than the primary office, shall be designated a branch office and a branch broker shall be designated to supervise such office and the activities of salespersons and associate brokers assigned to such office.
(c) A supervising broker shall give written notice to the commission within five days of any change in the:
(1) Supervising broker's name;
(2) business name;
(3) trade name;
(4) location of any office of the broker; or
(5) broker designated as the branch broker or supervising broker of an office.
(d) A supervising broker shall give written notice to the commission within five days of closure of a primary office or branch office. The commission shall place each license that is still affiliated with the closed office, at the time of closure, on inactive status unless that license is affiliated with another office.
(e) The requirement of maintaining an office as provided by this section shall not apply to an associate broker, to a broker whose license is on deactivated status or to an officer, member, partner, shareholder or employee of an association, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, partnership or professional corporation who is not designated as the supervising broker of an office of the association, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, partnership or professional corporation.
(f) A primary office may be in the supervising broker's residence. A branch office may be in the branch broker's residence.
History: L. 1980, ch. 164, § 27; L. 1986, ch. 209, § 12; L. 2010, ch. 104, § 8; L. 2019, ch. 23, § 6; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property
Article 30 - Real Estate Brokers And Salespersons
58-3038 Licensure required for recovery of compensation for services; exceptions.
58-3039 Licensure; application; criminal history record check; qualifications; examination.
58-3041 Restricted or conditioned license.
58-3042 License nontransferable; only individuals licensed; primary office; supervising broker.
58-3044 Denial of license; hearing; incomplete applications.
58-3045 Expiration of license; renewal, fee; reinstatement and renewal of expired license, late fee.
58-3046a Licensure; educational requirements.
58-3046b Same; act supplemental to license act.
58-3048 Commission powers and duties.
58-3056 Costs of hearing; assessment; itemization.
58-3058 Appeal of commission orders.
58-3064 Injunction to enforce law.
58-3065 Penalties for violations; reporting of minor violations for prosecution not required.
58-3066 Recovery revolving fund; assessment of fees to maintain balance; payments; interest.
58-3067 Same; recovery from; limitations.
58-3068 Recovery revolving fund; use of moneys, limitations.
58-3069 Same; court order directing payment from, when; hearing; recovery limitation; attorney fees.
58-3070 Same; duties of commission in recovery actions; fees and expenses of counsel.
58-3071 Same; conditions on court order of directing payment.
58-3073 Same; unlawful acts; penalty.
58-3074 Disposition of moneys received by commission; real estate fee fund.
58-3077 Commercial real estate; sharing commissions with unlicensed persons, when authorized.
58-3078a Same; information regarding radon.
58-3079 Supervising broker; use of trade name.
58-3080 Licenses of certain licensees placed on inactive status, when, pending transactions.
58-3082 Suspended, deactivated or revoked license; effect on commissions.
58-3083 Expiration or deactivation of certain licenses; notifications required, when.
58-3085 Limitations on advertising, when.
58-3086 Advertising; prohibitions; requirements of; information disclosed; filing of agreements.
58-30,101 Title of act; compliance.
58-30,103 Written agency agreements; written transaction brokerage agreements.
58-30,104 Termination of relationships.
58-30,106 Minimum requirements of seller's or landlord's agent.
58-30,107 Minimum requirements of buyer's or tenant's agent.
58-30,110 Real estate brokerage relationships.
58-30,112 Forms; rules and regulations.
58-30,113 Transaction broker; obligations of; disclosure of information.