§ 17-315. Continuing education requirements
West's Annotated Code of MarylandBusiness Occupations and ProfessionsEffective: October 1, 2023
Effective: October 1, 2023
MD Code, Business Occupations & Professions, § 17-315
§ 17-315. Continuing education requirements
(a)(1) To qualify for renewal of a license under this subtitle, a licensee shall complete at least 15 clock hours of continuing education instruction, as provided in subsection (b) of this section, during the preceding 2-year term.
(2) For a licensee who provides real estate brokerage services solely in connection with nonresidential real estate, of the clock hours required under paragraph (1) of this subsection, 1.5 clock hours may be satisfied by a course regarding fair housing laws and regulations or the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.1
(3) A licensee holding a license from another state must complete at least the number of clock hours of continuing education instruction required under paragraph (1) of this subsection during each 2-year license term and may substitute clock hours of continuing education instruction earned in another state, if those clock hours:
(b)(1) The Commission shall approve the form, substance, and, as provided under paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, subject matter of all continuing education courses.
(ii) every 2 years, include at least one 3 clock hour course that outlines relevant changes that have occurred in federal, State, or local laws and regulations, court cases and industry trends that have an impact on those laws and regulations, or any combination of those laws, regulations, court cases, and industry trends;
(c)(1) Continuing education courses may be conducted by:
(d) If feasible, continuing education courses shall be offered at reasonable intervals in each county and in each major geographic area of the larger counties.
(e)(1) Subject to subsection (f) of this section, on completion of a continuing education course by a licensee, the entity that conducted the course or the instructor shall issue to the licensee a certificate of completion that states the number of clock hours of that course.
(f)(1) Instead of providing a certificate of completion to the licensee under subsection (e) of this section, the entity that conducted the course may submit the course completion information directly to the Commission and the licensee by electronic means.
(g) The Commission may waive the requirements of this section for a licensee if the licensee shows good cause for being unable to meet the requirements.
Credits
Added by Acts 1989, c. 3, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1993, c. 245. Renumbered from Business Occupations and Professions § 16-315 by Acts 1994, c. 3, § 13, eff. Feb. 28, 1994. Amended by Acts 1994, c. 159, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1994; Acts 1998, c. 766, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Acts 1999, c. 367, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, c. 143, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, c. 393, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2003; Acts 2004, c. 541, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2005, c. 25, § 1, eff. April 12, 2005; Acts 2010, c. 386, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2012, c. 34, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2015, c. 115, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Acts 2019, c. 381, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2020, c. 475, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 476, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2022, c. 333, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Acts 2023, c. 313, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 314, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.
Formerly Art. 56A, § 4-315.
Footnotes
Pub.L. 101-336, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 327, codified at 42 U.S.C.A. § 12101 et seq.
MD Code, Business Occupations & Professions, § 17-315, MD BUS OCCUP & PROF § 17-315
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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