(a)
- (1) A principal broker shall maintain a place of business and shall display at such place of business a permanently attached sign bearing the name under which the principal broker conducts his or her business and the words "real estate", "realty", "REALTOR®", "REALTIST", or other words approved by the Arkansas Real Estate Commission that clearly indicate to the public the principal broker is engaged in the real estate business.
- (2) Photographs of the sign and of the front or other part of the building where the sign is displayed shall be furnished to the commission.
- (3) A principal broker must display his or her broker's license and the licenses of any executive broker, associate broker, or salesperson at the place of business.
- (b) The commission shall accept no sign as meeting this requirement until and unless such sign is permanently attached and clearly visible to the public and displayed in such a manner as to clearly indicate to the public that the principal broker is engaged in the real estate business.
- (c) If a principal broker shall establish an office within an office building, the principal broker shall furnish a photograph of the office building directory showing the real estate firm's name, and also a photograph of the firm's office entrance bearing the name of the firm, unless either is nonexistent, in which case the other shall be furnished.
(d)
(1) If a principal broker shall move or change any sign of which a photograph has been filed with the commission, the principal broker shall:
- (A) Notify the commission office immediately in writing of the new location or change; and
- (B) Furnish a photograph of the new sign.
- (2) If the principal broker's business location shall also change, the broker shall comply with Acts 1993, No. 690, § 15 (Arkansas Code §§ 17-42-309 and 17-42-310), and applicable rules.
- (e) The principal broker shall furnish both the street address or physical location and the mailing address for the business.