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<section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="17-527.2" title_number="17" title_name="Real Estate Brokers" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Advertise” means the use of any oral, written, or visual advertisement by a licensed real estate salesperson, licensed real estate broker, licensed associate real estate broker, or other person on behalf of a licensed real estate salesperson, licensed real estate broker, or licensed associate real estate broker.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <level label="i">
        <text>“Advertisement” means, unless the context requires otherwise, any oral, written, or printed media advertisement.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>“Advertisement” includes any correspondence, mailing, newsletter, brochure, business card, for sale or for lease sign and sign rider, promotional item, automobile signage, telephone directory listing, television announcement, radio announcement, telephone solicitation, and World Wide Web and Internet voice-overs.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <level label="i">
        <text>“Designated name” means the individual name of a licensed real estate salesperson, licensed real estate broker, or licensed associate real estate broker other than the licensed real estate salesperson’s, licensed real estate broker’s, or licensed associate real estate broker’s full legal name.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>“Designated name” includes a first name, nickname, or last name.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A licensed real estate salesperson, licensed real estate broker, or licensed associate real estate broker may not advertise unless:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the name or designated name of the licensed real estate salesperson, licensed real estate broker, or licensed associate real estate broker, as the name or designated name appears on the license certificate and pocket card issued by the Commission, is meaningfully and conspicuously included in the advertisement; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the name of the business with which the licensed real estate salesperson, licensed real estate broker, or licensed associate real estate broker is affiliated:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>is meaningfully and conspicuously included in the advertisement; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>is the full name of the business and not a logo used by the business.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
