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MO Rev Stat § 339.539 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 339 - Real Estate Agents, Brokers, Appraisers and Escrow Agents|Section 339.539 - Choosing an appraiser or discriminating against one for membership or lack of membership in appraisal organization prohibited.

Effective - 28 Aug 1990   339.539. Choosing an appraiser or discriminating against one for membership or lack of membership in appraisal organization prohibited. — No bank, savings and loan association, credit union, mortgage banker or lending institution may exclude a state certified real estate appraiser or state licensed real estate appraiser from consideration for an appraisal assignment or specialized appraisal services by virtue of membership or lack of membership of the state certified real estate appraiser or state licensed real estate appraiser in any particular real estate appraisal organization. ­­-------- (L. 1990 H.B. 1456 § 21)  Effective 4-30-90
MO Rev Stat § 339.541 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 339 - Real Estate Agents, Brokers, Appraisers and Escrow Agents|Section 339.541 - Deception or fraud in applications, taking examination or falsely representing to public certification or licensure, penalty.

Effective - 28 Aug 2012   339.541. Deception or fraud in applications, taking examination or falsely representing to public certification or licensure, penalty. — 1. It shall be a class B misdemeanor for any person to practice any deception or fraud with respect to his or her identity in connection with an application for certification or licensure or in the taking of an examination for certification as a state certified real estate appraiser or licensure as a state licensed real estate appraiser or by holding himself or herself out to any member of the public or representing himself or herself as a state certified real estate appraiser or a state licensed real estate appraiser when, in fact, he or she is not so.  2. It shall be a class B misdemeanor for any corporation, business, or controlling person to practice any deception or fraud in its identity in connection with an application or holding out to any member of the public or representation as a licensed appraisal management company when in fact it is not so. ­­-------- (L. 1990 H.B. 1456 § 22, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1103)
MO Rev Stat § 339.543 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 339 - Real Estate Agents, Brokers, Appraisers and Escrow Agents|Section 339.543 - Mortgage fraud, commission may file court action — civil penalty — investigation authority.

Effective - 28 Aug 2012, 2 histories   339.543. Mortgage fraud, commission may file court action — civil penalty — investigation authority. — 1. If the commission believes that an appraiser, business, corporation, or controlling person has engaged in, is engaging in, or has willfully taken a substantial step toward engaging in an act, practice, omission, or course of business constituting mortgage fraud, as defined in section 443.930, or that a person, business, corporation, or controlling person has materially aided or is materially aiding any such act, practice, omission, or course of business, the commission may maintain an action in the circuit court of any county of the state or any city not within a county to enjoin the person, business, corporation, or controlling person. Upon a proper showing, the court may issue a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or declaratory judgment.  2. The court may impose a civil penalty against the person, business, corporation, or controlling person not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars for each violation and may grant any other relief the court determines is just and proper in the circumstances including, but not limited to, a temporary suspension of any license issued by the commission.  3. The commission may initiate an investigation and take all measures necessary to find the facts of any potential violation of this section, including issuing subpoenas to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documents and other evidence. The commission may conduct joint investigations, enter into confidentiality agreements, and share information obtained relating to an investigation under this section with other governmental agencies.  4. The enforcement authority of the commission under this section is cumulative to any other statutory authority of the commission. ­­-------- (L. 2008 H.B. 2188, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1103)
MO Rev Stat § 339.544 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 339 - Real Estate Agents, Brokers, Appraisers and Escrow Agents|Section 339.544 - Rulemaking authority.

Effective - 28 Aug 1998   339.544. Rulemaking authority. — Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is promulgated by the commission to administer and enforce sections 339.500 to 339.549, shall become effective only if the agency has fully complied with all of the requirements of chapter 536 including but not limited to, section 536.028, if applicable, after August 28, 1998. All rulemaking authority delegated prior to August 28, 1998, is of no force and effect and repealed as of August 28, 1998, however nothing in this act* shall be interpreted to repeal or affect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to August 28, 1998. If the provisions of section 536.028 apply, the provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act* shall affect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to August 28, 1998. ­­-------- (L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al.)  *"This act" (H.B. 1601, et al., 1998) contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.
MO Rev Stat § 339.545 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 339 - Real Estate Agents, Brokers, Appraisers and Escrow Agents|Section 339.545 - Commission to issue certificates and licenses.

