LAC 46:LXVII.2301. Branch Office License

A. An office established by a broker or sponsored licensee for conducting any real estate license activity at a separate address from the registered address of the broker, wherein the name and telephone number of the broker or agency is advertised in any way, shall be considered a branch office and shall be licensed as such. B. An application for a branch office license shall be submitted on the forms prescribed by the commission and accompanied by the fees prescribed in R.S. 37:1443. C. Every branch office shall be under the direct supervision of a licensed individual broker who shall be designated in writing as the branch office manager. A copy of the designation shall be submitted to the commission within five days following the date of the original designation or any changes thereto. Nothing shall preclude a sponsoring broker from acting as the branch office manager for one or more branch offices. D. A broker designated as a branch office manager shall be subject to the duties and penalties prescribed for sponsoring brokers in R.S. 37:1430 et seq.; however, this shall not relieve the sponsoring broker of the ultimate responsibility for the branch office operation.