| (a) A person who wishes to be licensed by the commission must file an application for the license on the form adopted by the commission for that purpose. (b) Prior to submitting an application, an applicant must submit a completed education evaluation request form along with the appropriate fee. If the commission determines that the applicant has met current education requirements for the applicable license, it shall notify the applicant that his or her education has been approved. Any such approval shall then remain valid for one year from the date the commission received the education evaluation request. If the commission determines that the applicant has not completed all required education, the applicant has until one year from the date the commission received the request to meet all education requirements and submit an application for licensure or the education evaluation request will expire. If the education requirements change while the education evaluation request is pending, any evaluation issued by the commission after the new requirements take effect will be based on then-current requirements. If the education requirements change after the commission has notified the applicant that his or her education satisfies the commission's requirements but before the applicant submits an application, the applicant must meet any additional education requirements before the application will be processed. (c) A person who has previously satisfied applicable education requirements and obtained an evaluation from the commission also may apply for a license by accessing the commission's Internet web site, entering the required information on the application form and paying the appropriate fee in accordance with the instructions provided at the site by the commission. If the person is an individual, the person must provide the commission with the person's signature prior to issuance of a license certificate. The person may provide the signature prior to the submission of an electronic application. (d) The commission shall return the application of an applicant who: (1) is not 18 years of age; (2) does not meet any applicable residency requirement; (3) is not a citizen of the United States or a lawfully admitted alien; (4) submits the application in pencil; (5) submits an incorrect filing fee or no filing fee; or (6) has not satisfied applicable education requirements. (e) An application is considered void and is subject to no further evaluation or processing when one of the following events occurs: (1) the applicant fails to satisfy an examination requirement within six months from the date the application is filed; (2) the applicant, having satisfied any examination requirement, fails to submit a required fee within sixty (60) days after the commission makes written request for payment; (3) the applicant, having satisfied any examination requirement, fails to provide information or documentation within sixty (60) days after the commission makes written request for correct or additional information or documentation; (4) the applicant fails to provide fingerprints to the Department of Public Safety within six months from the date the application is filed. (f) The commission adopts by reference the following forms published by and available from the Texas Real Estate Commission, P.O. Box 12188, Austin, Texas 78711-2188, www.trec.state.tx.us: (1) Application for a Real Estate Broker License, TREC Form BL-9; (2) Application for a Real Estate Broker License by a Corporation, TREC Form BLC-6; (3) Application for Late Renewal of A Real Estate Broker License, TREC Form BLR-10; (4) Application for Late Renewal of Real Estate Broker License by a Corporation, TREC Form BLRC-7; (5) Application for Real Estate Salesperson License, TREC Form SL-13; (6) Application for Late Renewal of Real Estate Salesperson License, TREC Form SLR-11; (7) Application for Moral Character Determination, TREC Form MCD-6; (8) Application for Real Estate Broker License by a Limited Liability Company, TREC Form BLLLC-6; (9) Application of Currently Licensed Real Estate Broker for Salesperson License, TREC Form BSL-8; and (10) Application for Late Renewal of a Real Estate Broker License by a Limited Liability Company, TREC Form BLRLLC-7. |
| Source Note: The provisions of this §535.51 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective October 4, 1976, 1 TexReg 2614; amended to be effective November 8, 1977, 2 TexReg 4097; amended to be effective November 14, 1979, 4 TexReg 3999; amended to be effective June 18, 1991, 16 TexReg 3077; amended to be effective January 1, 1992, 16 TexReg 7488; amended to be effective September 24, 1993, 18 TexReg 6215; amended to be effective July 18, 1994, 19 TexReg 5089; amended to be effective December 1, 1994, 19 TexReg 8114; amended to be effective January 3, 1996, 20 TexReg 10898; amended to be effective May 2, 1996, 21TexReg3549;amendedtobeeffectiveMarch14,1997, 22 TexReg 2428; amended to be effective April 14, 1998, 23 TexReg 3682; amended to be effective July 1, 1999, 24 TexReg 4825; amended to be effective September 1, 2000, 25 TexReg 6506; amended to be effective October 15, 2001, 26 TexReg 8070; amended to be effective March 4, 2002, 27 TexReg 1495; amended to be effective April 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 2324; amended to be effective January 1, 2004, 28 TexReg 9542; amended to be effective May 10, 2004, 29 TexReg 4485; amended to be effective September 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 8284; amended to be effective July 4, 2005, 30 TexReg 3871; amended to be effective December 30, 2007, 32 TexReg 9988; amended to be effective January 7, 2009, 34 TexReg 57; amended to be effective November 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 6333 |
