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Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 696
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 696
351 sections · Oregon
- § 696.007 — Statement of
- § 696.015 — Legislative finding;
- § 696.020 — License required for
- § 696.022 — Licensing system for
- § 696.024 — Payments due and owing
- § 696.026 — Registration and
- § 696.040 — Single act sufficient
- § 696.110 — Exclusive nature of
- § 696.130 — Effect of revocation of
- § 696.174 — License renewal;
- § 696.182 — Continuing education;
- § 696.184 — Duties of continuing
- § 696.186 — Qualifications of
- § 696.200 — Main office; branch
- § 696.205 — Death or incapacity of
- § 696.232 — License status of
- § 696.237 — Managing principal
- § 696.241 — Clients trust
- § 696.243 — Substituting copy for
- § 696.245 — Clients trust
- § 696.255 — Nonresident license
- § 696.265 — Recognition of
- § 696.280 — Records of licensed
- § 696.290 — Sharing compensation
- § 696.292 — Limitation on demand
- § 696.294 — Letter opinion; rules
- § 696.301 — Grounds for discipline
- § 696.310 — Intracompany
- § 696.315 — Prohibition against
- § 696.320 — Effect of suspension or
- § 696.323 — Effect of violations by
- § 696.363 — Relationship between
- § 696.365 — City or county business
- § 696.368 — Future right to list;
- § 696.370 — Real estate teams;
- § 696.375 — Real Estate Agency;
- § 696.385 — Power of agency;
- § 696.392 — Power of commissioner
- § 696.395 — Power of commissioner
- § 696.396 — Investigation of
- § 696.397 — Cease and desist order
- § 696.398 — Delegation by
- § 696.405 — Real Estate Board;
- § 696.415 — Officers; meetings;
- § 696.425 — Powers and duties of
- § 696.430 — Records of commissioner
- § 696.445 — Advancement of
- § 696.490 — Real Estate Account;
- § 696.495 — Revolving fund; amount;
- § 696.505 — Definitions for ORS 696.505
- § 696.508 — Legislative finding;
- § 696.511 — License requirement;
- § 696.505 — to 696.590 to title insurance activities
- § 696.525 — Bond for escrow agents
- § 696.527 — Deposits in lieu of
- § 696.530 — Expiration and renewal
- § 696.534 — Records of escrow
- § 696.535 — Grounds for refusing, suspending
- § 696.541 — Authority of
- § 696.545 — Investigation;
- § 696.555 — Commissioner to take
- § 696.570 — Hearings procedure
- § 696.575 — Civil or criminal
- § 696.577 — Commissioners order
- § 696.578 — Deposit and designation
- § 696.579 — Funds exempt from
- § 696.581 — Written escrow
- § 696.582 — Escrow agent to hold
- § 696.590 — Penalty amounts
- § 696.600 — Definitions for ORS
- § 696.606 — Real estate marketing
- § 696.609 — Exemptions from ORS
- § 696.612 — Grounds for
- § 696.615 — Publication of
- § 696.618 — Denial of right to
- § 696.621 — Real Estate Marketing
- § 696.624 — Consent by nonresident
- § 696.627 — On-site inspection
- § 696.653 — Registration
- § 696.656 — Residential property
- § 696.662 — Disclosure
- § 696.665 — Grounds for
- § 696.670 — Commissioners order
- § 696.710 — Necessity of alleging
- § 696.720 — Remedies are concurrent
- § 696.730 — Jurisdiction of courts
- § 696.775 — Authority of
- § 696.785 — Commissioner duties
- § 696.790 — Authority of
- § 696.795 — Authority of
- § 696.805 — Real estate licensee as
- § 696.810 — Real estate licensee as
- § 696.815 — Representation of both
- § 696.820 — Agency disclosure
- § 696.822 — Liability of principal
- § 696.835 — Buyer and seller
- § 696.840 — Compensation and agency
- § 696.845 — Acknowledgment of
- § 696.855 — Common law application
- § 696.870 — Duties of real estate
- § 696.880 — Licensee not required
- § 696.890 — Duties of real estate
- § 696.995 — Civil penalties for
- § 696.997 — Penalties for violation
- § 696.005 — [1963 c.580 §39; repealed by 1965
- § 696.007 — Statement of legislative purpose
- § 696.007 — was enacted into law by
- § 696.010 — Definitions
- § 696.015 — Legislative finding; short title
- § 696.020 — License required for individuals engaged in professional real estate
