(1) A real estate broker or principal real estate broker may conduct professional real estate activity under the broker’s name, a registered business name or a name prescribed by agency rule. The business name under which a broker conducts professional real estate activity has no license standing independent of the broker.
(2) The agency by rule shall adopt a registration system for business names. The system shall allow the registration of any branch office of either a sole practitioner or a principal real estate broker.
(3) A real estate broker or principal real estate broker operating under a business name registered by the broker need not be an owner or officer of any organization otherwise lawfully entitled to use the registered business name or have an ownership interest in the registered name. However, all professional real estate activity conducted by or on behalf of the broker must be conducted under the business name registered by the broker.
(4) A real estate broker or principal real estate broker may register two or more business names if the business names are for affiliated or subsidiary business organizations. If a real estate broker or principal real estate broker registers the business names for two or more affiliated or subsidiary business organizations, the broker may conduct professional real estate activity separately under each business name. A real estate broker or principal real estate broker must supervise and control the professional real estate activity conducted under the broker’s name or registered business name.
(5) A real estate broker employed, engaged or supervised by a principal real estate broker for required training and supervision by the principal real estate broker may have an ownership interest in any business through which the principal broker conducts professional real estate activity, but may not control or supervise the professional real estate activity of the principal broker and may not interfere with or be responsible for the training and supervision of any other broker.
(6) A nonlicensed individual may have an ownership interest in any business through which a real estate broker or principal real estate broker engages in professional real estate activity, but may not control or supervise the professional real estate activity of any real estate broker or principal real estate broker licensed to control or supervise the professional real estate activity of such business.
(7) Two or more real estate brokers operating under the same registered business name who do not exercise any administrative or supervisory control over one another are solely responsible for their own professional real estate activity.
(8) Notwithstanding any other provision of ORS 696.010 to 696.495, 696.600 to 696.785, 696.800 to 696.870, 696.990 and 696.995, a broker associated with a principal broker may create a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership or any other lawfully constituted business organization for the purpose of receiving compensation from the principal broker. A business organization created under this subsection may not be licensed under ORS 696.022 or conduct in its own name professional real estate activity requiring a real estate license. [2001 c.300 §8; 2005 c.116 §3; 2005 c.393 §1; 2007 c.319 §6; 2007 c.337 §3]
Note: See note under 696.022.
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