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Ohio Rev Code § 4734.99 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4734 | Chiropractors|Section 4734.99 | Penalty.

Effective: August 22, 2007|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 33 - 127th General Assembly|(A) Whoever violates section 4734.14 or 4734.141 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree on a first offense, unless the offender previously has been convicted of or has pleaded guilty to a violation of section 2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11, 2911.12, 2911.13, 2913.02, 2913.40, 2913.47, 2913.48, 2913.51, 2921.13, 4715.09, 4723.03, 4725.02, 4725.41, 4729.27, 4729.28, 4729.36, 4729.51, 4729.61, 4730.02, 4731.41, 4731.43, 4731.46, 4731.47, 4731.60, 4732.21, 4741.18, 4741.19, 4755.48, 4757.02, 4759.02, 4761.10, or 4773.02 of the Revised Code or an offense under an existing or former law of this state, another state, or the United States that is or was substantially equivalent to a violation of any of those sections, in which case the offender is guilty of a felony of the fourth degree. For each subsequent offense, the offender is guilty of a felony of the fourth degree. (B) Whoever violates section 4734.161 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.(C) Whoever violates division (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 4734.32 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on each subsequent offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree, except that an individual guilty of a subsequent offense shall not be subject to imprisonment, but to a fine alone of up to one thousand dollars for each offense.
Ohio Rev Code § 4735.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4735 | Real Estate Brokers|Section 4735.02 | Requirement of License.

Effective: December 9, 2012|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly|(A) Except as provided in section 4735.022 of the Revised Code, no person, partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation shall act as a real estate broker or real estate salesperson, or advertise or assume to act as such, without first being licensed as provided in this chapter. No person, partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation shall provide services that require a license under this chapter if the licensee's license is inactive, suspended, resigned, or a broker's license on deposit, or if the license has been revoked. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing a real estate broker or salesperson to perform any service constituting the practice of law. (B) No partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation holding a real estate license shall employ as an officer, director, manager, or principal employee any person previously holding a license as a real estate broker, real estate salesperson, foreign real estate dealer, or foreign real estate salesperson, whose license has been placed in inactive or resigned status, or is suspended, or revoked and who has not thereafter reactivated the license or received a new license.
Ohio Rev Code § 4735.021 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4735 | Real Estate Brokers|Section 4735.021 | Contracts - Fees.

Effective: April 8, 1977|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 23 - 112th General Assembly|(A) Every licensee who is engaged in the business of referring prospective tenants to possible rental units or locations and who charges the prospective tenants a fee shall enter into a written contract with any prospective tenant and shall give him a copy of the contract. The licensee shall disclose in the contract the manner in which the listings of units have been obtained. All contracts entered into pursuant to this section shall stipulate that any fee charged in excess of ten dollars shall be repaid or refunded to the prospective tenant, upon demand, but no sooner than thirty days after the contract has been entered into and no later than sixty days after the contract has been entered into, if he does not obtain a rental conforming to his specifications through the listing furnished by the licensee. If the information concerning rentals furnished by the licensee is not current or accurate, the full fee shall be repaid or refunded to the prospective tenant upon demand.(B) No licensee shall refer a prospective tenant to any property without the consent of the owner or to any nonexistent address.
Ohio Rev Code § 4735.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4735 | Real Estate Brokers|Section 4735.08 | Conditions for Issuing License.

Effective: September 22, 2000|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 524 - 123rd General Assembly|The superintendent of real estate shall issue a real estate broker's license when the superintendent is satisfied that:(A) An applicant who is not a partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation satisfies one of the following:(1) Has received a passing score on each portion of the real estate broker's examination as determined by rule by the real estate commission;(2) Is qualified to be licensed without examination as a nonresident real estate broker, under division (E) of section 4735.07 of the Revised Code.(B) All the members or officers who are authorized to perform the functions of a real estate broker as the agents of an applicant that is a partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation, are licensed themselves as real estate brokers under this chapter.
Ohio Rev Code § 4735.091 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4735 | Real Estate Brokers|Section 4735.091 | Relationship With Brokerage.

