The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 26 : Professions and Occupations
Chapter 041 : Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons
Subchapter 002 : Administration
(Cite as: 26 V.S.A. § 2251)-
§ 2251. Real Estate Commission
(a) A Vermont Real Estate Commission is created, consisting of seven members. One member of the Commission shall be an attorney at law. Two shall be members of the public who have no financial interest in the activities regulated under this chapter, other than as consumers or possible consumers of its services. These persons shall have no financial interest personally or through a spouse, parent, child, brother, or sister. “Financial interest” means dealing in goods or services that are uniquely related to activities regulated under this chapter, or investing anything of value in a business licensed under this chapter.
(b) Three members of the Commission shall be licensed real estate brokers whose vocations shall have been that of real estate broker for at least four years. At least one of the broker members shall not be a member of a professional real estate association at the time of appointment or at any time during tenure as a member. One of the Commission members shall be a licensed salesperson. If a salesperson becomes a broker while serving on the Commission, that salesperson shall become ineligible to continue to serve as the salesperson member of the Commission.
(c) Commission members shall be appointed by the Governor pursuant to 3 V.S.A. §§ 129b and 2004. To the extent possible, appointments shall be geographically representative. (Amended 1963, No. 193, § 13, eff. June 28, 1963; 1969, No. 283 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1985, No. 6, § 1; 2005, No. 27, § 65.)
