# Business Occupations and Professions (GBO)

## Title 17. Real Estate Brokers

### Subtitle 3A. Reciprocity

#### Section 17-3A-10

(a) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the holder of a reciprocal license has the same rights and responsibilities as a person who holds a comparable standard license issued under this title.

(b)

  (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person that holds a reciprocal license issued by the Commission may renew the reciprocal license in accordance with the renewal procedures for the comparable or equivalent standard license under Sec. 17-314 of this title.

  (2) At the time of application for the renewal of a reciprocal license, the applicant shall provide proof that the applicant:

    (i) continues to hold a current license in the state in which the applicant's principal place of business is located; and

    (ii) is not the subject of a disciplinary action or a current investigation or proceeding alleging misconduct under a real estate licensing law of the state in which the applicant's principal place of business is located.

(c) The holder of a reciprocal license is:

  (1) not eligible to be a member of the Commission;

  (2) exempt from the requirements of Sec.Sec. 17-303, 17-304, 17-305, 17-315, 17-503, and 17-517 of this title; and

  (3) exempt from having to pass an examination required for a comparable standard license.

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Md. Code Ann., Bus. Occ. & Prof. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)