Effective: April 6, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 532 - 131st General Assembly|A real estate broker, real estate salesperson, foreign real estate dealer, and foreign real estate salesperson may be associated with a brokerage as either an employee or an independent contractor.
Ohio Rev Code § 4735.11 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4735 | Real Estate Brokers|Section 4735.11 | License Form and Size.

Effective: September 22, 2000|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 524 - 123rd General Assembly|The form and size of licenses issued under this chapter shall be prescribed by the Ohio real estate commission. Each broker's or foreign real estate dealer's license shall show the name and address of the licensee, and in the case of partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, and corporation licenses, the name and address of each of the members or officers of the partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation. A real estate salesperson's license or a foreign real estate salesperson's license shall show the name of the real estate broker or foreign real estate dealer with whom the salesperson is or is to be associated. Each license shall be issued under the seal prescribed in section 121.20 of the Revised Code and be signed by the president of the commission.
Ohio Rev Code § 4735.142 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4735 | Real Estate Brokers|Section 4735.142 | License on Permanently Resigned Status.

Effective: April 6, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 532 - 131st General Assembly|(A) Any person licensed under section 4735.07 or 4735.09 of the Revised Code, at any time prior to the date the licensee is required to file a notice of renewal pursuant to division (B) of section 4735.14 of the Revised Code may apply to the superintendent of real estate and professional licensing to place the licensee's license in a permanently resigned status.(B) A licensee, at any time during which a license has been suspended pursuant to division (G) of section 4735.07, division ( J) of section 4735.09, division (E) of section 4735.12, division (C) of section 4735.14, division (C) of section 4735.141, or section 4735.182 of the Revised Code, may apply to the superintendent on a form prescribed by the superintendent to permanently resign the licensee's license voluntarily. The resignation of a license is considered to be final without the taking of any action by the superintendent.(C) If a person whose license is in a permanently resigned status pursuant to a request made under this section wishes to obtain an active or inactive license, the person shall apply for such a license in accordance with the requirements specified in section 4735.07 or 4735.09 of the Revised Code, as applicable, or in the rules adopted by the commission pursuant to division (A) of section 4735.10 of the Revised Code.(D) If placing a broker's license in a permanently resigned status will result in the closure of the broker's brokerage, the broker, within three days after applying to the superintendent to place the license in a permanently resigned status, shall provide to each salesperson associated with that broker a written notice stating that fact.(E) This section does not apply to any licensee whose license has been suspended pursuant to division (F) of section 4735.181 of the Revised Code or due to disciplinary action ordered by the commission pursuant to section 4735.051 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 4735.17 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4735 | Real Estate Brokers|Section 4735.17 | License for Nonresidents.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|Licenses may be issued under sections 4735.01 to 4735.23 of the Revised Code, to nonresidents of this state and to foreign corporations, subject to the following additional requirements: (A) The licensee, if a broker, shall maintain an active place of business in this state. A post office box is not an active place of business for purposes of this section.(B) Every nonresident applicant shall file an irrevocable consent that suits and actions may be commenced against such applicant in the proper court of any county of this state in which a cause of action may arise or in which the plaintiff may reside by the service of any process or pleading authorized by the laws of this state on the superintendent of real estate. The consent shall stipulate that such service shall be taken and held in all courts as valid and binding as if proper service had been made upon the applicant in this state. The instrument containing such consent shall be authenticated by signature or by corporate seal. All applications of firms or corporations shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the resolution of the proper officers or managing board authorizing the proper officer to execute them. A duplicate copy of any process or pleading served on the superintendent shall be immediately forwarded by certified mail to the main office of the licensee against which that process or pleading is directed.
Ohio Rev Code § 4735.181 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4735 | Real Estate Brokers|Section 4735.181 | Sanctions for Noncompliance With Statutory Requirements - Disposition of Fines.

