(a) An applicant for a license:
(1) shall submit to the Commission an application on the form that the Commission provides;
(2) if a testing service was used to administer the examination, shall submit to the Commission a copy of the examination results of the applicant;
(3) shall pay into the Guaranty Fund any fee required under § 17-403 of this title;
(4) shall pay to the Commission a fee set by the Commission; and
(5) shall submit to the Commission any additional information or documentation that the Commission requires, including any information or documentation to determine the professional competence or the good character and reputation of the applicant.
(b) If the applicant is applying for a real estate broker license, the applicant:
(1) shall have submitted to the Commission, by a credit reporting agency approved by the Commission, a credit report that contains the information required by the Commission; or
(2) shall have paid to the Commission or the Commission’s designee a credit report fee in an amount not to exceed the cost charged by a credit reporting agency approved by the Commission to obtain a credit report that contains the information required by the Commission.
(c) If the applicant is applying for a real estate salesperson or associate real estate broker license, the applicant shall submit to the Commission adequate evidence that the applicant has obtained, from a licensed real estate broker, a commitment providing that the applicant shall become affiliated with the licensed real estate broker as a real estate salesperson or an associate real estate broker on the granting of a real estate salesperson license or an associate real estate broker license to the applicant.
(d) If the applicant currently is licensed as a real estate salesperson or an associate real estate broker, the applicant shall submit to the Commission a copy of the written notice required under § 17-313 of this subtitle informing each real estate broker with whom the applicant currently is affiliated that the applicant intends to affiliate with an additional real estate broker or to obtain a real estate broker license.
(e) If the applicant is not a resident of this State, the applicant shall submit to the Commission a consent and any related document required under § 17-514 of this title.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Business Occupations and Professions
Title 17 - Real Estate Brokers
Section 17-301 - License Required
Section 17-302 - Sale of Property by Owner
Section 17-303 - Qualifications of Applicants for Real Estate Salesperson License
Section 17-304 - Qualifications of Applicants for Associate Real Estate Broker License
Section 17-305 - Qualifications of Applicants for Real Estate Broker License
Section 17-307 - Applications for Licenses
Section 17-308 - Waiver of Requirements
Section 17-310 - Scope of Licenses
Section 17-311 - Transfer of Affiliation
Section 17-312 - Exchange of License
Section 17-313 - Additional Licenses and Affiliations
Section 17-314 - Term and Renewal of Licenses
Section 17-315 - Continuing Education
Section 17-316 - Inactive Status
Section 17-317 - Display of License Certificates; Loss or Destruction of Certificate or Pocket Card
Section 17-318 - Change of Name of Licensee or Firm
Section 17-319 - Disability or Death of Real Estate Broker
Section 17-320 - Employment of and Contractual Arrangements With Salespersons and Associate Brokers
Section 17-321 - Practice Through Corporation, Limited Liability Company, or Partnership Authorized
Section 17-322 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, Revocations, and Penalties -- Grounds
Section 17-322.1 - Failure to Disclose Certain Facts -- Disease, Death, Felony
Section 17-323 - Failure to Disclose Certain Facts -- Commencement of Proceedings
Section 17-324 - Failure to Disclose Certain Facts -- Hearings
Section 17-325 - Real Estate Hearing Board
Section 17-326 - Referral of Cases; Procedure Before Hearing Board
Section 17-327 - Summary Revocation of Licenses Based on Actions of Other Agencies
Section 17-328 - Summary Suspension of Licenses for Trust Fund Violations