Chapter 696 Real Estate and Escrow Activities

Real Estate Licensees

§ 696.007		Statement of legislative purpose
§ 696.010		Definitions
§ 696.015		Legislative finding

(Licensing)

§ 696.020		License required for individuals engaged in professional real estate activities
§ 696.022		Licensing system for real estate brokers and property managers
§ 696.024		Payments due and owing to Real Estate Agency
§ 696.026		Registration of business names
§ 696.030		Exemptions
§ 696.040		Single act sufficient to constitute professional real estate activity
§ 696.110		Exclusive nature of regulation of real estate licensees
§ 696.125		Limited license

(Client Trust Fund Accounts)

§ 696.241		Clients trust accounts
§ 696.243		Substituting copy for original canceled check allowed
§ 696.245		Clients trust accounts

(Nonresident And Reciprocal Real Estate Broker And Salesperson Licensing)

§ 696.255		Nonresident license equivalent to appointment of commissioner as agent for service of process
§ 696.265		Recognition of nonresident real estate licensee

(Miscellaneous)

§ 696.270		Fees
§ 696.280		Records of licensed real estate property managers and real estate brokers
§ 696.290		Sharing compensation with or paying finders fee to unlicensed person prohibited
§ 696.294		Opinion letter
§ 696.301		Grounds for discipline
§ 696.310		Intracompany supervision and control
§ 696.315		Prohibition against licensee permitting nonlicensed individual to engage in activity with or on behalf of licensee
§ 696.320		Effect of suspension or revocation of principal broker license on associated licensees

(Administration)

§ 696.375		Real Estate Agency
§ 696.385		Power of agency
§ 696.392		Power of commissioner to administer oaths, take depositions and issue subpoenas
§ 696.395		Power of commissioner
§ 696.396		Investigation of complaints and progressive discipline
§ 696.397		Cease and desist order
§ 696.398		Delegation by commissioner to employees
§ 696.405		Real Estate Board

Escrows And Escrow Agents

(Generally)

§ 696.505		Definitions for ORS 696.505 to 696.590
§ 696.508		Legislative finding

(Licensing)

§ 696.511		License requirement
§ 696.520		Application of ORS 696.505 to 696.590
§ 696.523		Application of ORS 696.505 to 696.590 to title insurance activities
§ 696.525		Bond for escrow agents
§ 696.527		Deposits in lieu of bond
§ 696.530		Expiration and renewal of license
§ 696.532		Limited license
§ 696.534		Records of escrow agents

(Enforcement)

§ 696.545		Investigation
§ 696.555		Commissioner to take possession of property and assets of escrow agent when assets or capital impaired
§ 696.570		Hearings procedure under ORS 696.505 to 696.590
§ 696.575		Civil or criminal actions not limited by ORS 696.505 to 696.590
§ 696.577		Commissioners order against unlicensed agent

(Escrow Property)

§ 696.578		Deposit and designation of funds held in escrow
§ 696.579		Funds exempt from execution or attachment
§ 696.581		Written escrow instructions or agreement required
§ 696.582		Escrow agent to hold certain compensation

(Civil Penalties)

§ 696.585		Civil penalties
§ 696.590		Penalty amounts

Real Estate Marketing

§ 696.600		Definitions for ORS 696.392, 696.600 to 696.785 and 696.995
§ 696.603		License requirement
§ 696.606		Real estate marketing organization license
§ 696.609		Exemptions from ORS 696.392, 696.600 to 696.785 and 696.995
§ 696.612		Grounds for disciplinary action
§ 696.615		Publication of sanctions imposed for violations
§ 696.618		Denial of right to court action for unlicensed real estate marketing organization
§ 696.621		Real Estate Marketing Account

Actions And Remedies

§ 696.710		Necessity of alleging license in action to collect compensation
§ 696.720		Remedies are concurrent
§ 696.730		Jurisdiction of courts for violations
§ 696.775		Authority of commissioner when license lapsed, expired, revoked, suspended or surrendered
§ 696.785		Commissioner duties when illegal commingling of funds found

Miscellaneous

§ 696.790		Authority of commissioner to require fingerprints
§ 696.795		Authority of commissioner to conduct investigations and proceedings

Agents Obligations

§ 696.800		Definitions
§ 696.805		Real estate licensee as sellers agent
§ 696.810		Real estate licensee as buyers agent
§ 696.815		Representation of both buyer and seller
§ 696.820		Agency disclosure pamphlet
§ 696.822		Liability of principal for act, error or omission of agent or subagent
§ 696.835		Buyer and seller responsibilities
§ 696.840		Compensation and agency relationships

Duties Of Real Estate Property Managers

Duties of real estate property managers

Penalties

§ 696.990		Penalties
§ 696.995		Civil penalties for violation of ORS 696.603, 696.606 or 696.612

696.005 [1963 C.580 &Sect;39; Repealed By 1965 C.617 &Sect;8]