Section 1. Use of the terms "REALTOR®" and "REALTORS®" by Members shall at all times, be subject to the provisions of the Constitution and Bylaws of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and to the Rules and Regulations prescribed by its Board of Directors.  The Association shall have the authority to control, jointly and in full cooperation with the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® use of the terms within its jurisdiction. Any misuse of the terms by members is a violation of a membership duty and may subject members to a disciplinary action by the Board of Directors after a hearing as provided for in the Associations Code of Ethics and Arbitration Manual. (Amended 06/2006)

Section 2. REALTOR® Members of the Association shall have the privilege of using the terms "REALTOR®" and "REALTORS®" in connection with their places of business within the state or a state contiguous thereto so long as they remain REALTOR® Members in good standing.  No other class of Members shall have this privilege.

Section 3. A REALTOR® Member who is a principal of a real estate firm, partnership, or corporation may use the terms "REALTOR®" and "REALTORS®" only if all of the principals of such firm, partnership, or corporation who are actively engaged in the real estate profession within the state or a state contiguous thereto are REALTOR® Members or Institute Affiliate Members as described in Section 1 (b) of Article IV.

(a)  In the case of a REALTOR® Member who is a principal of a real estate firm, partnership, or corporation whose business activity is substantially all commercial, the right to use the term REALTOR® or REALTORS® shall be limited to office locations in which a principal, partner, corporate officer, or branch office manager of the firm, partnership, or corporation holds REALTOR® membership. If a firm, partnership or corporation operates additional places of business in which no principal, partner, corporate officer, or branch office manager holds REALTOR® membership, the term REALTOR® or REALTORS® may not be used in any reference to those additional places of business. 

Section 4. Institute Affiliate Members shall not use the terms "REALTOR®" or "REALTORS®" nor the imprint of the emblem seal of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.