10.54 Cooperation in REALTOR® Professional Standards Hearings

Company policy is to cooperate in any REALTOR® Professional Standards hearings. As a member of a REALTOR® organization (either national, state, or local) a REALTOR® is obligated to cooperate in any ethical or standards of practice proceeding or investigation if charged with unethical conduct. This obligation extends to providing evidence or cooperating in any way so that the alleged violation will be resolved. In addition, the Board’s investigative process or proceedings cannot be obstructed by instituting or threatening to institute actions for libel, slander, or defamation against any party to a professional standards proceeding.