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<section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="17-311" title_number="17" title_name="Real Estate Brokers" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A licensed real estate salesperson may transfer affiliation from a licensed real estate broker to another licensed real estate broker, if the real estate salesperson:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>obtains, from the other licensed real estate broker, a commitment providing that, on cancellation of the current affiliation of the real estate salesperson and issuance of a new license certificate and pocket card to the real estate salesperson, the real estate salesperson shall become affiliated with the licensed real estate broker as a real estate salesperson; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>complies with the application procedures under subsection (c) of this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A licensed associate real estate broker may transfer affiliation from a licensed real estate broker to another licensed real estate broker, if the associate real estate broker:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>obtains, from the other licensed real estate broker, a commitment providing that, on cancellation of the current affiliation of the associate broker and issuance of a new license certificate and pocket card to the associate broker, the associate broker shall become affiliated with the licensed real estate broker as an associate real estate broker; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>complies with the application procedures under subsection (c) of this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>To transfer affiliation under this section, a qualified real estate salesperson or associate real estate broker shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>surrender the license certificate and pocket card of the salesperson or associate broker to the Commission;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>submit to the Commission a transfer application on the form that the Commission provides;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>submit to the Commission:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>acknowledgment from the licensed real estate broker with whom the salesperson or associate broker currently is affiliated that the affiliation is terminated; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a statement from the salesperson or associate broker that the current affiliation of the salesperson or associate broker is terminated;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>submit to the Commission adequate evidence that the salesperson or associate broker has obtained, from a licensed real estate broker, a commitment providing that the salesperson or associate broker shall become affiliated with the licensed real estate broker as a real estate salesperson or an associate real estate broker on cancellation of the current affiliation of the salesperson or associate broker and issuance of a new license certificate and pocket card to the salesperson or associate broker; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>pay to the Commission a transfer fee set by the Commission.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>On compliance by the applicant with the procedures of subsection (c) of this section, the Commission shall issue a new license certificate and pocket card to each real estate salesperson and associate real estate broker who meets the applicable requirements under this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
</section>