Effective - 28 Aug 2012   339.545. Commission to issue certificates and licenses. — 1. The commission shall take such action as is necessary to be able to issue general certificates, residential certificates and licenses to qualified persons.  2. The commission shall take action as is necessary to be able to issue licenses to qualified applicants seeking licensure as an appraisal management company. ­­-------- (L. 1990 H.B. 1456 § 24, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al., A.L. 2012 H.B. 1103)
MO Rev Stat § 339.546 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 339 - Real Estate Agents, Brokers, Appraisers and Escrow Agents|Section 339.546 - Violations of law — criminal penalties.

Effective - 28 Aug 1998   339.546. Violations of law — criminal penalties. — Any person or corporation who knowingly violates any provision of sections 339.500 to 339.549 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. Any officer or agent of a corporation, or member or agent of a partnership or association, who knowingly and personally participates in or is an accessory to any violation of sections 339.500 to 339.549 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. This section shall not be construed to release any person from civil liability or criminal prosecution pursuant to any other law of this state. The commission may cause a complaint to be filed for a violation of section 339.501 in any court of competent jurisdiction, and perform such other acts as may be necessary to enforce the provisions of sections 339.500 to 339.549. ­­-------- (L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al.)
MO Rev Stat § 339.549 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 339 - Real Estate Agents, Brokers, Appraisers and Escrow Agents|Section 339.549 - Violation of law — civil penalties — injunctions, venue.

Effective - 28 Aug 2012   339.549. Violation of law — civil penalties — injunctions, venue. — 1. It is unlawful for any person, business, corporation, or controlling person not certified or licensed pursuant to sections 339.500 to 339.549 to perform any act for which certification or licensure is required. Upon application by the commission, and the necessary burden having been met, a court may grant an injunction, restraining order or other order as may be appropriate to enjoin a person, business, corporation, or controlling person from:  (1) Offering to engage or engaging in the performance of any acts or practices for which a certificate or license is required by sections 339.500 to 339.549 upon a showing that such acts or practices were performed or offered to be performed without a certificate or license; or  (2) Engaging in any practice or business authorized by a certificate or license issued pursuant to sections 339.500 to 339.549 upon a showing that the holder presents a substantial probability of serious danger to the health, safety or welfare of any resident of this state or client of the certificate holder or licensee.  2. Any such action shall be commenced in the county in which such conduct occurred or in the county in which the defendant resides.  3. Any actions brought pursuant to this section shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any penalty provided by sections 339.500 to 339.549 and may be brought concurrently with other actions to enforce the provisions of this chapter. ­­-------- (L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al., A.L. 2012 H.B. 1103)
MO Rev Stat § 339.720 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 339 - Real Estate Agents, Brokers, Appraisers and Escrow Agents|Section 339.720 - Licensee's duties and obligations in writing — licensee as transaction broker, exceptions.

Effective - 28 Aug 2005   339.720. Licensee's duties and obligations in writing — licensee as transaction broker, exceptions. — 1. A licensee's general duties and obligations arising from the limited agency relationship shall be disclosed in writing to the seller and the buyer or to the landlord and the tenant pursuant to sections 339.760 to 339.780. Alternatively, when engaged in any of the activities enumerated in section 339.010, a licensee may act as an agent in any transaction in accordance with a written agreement as described in section 339.780.  2. A licensee shall be considered a transaction broker unless:  (1) The designated broker enters into a written seller's agent or landlord's agent agreement with the party or parties to be represented pursuant to subsection 2 of section 339.780;  (2) The designated broker enters into a subagency agreement with another designated broker pursuant to subsection 5 of section 339.780;  (3) The designated broker establishes a buyer's or tenant's agency relationship pursuant to subsection 3 of section 339.780;  (4) The designated broker enters into a written agency agreement pursuant to subsection 8 of section 339.780;  (5) The designated broker and the affiliated licensees are performing ministerial acts;  (6) The designated broker enters into a written dual agency agreement with the parties pursuant to subsection 4 of section 339.780;  (7) The designated broker is acting in a manner described in paragraph (c) of subdivision (23) of section 339.710 without proper notice of assumption of transaction broker status; or  (8) The licensee is making a listing presentation, which may include pricing and marketing advice about a potential future transaction, to a customer in anticipation of entering into a signed agency brokerage service agreement as a direct result of the presentation.  3. Sections 339.710 to 339.860 do not obligate any buyer or tenant to pay compensation to a designated broker unless the buyer or tenant has entered into a written agreement with the designated broker specifying the compensation terms in accordance with subsection 3 of section 339.780.  4. A licensee may work with a single party in separate transactions pursuant to different relationships, including, but not limited to, selling one property as a transaction broker or a seller's agent working with that seller in buying another property as a buyer's agent, as a subagent or as a transaction broker if the licensee complies with sections 339.710 to 339.860 in establishing the relationships for each transaction. ­­-------- (L. 1996 S.B. 664 § 2, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al., A.L. 1999 H.B. 866, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1964, A.L. 2005 H.B. 174)
MO Rev Stat § 339.750 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 339 - Real Estate Agents, Brokers, Appraisers and Escrow Agents|Section 339.750 - Dual agent, consent — dual agent as limited agent — disclosure of nonconfidential information, when — nondisclosure of information, when — confidential information — no imputation of information.