Effective: April 5, 2019|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 255 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) No real estate broker or salesperson licensed pursuant to this chapter shall fail to comply with divisions (B) and (D) of section 4735.13, division (D) of section 4735.14, or sections 4735.22, 4735.55, 4735.56, and 4735.58 of the Revised Code or any rules adopted under those divisions or sections.(B) When the superintendent determines that a licensee has violated division (A) of this section, the superintendent may do either of the following:(1) Initiate disciplinary action under section 4735.051 of the Revised Code, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code;(2) Personally, or by certified mail, serve a citation and impose sanctions in accordance with this section upon the licensee.(C) Every citation served under this section shall give notice to the licensee of the alleged violation or violations charged and inform the licensee of the opportunity to request a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The citation also shall contain a statement of a fine of up to two hundred dollars per violation. All fines collected pursuant to this section shall be credited to the real estate recovery fund, created in the state treasury under section 4735.12 of the Revised Code.(D) If any licensee is cited three times under this section within twelve consecutive months, the superintendent shall initiate disciplinary action pursuant to section 4735.051 of the Revised Code for any subsequent violation that occurs within the same twelve-month period.If a licensee fails to request a hearing within thirty days after the date of service of the citation, or the licensee and the superintendent fail to reach an alternative agreement, the citation shall become final.(E) Unless otherwise indicated, the licensee named in a final citation under this section must meet all requirements contained in the final citation within thirty days after the effective date of that citation.(F) The superintendent shall suspend automatically a licensee's license if the licensee fails to comply with division (E) of this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 4735.19 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4735 | Real Estate Brokers|Section 4735.19 | Records of Commission.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|The Ohio real estate commission shall keep a record of its proceedings and, upon application of an interested party, or upon its own motion and notice to the interested parties, may hold a hearing to consider reversing, vacating, or modifying its own orders. An application shall be filed with the division within fifteen days after the mailing of the notice of the order of the commission to the interested parties. The commission may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing the circumstances in which an interested party may request reconsideration. Any applicant or respondent dissatisfied with an order of the commission may appeal in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 4735.21 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4735 | Real Estate Brokers|Section 4735.21 | Right of Action - Limits on Salespersons.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|No right of action shall accrue to any person, partnership, association, or corporation for the collection of compensation for the performance of the acts mentioned in section 4735.01 of the Revised Code, without alleging and proving that such person, partnership, association, or corporation was licensed as a real estate broker or foreign real estate dealer. Nothing contained in this section shall prevent a right of action from accruing after the expiration of a real estate or foreign real estate license if the act giving rise to the cause of action was performed by a licensee prior to such expiration. No real estate salesperson or foreign real estate salesperson shall collect any money in connection with any real estate or foreign real estate brokerage transaction, whether as a commission, deposit, payment, rental, or otherwise, except in the name of and with the consent of the licensed real estate broker or licensed foreign real estate dealer under whom the salesperson is licensed at the time the sales person earned the commission. Nor shall any real estate salesperson or foreign real estate salesperson commence or maintain any action for a commission or other compensation in connection with a real estate or foreign real estate brokerage transaction, against any person except a person licensed as a real estate broker or foreign real estate dealer under whom the salesperson is licensed as a salesperson at the time the cause of action arose. A salesperson licensed under this chapter shall not sell, assign, or otherwise transfer the salesperson's interest in a commission or any portion thereof to an unlicensed person or entity. If a salesperson makes such assignment or transfer, the broker shall not pay the transferee or assignee any portion of the commission. No cause of action shall arise on behalf of any person against a broker for not paying an assignee or transferee any portion of such an assignment or transfer.
Ohio Rev Code § 4735.211 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4735 | Real Estate Brokers|Section 4735.211 | Division of Real Estate Operating Fund.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|All fines imposed under section 4735.051 of the Revised Code, and all fees and charges collected under sections 4735.06, 4735.09, 4735.13, 4735.15, 4735.25, 4735.27, 4735.28, and 4735.29 of the Revised Code, except such fees as are paid to the real estate education and research fund and real estate recovery fund as provided in this chapter, shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the division of real estate operating fund, which is hereby created. All operating expenses of the division of real estate shall be paid from the division of real estate operating fund. The division of real estate operating fund shall be assessed a proportionate share of the administrative costs of the department of commerce in accordance with procedures prescribed by the director of commerce. Such assessments shall be paid from the division of real estate operating fund to the division of administration fund. If funds in the division of real estate operating fund are determined by the director of commerce to be in excess of those necessary to fund all the expenses of the division in any biennium, the director may pay the excess funds to the real estate education and research fund. Last updated August 18, 2021 at 2:15 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 4735.22 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4735 | Real Estate Brokers|Section 4735.22 | Referral of Home Inspectors.

