§ 13-3. Scope of subtitle – Exclusions.

Notwithstanding the foregoing definitions, the terms "real estate broker" and "real estate salesman" shall not include:

(1) receivers, trustees, administrators, executors, guardians, or other persons appointed by or acting under the judgment of or order of any court;

(2) public officers while performing their official duties as such;

(3) any bank, trust company, or mortgage loan institution organized under the laws of this State or the United States with respect to the management or sale of any property acquired through or in connection with mortgage foreclosures;

(4) investment homebuilders with respect to the sale or rental of housing constructed by them;

(5) attorneys-at-law who are not regularly engaged in the real estate business and who do not hold themselves out by sign, advertisement, or otherwise as offering to the general public the services authorized to be performed by real estate brokers and pursuant to the Maryland Real Estate Brokers Act;

(6) any person holding in good faith a duly executed power of attorney from the actual owner authorizing the sale and conveyance or leasing of any real estate where only 1 such transaction is involved; or

(7) any duly licensed auctioneer with respect to sale of real estate at public auction.