Effective - 01 Sep 1997   339.750. Dual agent, consent — dual agent as limited agent — disclosure of nonconfidential information, when — nondisclosure of information, when — confidential information — no imputation of information. — 1. A licensee may act as a dual agent only with the consent of all parties to the transaction. Consent shall be presumed by a written agreement pursuant to section 339.780.  2. A dual agent shall be a limited agent for both the seller and buyer or the landlord and tenant and shall have the duties and obligations required by sections 339.730 and 339.740 unless otherwise provided for in this section.  3. Except as provided in subsections 4 and 5 of this section, a dual agent may disclose any information to one client that the licensee gains from the other client if the information is material to the transaction unless it is confidential information as defined in section 339.710.  4. The following information shall not be disclosed by a dual agent without the consent of the client to whom the information pertains:  (1) That a buyer or tenant is willing to pay more than the purchase price or lease rate offered for the property;  (2) That a seller or landlord is willing to accept less than the asking price or lease rate for the property;  (3) What the motivating factors are for any client buying, selling, or leasing the property;  (4) That a client will agree to financing terms other than those offered; and  (5) The terms of any prior offers or counter offers made by any party.  5. A dual agent shall not disclose to one client any confidential information about the other client unless the disclosure is required by statute, rule, or regulation or failure to disclose the information would constitute a misrepresentation or unless disclosure is necessary to defend the affiliated licensee against an action of wrongful conduct in an administrative or judicial proceeding or before a professional committee. No cause of action for any person shall arise against a dual agent for making any required or permitted disclosure. A dual agent does not terminate the dual agency relationship by making any required or permitted disclosure.  6. In a dual agency relationship there shall be no imputation of knowledge or information between the client and the dual agent or among persons within an entity engaged as a dual agent. ­­-------- (L. 1996 S.B. 664 § 5)  Effective 9-01-97
MO Rev Stat § 339.760 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 339 - Real Estate Agents, Brokers, Appraisers and Escrow Agents|Section 339.760 - Written agreement, adoption by designated broker, scope.

Effective - 28 Aug 2004   339.760. Written agreement, adoption by designated broker, scope. — Every designated broker who has affiliated licensees shall adopt a written policy which identifies and describes the relationships in which the designated broker and affiliated licensees may engage with any seller, landlord, buyer, or tenant as part of any real estate brokerage activities. ­­-------- (L. 1996 S.B. 664 § 6, A.L. 2004 H.B. 985)
MO Rev Stat § 339.770 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 339 - Real Estate Agents, Brokers, Appraisers and Escrow Agents|Section 339.770 - Broker disclosure form for residential real estate transaction, provided by licensee, prior agreement, effect.

Effective - 28 Aug 2002   339.770. Broker disclosure form for residential real estate transaction, provided by licensee, prior agreement, effect. — 1. In a residential real estate transaction, at the earliest practicable opportunity during or following the first substantial contact by the designated broker or the affiliated licensees with a seller, landlord, buyer, or tenant who has not entered into a written agreement for services as described in subdivision (5) of section 339.710, the licensee shall provide that person with a written copy of the current broker disclosure form which has been prescribed by the commission.  2. When a seller, landlord, buyer, or tenant has already entered into a written agreement for services with a designated broker, no other licensee shall be required to make the disclosures required by this section.  3. Disclosures made in accordance with sections 339.710 to 339.860 shall be sufficient as a matter of law to disclose brokerage relationships to the public. ­­-------- (L. 1996 S.B. 664 § 7, A.L. 1997 H.B. 213, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al., A.L. 2002 H.B. 1964)
MO Rev Stat § 339.790 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 339 - Real Estate Agents, Brokers, Appraisers and Escrow Agents|Section 339.790 - Commencement of agreement, when — duties after termination of agreement.