Effective: April 5, 2019|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 255 - 132nd General Assembly|If a real estate broker or real estate salesperson provides the name of a home inspector to a purchaser or seller of real estate, the broker or salesperson shall provide the buyer or seller with the names of at least three home inspectors. Any home inspector named shall be licensed under Chapter 4764. of the Revised Code. Providing a purchaser or seller of real estate with the names of licensed home inspectors does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of those inspectors and does not obligate the broker or salesperson to satisfy any due diligence requirements with respect to the licensed home inspectors. This section does not require a broker or salesperson to provide purchasers or sellers of real estate with information on home inspection services or home inspectors. No cause of action shall arise against a broker or salesperson for providing or failing to provide the names of licensed home inspectors or information on home inspection services or for failing to recommend a licensed home inspector to a purchaser or seller.
Ohio Rev Code § 4735.23 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4735 | Real Estate Brokers|Section 4735.23 | Review of Programs.

Effective: April 6, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 532 - 131st General Assembly|At the request of the superintendent of real estate, the department of higher education may, in consultation with the division of real estate, perform a review of programs offered by an institution of higher education pursuant to division (B)(6)(a) or (b) of section 4735.07 and division (F)(6) of section 4735.09 of the Revised Code. The superintendent or the chancellor of higher education may request from the institution any information the superintendent or chancellor considers necessary to perform this review.
Ohio Rev Code § 4735.24 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4735 | Real Estate Brokers|Section 4735.24 | Earnest Money to Be Maintained in Special Account.

Effective: April 12, 2021|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 276 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, when earnest money connected to a real estate purchase agreement is deposited in a real estate broker's trust or special account, the broker shall maintain that money in the account in accordance with the terms of the purchase agreement until one of the following occurs: (1) The transaction closes and the broker disburses the earnest money to the closing or escrow agent or otherwise disburses the money pursuant to the terms of the purchase agreement. (2) The parties provide the broker with separate written instructions that both parties have signed that specify how the broker is to disburse the earnest money and the broker acts pursuant to those instructions. (3) The broker receives a copy of a final court order that specifies to whom the earnest money is to be awarded and the broker acts pursuant to the court order. (4) The earnest money becomes unclaimed funds as defined in division (M)(2) of section 169.02 of the Revised Code and, after providing the notice that division (E) of section 169.03 of the Revised Code requires, the broker has reported the unclaimed funds to the director of commerce pursuant to section 169.03 of the Revised Code and has remitted all of the earnest money to the director. (B) A purchase agreement may provide that in the event of a dispute regarding the disbursement of the earnest money, the broker will return the money to the purchaser without notice to the parties unless, within two years from the date the earnest money was deposited in the broker's trust or special account, the broker has received one of the following: (1) Written instructions signed by both parties specifying how the money is to be disbursed; (2) Written notice that a court action to resolve the dispute has been filed. (C)(1) If the parties dispute the disbursement of the earnest money and the purchase agreement contains the provision described in division (B) of this section, not later than the first day of September following the two year anniversary date of the deposit of the earnest money in the broker's account, the broker shall return the earnest money to the purchaser unless the parties provided the broker with written instructions or a notice of a court action as described in division (B) of this section. (2) If the broker cannot locate the purchaser at the time the disbursement is due, after providing the notice that division (E) of section 169.03 of the Revised Code requires, the broker shall report the earnest money as unclaimed funds to the director of commerce pursuant to section 169.03 of the Revised Code and remit all of the earnest money to the director.
Ohio Rev Code § 4735.26 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4735 | Real Estate Brokers|Section 4735.26 | Refusing to Qualify Foreign Real Estate.

Effective: September 11, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 82 - 116th General Assembly|(A) If the superintendent of real estate has refused to qualify any foreign real estate under section 4735.25 of the Revised Code, or has suspended or revoked the qualification of any foreign real estate, the aggrieved party may appeal in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.(B) An order sustaining the refusal of the superintendent to qualify any foreign real estate, or sustaining the superintendent in suspending or revoking the qualification of any foreign real estate shall not bar, after ten days from the order, a new application by the plaintiff for qualification or for a withdrawal of the revocation or suspension. An order in favor of the plaintiff shall not prevent the superintendent, after proper notice and hearing, from subsequently revoking or suspending the qualification for any proper cause which may accrue or be discovered after the order.