1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to commerce; modifying advertising requirements related to real estate 
1.3 	brokers and licensees;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 82.69.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 82.69, is amended to read:
1.6 	82.69 ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS.
1.7 	Any advertising by a licensee must include display the name of the real estate brokerage 
1.8 	and the name more prominently displayed than the licensee's name of the licensee clearly 
1.9 	and conspicuously.
1.10 	If a salesperson or broker is part of a team or group within the brokerage, the licensee 
1.11 	may include the team or group name in the advertising only under the following conditions:
1.12 	(1) the inclusion of the team or group name is authorized by the primary broker of the 
1.13 	brokerage to which the salesperson or broker is licensed; and
1.14 	(2) the real estate brokerage name is included and more prominently displayed than the 
1.15 	team or group name clearly and conspicuously in the advertising.

1.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2019.