- § 696.010 — to 696.495, 696.600 to 696.785, 696.890, 696.990 and 696.995 while
- § 696.022 — Licensing system for real estate professionals; rules
- § 696.022 — to 696.026 were added to
- § 696.024 — Payments due and owing to Real Estate Agency
- § 696.022 — or to renew an active or inactive real estate license, the applicant
- § 696.025 — [1977 c.649 §8a; 1981 c.617 §3;
- § 696.026 — Registration and renewal of business names; rules
- § 696.028 — [2001 c.300 §30; repealed by 2009
- § 696.010 — to 696.375, 696.392, 696.395 to 696.430, 696.490, 696.600 to 696.785,
- § 696.990 — and 696.995 do not apply to:
- § 696.040 — Single
- § 696.050 — [Amended by 1955 c.322 §9; 1961
- § 696.060 — [Amended by 1975 c.746 §4; 1977
- § 696.070 — [Amended by 1963 c.412 §2;
- § 696.080 — [Amended by 1975 c.746 §5; 1977
- § 696.085 — [1991 c.462 §2; repealed by 2001
- § 696.090 — [Amended by 1955 c.322 §10;
- § 696.100 — [Amended by 1963 c.412 §3; 1977
- § 696.110 — Exclusive nature of regulation of real estate licensees
- § 696.120 — [Amended by 1977 c.649 §18;
- § 696.125 — Limited license
- § 696.125 — was added to and made a
- § 696.130 — Effect
- § 696.600 — to 696.785 and 696.890
- § 696.140 — [Amended by 1961 c.471 §2; 1963
- § 696.141 — [1975 c.746 §11 (enacted in lieu
- § 696.150 — [Amended by 1977 c.649 §20;
- § 696.160 — [Amended by 1969 c.674 §5; 1975
- § 696.162 — [1975 c.746 §8; 1977 c.190 §1;
- § 696.165 — [1953 c.166 §4; 1969 c.674 §6;
- § 696.167 — [1975 c.746 §9; 1977 c.649 §24;
- § 696.169 — [1977 c.649 §16a (enacted in lieu
- § 696.170 — [Amended by 1955 c.322 §13;
- § 696.172 — [1969 c.674 §9; repealed by 1975
- § 696.174 — License renewal; reactivation; continuing education courses; rules
- § 696.176 — [1969 c.674 §10; 1975 c.746 §13;
- § 696.180 — [Amended by 1977 c.649 §27;
- § 696.182 — Continuing education; rules
- § 696.184 — Duties
- § 696.186 — Qualifications of continuing education instructors; rules
- § 696.190 — [Amended by 1977 c.649 §28;
- § 696.200 — Main
- § 696.205 — Death
- § 696.210 — [Amended by 1977 c.649 §30;
- § 696.220 — [Repealed by 1955 c.322 §15]
- § 696.221 — [1955 c.322 §4; 1969 c.674 §12;
- § 696.224 — [1955 c.322 §5; 1969 c.674 §13;
- § 696.226 — [1955 c.322 §2; 1977 c.649 §33;
- § 696.228 — [1969 c.674 §8; 1977 c.649 §34;
- § 696.230 — [Repealed by 1969 c.674 §21]
- § 696.232 — License status of employee of agency; reissuance upon termination of
- § 696.870 — and 696.995. [1975 c.746 §16; 1977 c.649 §35; 1983 c.258 §6; 2001 c.300
- § 696.235 — [1975 c.746 §15; 1977 c.649 §36;
- § 696.237 — Managing principal broker supervision and control
- § 696.237 — was added to and made a
- § 696.240 — [Amended by 1957 c.383 §1; 1963
- § 696.241 — Clients trust accounts; commingling of funds; branch trust account; interest
- § 696.280 — must be maintained in the main office of the licensed real estate
- § 696.243 — Substituting copy for original canceled check allowed; electronic fund
- § 696.243 — was enacted into law by
- § 696.245 — Clients trust accounts; notice to bank and agency; retention of copy
- § 696.245 — was added to and made a
- § 696.247 — [1989 c.916 §1; 1991 c.716 §1;
- § 696.249 — [1989 c.916 §2; 1991 c.716 §2;
- § 696.250 — [Amended by 1953 c.202 §2; 1961
- § 696.251 — [1989 c.916 §2a; repealed by 1997
- § 696.253 — [1989 c.916 §3; repealed by 1997
- § 696.254 — [1989 c.916 §7; 1991 c.716 §4;
- § 696.255 — Nonresident license equivalent to appointment of commissioner as agent for
- § 696.258 — [1989 c.532 §1; repealed by 2001
- § 696.260 — [Repealed by 1977 c.649 §53 and
- § 696.262 — [1989 c.532 §§2,3; repealed by
- § 696.265 — Recognition of nonresident real estate licensee; rules
- § 696.232 — and 696.255, the Real Estate Commissioner may prescribe by rule the
- § 696.265 — was added to and made a
- § 696.270 — Fees
- § 696.275 — [1977 c.873 §18; repealed by 1987
- § 696.280 — Records of licensed real estate property managers and managing principal
- § 696.290 — Sharing compensation with or paying finders fee to unlicensed person
- § 696.292 — Limitation on demand for compensation
