{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-business-occupations-and-professions-17-605","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 17–605","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a real estate broker, an associate real estate broker, or a real estate salesperson may not pay or offer to pay a commission to a lawyer simply for the referral of a person as a possible party to a residential real estate transaction.\n(2) A real estate broker, an associate real estate broker, or a real estate salesperson may not solicit referral business from lawyers by a mass solicitation that offers to pay fees or commissions to the lawyers.\n(b) Subsection (a)(1) of this section does not apply to payments or offers of payments to lawyers who hold a real estate broker license under this title or are otherwise entitled to a commission.\n(c) Other than the commissions expressly prohibited, subsection (a) of this section does not prohibit the payment or the offer of a payment of a commission by a real estate broker, an associate real estate broker, or a real estate salesperson to a lawyer for any service that relates to a real estate transaction.","path":["Article - Business Occupations and Professions"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbo\u0026section=17-605","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:13Z","sha256":"19a2f01e99fa7a05da695a7cfc10e068da0de8ba0569c2c5832f5d91fa599226","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-business-occupations-and-professions-17-604","next":"us-md/md.-code-business-occupations-and-professions-17-606"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}