North Carolina § 93A-1 - License required of real estate brokers.
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§ 93A-1. License required of real estate brokers.
From and after July 1, 1957, it shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, or other business entity in this State to act as a real estate broker, or directly or indirectly to engage or assume to engage in the business of real estate broker or to advertise or hold himself or herself or themselves out as engaging in or conducting such business without first obtaining a license issued by the North Carolina Real Estate Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Commission), under the provisions of this Chapter. A license shall be obtained from the Commission even if the person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, or business entity is licensed in another state and is affiliated or otherwise associated with a licensed real estate broker in this State. History (1957, c. 744, s. 1; 1969, c. 191, s. 1; 1983, c. 81, ss. 1, 2; 1995, c. 351, s. 19; 1999-229, s. 1; 2005-395, s. 1.) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2005-395, s. 1, effective April 1, 2006, deleted "and real estate salespersons" from the end of the section heading; deleted "or real estate salesperson" following "real estate broker" twice in the section; and deleted "or salesperson" following "real estate broker" in the last sentence. Legal Periodicals. - For comment on this Chapter, see 36 N.C.L. Rev. 44 (1957). For survey of 1982 law on property, see 61 N.C.L. Rev. 1171 (1983).
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