- § 696.292 — was added to and made a
- § 696.294 — Letter
- § 696.294 — was added to and made a
- § 696.300 — [Amended by 1959 c.585 §1; 1961
- § 696.301 — Grounds for discipline
- § 696.310 — Intracompany supervision and control
- § 696.315 — Prohibition against licensee permitting nonlicensed individual to engage in
- § 696.320 — Effect
- § 696.323 — Effect
- § 696.323 — was added to and made a
- § 696.325 — [1975 c.746 §36; 1977 c.649 §44;
- § 696.330 — [Amended by 1967 c.206 §1;
- § 696.340 — [Repealed by 1971 c.734 §21]
- § 696.345 — [1977 c.649 §4; repealed by 1991
- § 696.350 — [Repealed by 1971 c.734 §21]
- § 696.355 — [1977 c.649 §6; 1987 c.468 §4;
- § 696.359 — [1981 c.617 §39; repealed by 2001
- § 696.360 — [Amended by 1967 c.206 §2;
- § 696.361 — [1987 c.611 §18; 1989 c.724 §17;
- § 696.363 — Relationship between licensees as independent contractors or employer and
- § 696.990 — and 696.995 prevents the establishment of an independent contractor
- § 696.365 — City
- § 696.365 — was added to and made a
- § 696.368 — Future
- § 696.368 — was added to and made a
- § 696.370 — Real
- § 696.370 — was added to and made a
- § 696.375 — Real
- § 696.380 — [Repealed by 1963 c.580 §103]
- § 696.385 — Power
- § 696.390 — [Repealed by 1963 c.580 §103]
- § 696.392 — Power
- § 696.395 — Power
- § 696.396 — Investigation of complaints and progressive discipline; rules
- § 696.397 — Cease
- § 696.397 — was enacted into law by
- § 696.398 — Delegation by commissioner to employees; requirements
- § 696.400 — [Repealed by 1963 c.580 §103]
- § 696.405 — Real
- § 696.410 — [Repealed by 1963 c.580 §103]
- § 696.415 — Officers; meetings; quorum
- § 696.420 — [Repealed by 1963 c.580 §103]
- § 696.425 — Powers
- § 696.430 — Records of commissioner as evidence; records open to inspection; rules
- § 696.995 — shall be open to public inspection under such reasonable rules and
- § 696.435 — [1963 c.546 §5; 1965 c.617 §6;
- § 696.440 — [Repealed by 1963 c.580 §103]
- § 696.445 — Advancement of education and research; Oregon Real Estate News Journal; content
- § 696.010 — to 696.495, 696.600 to 696.785, 696.800 to 696.870 and 696.995
- § 696.450 — [Repealed by 1963 c.580 §103]
- § 696.460 — [Repealed by 1963 c.580 §103]
- § 696.470 — [Repealed by 1963 c.580 §103]
- § 696.480 — [Amended by 1977 c.649 §49;
- § 696.490 — Real
- § 696.800 — to 696.870 and 696.995. [Amended by 1955 c.457 §2; 1961 c.309 §4; 1963
- § 696.495 — Revolving fund; amount; use; procedure for repayment
- § 696.500 — [Amended by 1959 c.27 §1; repealed
- § 696.505 — Definitions for ORS 696.505 to 696.590
- § 696.508 — Legislative finding; short title
- § 696.590 — shall be construed to grant the Real Estate Commissioner authority to
- § 696.510 — [Repealed by 1961 c.309 §6]
- § 696.511 — License requirement; licensing system; rules
- § 696.515 — [1963 c.440 §3; repealed by 1981
- § 696.520 — Application of ORS 696.505 to 696.590
- § 696.523 — Application of ORS 696.505 to 696.590 to title insurance activities
- § 696.590 — apply to those escrow activities of a title insurance company, or an
- § 696.525 — Bond
- § 696.505 — to 696.590 and is required by the provisions of ORS 696.505 to 696.590
- § 696.527 — Deposits in lieu of bond; payment of claims; waiver
- § 696.505 — to 696.590, now or hereafter enacted, or by reason of any fraud,
- § 696.530 — Expiration and renewal of license; fees; rules
- § 696.532 — Limited license
- § 696.532 — and 696.534 were added to
- § 696.534 — Records of escrow agents; rules
- § 696.535 — Grounds for refusing, suspending or revoking license or reprimanding licensee
- § 696.505 — to 696.590 or any rule adopted under ORS 696.505 to 696.590;
- § 696.505 — to 696.590;
- § 696.540 — [1963 c.440 §8; repealed by 1977
- § 696.541 — Authority of commissioner over escrow agents; rules
- § 696.545 — Investigation; injunction; jurisdiction
- § 696.550 — [1963 c.440 §10(1), (2); repealed
- § 696.555 — Commissioner to take possession of property and assets of escrow agent when
