2012 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 37 — Professions and occupations
RS 37:1436 — Licensing and registration required

§1436. Licensing and registration required

A. Licenses issued by the commission shall be classed as active and inactive.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person or entity, directly or indirectly, to engage in or conduct, or to advertise or hold himself out as engaging in or conducting the business, or acting in the capacity, of a real estate broker or real estate salesperson within the state without first obtaining a license as such broker or salesperson, and being classed as an active licensee, as provided in this Chapter, unless he is exempted from obtaining a license as specified herein.

C. It shall be unlawful for any person or entity, directly or indirectly, to engage in or conduct, or to advertise to hold himself or itself out as engaging in or conducting the business, or acting in the capacity of a timeshare interest salesperson or timeshare developer without first obtaining a registration as such a timeshare interest salesperson or timeshare developer, as provided in this Chapter, unless he is exempted from obtaining a registration as specified therein.

D. Any person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity who, directly or indirectly for another, with the intention or upon the promise of receiving any valuable consideration, offers, attempts, or agrees to perform, or performs any single act described herein, whether as a part of a transaction, or as an entire transaction, shall be deemed a licensee or registrant within the meaning of this Chapter. The commission of a single act by such a person or entity required to be licensed or registered under this Chapter and not so licensed or registered shall constitute a violation of the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 1978, No. 514, §1; Acts 1989, No. 655, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1997, No. 845, §1.