Section 324.020 - Activities unlawful without license - Requirement of licensing - Application of chapter to owner or builder-developer - Prohibition against fee splitting - Exceptions - Supervision of sales associate - Authority to seek injunctive relief(1) It shall be unlawful for any person who is not licensed as a real estate broker or sales associate to: (a) Hold himself or herself out to the public as a real estate broker or sales associate or use any terms, titles, or abbreviations which express, infer, or imply that the person is licensed as a real estate broker or sales associate; or(b) Advertise for sale an equitable interest in a contract for the purchase of real property between a property owner and a prospective purchaser.(2) No person shall practice real estate brokerage with respect to real estate located in this state unless: (a) The person holds a license to practice real estate brokerage under this chapter; or(b) The person has complied with KRS 324.235 to 324.238.(3) A licensee who is an owner or a builder-developer shall comply with the provisions of this chapter and the administrative regulations applying to real estate brokers and sales associates.(4) No broker shall split fees with or compensate any person who is not licensed to perform any of the acts regulated by this chapter, except that a broker may: (a) Pay a referral fee to a broker licensed outside of Kentucky for referring a client to the Kentucky broker;(b) Pay a commission or other compensation to a broker licensed outside of Kentucky in compliance with KRS 324.235 to 324.238; or(c) Pay a licensed auctioneer for services rendered in cases where an auctioneer and real estate broker collaborate in the conduct of a sale of real estate at auction.(5) Except as authorized in KRS 324.112(1) and 324.425, no sales associate shall supervise another licensed sales associate or manage a real estate brokerage office.(6) The Kentucky Real Estate Commission may seek and obtain injunctive relief against any individual acting in violation of this chapter by filing a civil action in the Circuit Court where the commission is located or where the unlawful activity took place.Amended by 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 84,§ 2, eff. 6/28/2023.Amended by 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 14,§ 2, eff. 6/22/2015.Effective:7/15/2008
Amended 2008, Ky. Acts ch. 156, sec. 5, effective7/15/2008. -- Amended 2004, Ky. Acts ch. 45, sec. 1, effective 7/13/2004. -- Amended 2000, Ky. Acts ch. 488, sec. 4, effective 7/14/2000. -- Amended 1998, Ky. Acts ch. 313, sec. 3, effective 7/15/1998. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 448, sec. 3, effective 7/14/1992. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 352, sec. 2, effective 7/13/1984. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 196, sec. 10, effective 7/15/1982. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 8. -- Amended 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 1, effective 7/1/1956. --Amended 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 184, secs. 1 and 8. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, secs. 1 and 8, effective 10/1/1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 3990e-1.