- § 696.560 — [1963 c.440 §11; 1975 c.746 §31;
- § 696.565 — [1963 c.440 §12; renumbered
- § 696.570 — Hearings procedure under ORS 696.505 to 696.590; subpoena
- § 696.575 — Civil
- § 696.577 — Commissioners order against unlicensed agent
- § 696.578 — Deposit and designation of funds held in escrow; treatment of earnings on
- § 696.579 — Funds
- § 696.580 — [1963 c.440 §15; repealed by 1973
- § 696.581 — Written escrow instructions or agreement required; statement; instructions
- § 696.582 — Escrow
- § 696.585 — Civil
- § 696.590 — Penalty amounts
- § 696.600 — Definitions for ORS 696.392, 696.600 to 696.785 and 696.995
- § 696.785 — and 696.995:
- § 696.603 — License requirement
- § 696.606 — Real
- § 696.609 — Exemptions from ORS 696.392, 696.600 to 696.785 and 696.995
- § 696.610 — [Repealed by 1981 c.617 §41]
- § 696.612 — Grounds for disciplinary action
- § 696.615 — Publication of sanctions imposed for violations
- § 696.430 — and 696.445 (3). [1995 c.217 §7]
- § 696.618 — Denial
- § 696.620 — [Amended by 1975 c.491 §7;
- § 696.621 — Real
- § 696.624 — Consent by nonresident real estate marketing organization to service of summons
- § 696.606 — or 696.612, personal service of summons or process upon the nonresident
- § 696.627 — On-site inspection allowed; deposit
- § 696.630 — [Repealed by 1981 c.617 §41]
- § 696.640 — [Repealed by 1981 c.617 §41]
- § 696.650 — Definitions
- § 696.650 — to 696.670 and 696.997
- § 696.653 — Registration requirement; exemptions; rules
- § 696.022 — who engage in residential property wholesaling
- § 696.656 — Residential property wholesaler registration; requirements; rules
- § 696.659 — Fees
- § 696.662 — Disclosure requirements; rules
- § 696.665 — Grounds for disciplinary action
- § 696.653 — (4) if the wholesaler, applicant or individual has done any of the
- § 696.668 — Investigation
- § 696.653 — to 696.665, the commissioner may, in addition to any other remedies,
- § 696.653 — to 696.665. [2024 c.3 §7]
- § 696.670 — Commissioners order against unregistered residential property wholesaler
- § 696.710 — Necessity of alleging license in action to collect compensation
- § 696.720 — Remedies are concurrent
- § 696.800 — to 696.870 and 696.995 are in addition to and not exclusive of any
- § 696.730 — Jurisdiction of courts for violations; revoking license upon conviction; copy
- § 696.870 — and 696.995 by an individual licensed under ORS 696.022, 696.650 to
- § 696.670 — and 696.997, and, upon finding a violation, the court may, at its
- § 696.740 — [1971 c.734 §161; repealed by 1981
- § 696.745 — [1975 c.746 §33; 1977 c.649 §56;
- § 696.775 — Authority of commissioner when license lapsed, expired, revoked, suspended or
- § 696.785 — Commissioner duties when illegal commingling of funds found; receivership
- § 696.790 — Authority of commissioner to require fingerprints
- § 696.793 — [1989 c.724 §15; repealed by 2005
- § 696.795 — Authority of commissioner to conduct investigations and proceedings
- § 696.800 — Definitions
- § 696.855 — [series became 696.800 to 696.870] apply to ORS 696.010 to 696.495.
- § 696.805 — Real
- § 696.810 — Real
- § 696.815 — Representation of both buyer and seller; obligations
- § 696.820 — Agency
- § 696.822 — Liability of principal for act, error or omission of agent or subagent
- § 696.825 — [1993 c.570 §7; repealed by 2001
- § 696.830 — [1993 c.570 §8; repealed by 2001
- § 696.835 — Buyer
- § 696.840 — Compensation and agency relationships
- § 696.600 — to 696.785, 696.800 to 696.870 and 696.995. [1993 c.570 §10; 2007 c.337
- § 696.845 — Acknowledgment of existing agency relationships form; rules
- § 696.855 — Common
- § 696.870 — Duties
- § 696.880 — Licensee not required to disclose proximity of registered sex offender
- § 696.880 — was added to and made a
- § 696.890 — Duties
- § 696.890 — was enacted into law by
- § 696.990 — Penalties
- § 696.995 — is a Class A misdemeanor
- § 696.995 — Civil
- § 696.612 — or a rule adopted pursuant thereto; or
- § 696.997 — Penalties for violation of ORS 696.653, 696.662 or 696.665