Effective - 01 Sep 1997   339.790. Commencement of agreement, when — duties after termination of agreement. — 1. The relationships set forth in this section commence on the effective date of the real estate broker's agreement and continue until performance, completion, termination or expiration of that agreement.  2. A real estate broker and an affiliated licensee owe no further duty or obligation after termination, expiration, completion or performance of the brokerage agreement, except the duties of:  (1) Accounting in a timely manner for all money and property related to, and received during, the relationship; and  (2) Treating as confidential information provided by the client during the course of the relationship that may reasonably be expected to have a negative impact on the client's real estate activity unless:  (a) The client to whom the information pertains grants written consent;  (b) Disclosure of the information is required by law;  (c) The information is made public or becomes public by the words or conduct of the client to whom the information pertains or from a source other than the real estate brokerage or the affiliated licensee; or  (d) Disclosure is necessary to defend the designated broker or an affiliated licensee against an action of wrongful conduct in an administrative or judicial proceeding or before a professional committee. ­­-------- (L. 1996 S.B. 664 § 9)  Effective 9-01-97
MO Rev Stat § 339.800 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 339 - Real Estate Agents, Brokers, Appraisers and Escrow Agents|Section 339.800 - Compensation of designated broker, paid by whom, sharing compensation — payment establishing agency — agreement by seller or buyer on sharing compensation.

Effective - 28 Aug 2004   339.800. Compensation of designated broker, paid by whom, sharing compensation — payment establishing agency — agreement by seller or buyer on sharing compensation. — 1. In any real estate transaction, the designated broker's compensation may be paid by the seller, the landlord, the buyer, the tenant, or a third party or by sharing the compensation between designated brokers.  2. Payment of compensation by itself shall not establish an agency relationship or transaction brokerage relationship between the party who paid the compensation and the designated broker or any affiliated licensee.  3. A seller or landlord may agree that a designated broker may share with another designated broker the compensation paid by the seller or landlord.  4. A buyer or tenant may agree that a designated broker may share with another designated broker the compensation paid by the buyer or tenant.  5. A designated broker may be compensated by more than one party for services in a transaction with the knowledge of all the parties at or before the time of entering into a written contract to buy, sell, or lease.  6. Nothing contained in this section shall relieve the licensee from the requirement of obtaining a written agreement for brokerage services or other written agreement addressing compensation. ­­-------- (L. 1996 S.B. 664 § 10, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al., A.L. 2004 H.B. 985)
MO Rev Stat § 339.810 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXII - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 339 - Real Estate Agents, Brokers, Appraisers and Escrow Agents|Section 339.810 - Misrepresentation, client liability — licensee liability — liability for subagent, limited agent licensee liability — licensee as subagent, liability.

Effective - 01 Jan 1999   339.810. Misrepresentation, client liability — licensee liability — liability for subagent, limited agent licensee liability — licensee as subagent, liability. — 1. A client shall not be liable for a misrepresentation of such client's limited agent or subagent arising out of the limited agency agreement unless the client knew or should have known of the misrepresentation.  2. A client shall not be liable for a misrepresentation of such client's transaction broker arising out of the transaction broker agreement unless the client has actual knowledge of the misrepresentation.  3. A licensee who is serving as a limited agent or subagent of a client shall not be liable for misrepresentation of such licensee's client arising out of the brokerage agreement unless the licensee knew or should have known of the misrepresentation.  4. A licensee who is serving as a limited agent of a client shall not be liable for a misrepresentation of any subagent unless the licensee knew or should have known of the misrepresentation. A limited agent licensee shall not be liable for misrepresentation of an affiliated licensee unless such limited agent licensee knew or should have known of the misrepresentation.  5. A licensee who is serving as a subagent shall not be liable for a misrepresentation of the limited agent unless the subagent knew or should have known of the misrepresentation.  6. A licensee who is serving as a transaction broker shall not be liable for misrepresentation of such licensee's client arising out of the brokerage agreement unless the licensee had actual knowledge of the misrepresentation. ­­-------- (L. 1996 S.B. 664 § 11, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al.)  Effective 1-01-99