(1) The commission shall prescribe the forms of brokers' and salespersons' licenses.
(2) If a broker maintains more than one place of business within the state, he or she shall obtain a branch office license for each branch office so maintained by him or her. The commission shall issue a branch office license upon the payment of an annual fee to be established by the commission of not more than fifty dollars per license. The broker or an associate broker shall be the manager of a branch office.
(3) The commission shall provide for verification of the current status of licenses electronically or by other means readily available to the public.