Cville, unlike you, I am not making an assumption that this person is an employee of the owner.
4735.01 Real estate broker definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(A) “Real estate broker” includes any person, partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation, foreign or domestic, who for another, whether pursuant to a power of attorney or otherwise, and who for a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration, or with the intention, or in the expectation, or upon the promise of receiving or collecting a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration does any of the following:
(1) Sells, exchanges, purchases, rents, or leases, or negotiates the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate;
(2) Offers, attempts, or agrees to negotiate the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate;
(3) Lists, or offers, attempts, or agrees to list, or auctions, or offers, attempts, or agrees to auction, any real estate;
(4) Buys or offers to buy, sells or offers to sell, or otherwise deals in options on real estate;
(5) Operates, manages, or rents, or offers or attempts to operate, manage, or rent, other than as custodian, caretaker, or janitor, any building or portions of buildings to the public as tenants;
and if any broker is convicted of a felony, they lose the license.
4735.18 Discplinary actions.
(A) Subject to section 4735.32 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of real estate, upon the superintendent’s own motion, may investigate the conduct of any licensee. Subject to section 4735.32 of the Revised Code, the Ohio real estate commission shall, pursuant to section 4735.051 of the Revised Code, impose disciplinary sanctions upon any licensee who, whether or not acting in the licensee’s capacity as a real estate broker or salesperson, or in handling the licensee’s own property, is found to have been convicted of a felony or a crime of moral turpitude, and shall, pursuant to section 4735.051 of the Revised Code, impose disciplinary sanctions upon any licensee who, in the licensee’s capacity as a real estate broker or salesperson, or in handling the licensee’s own property, is found guilty of:
1301:5-1-23 Criminal records checks.
(A) Within ten days of the date of a request from the superintendent, an applicant or licensee shall submit fingerprints to the Ohio bureau of criminal identification and investigation [BCI&I] using a method authorized by BCI&I for a criminal records check pursuant to division (C)(4) of section 4735.05 of the Revised Code and submit the results to the division of real estate and professional licensing within thirty days of the date of the request. The applicant or licensee shall pay any required fee and direct that the results to be transmitted to the division of real estate and professional licensing.