| (a) Each real estate license expires on the date shown on the face of the license certificate issued to the licensee. The licensee has the responsibility to apply for renewal of a license by making proper application, paying the fee set by the commission and completing MCE courses within the time periods required by the Act, §1101.455, unless otherwise authorized by §1101.457 of the Act and §535.92 of this subchapter (relating to Renewal: Time for Filing; Satisfaction of Mandatory Continuing Education Requirements). (b) Except as authorized by §535.92 of this subchapter, for the renewal of a license on active status that is not subject to the annual education requirements of §1101.454 of the Act, the license holder must attend during the term of the current license, at least two commission developed legal courses consisting of a three-hour legal update course and a three-hour legal ethics course to comply with the six legal hours of mandatory continuing education required by §1101.455 of the Act. (c) To renew a license on active status on or after September 1, 2012, a broker who sponsors a salesperson, a designated broker of a business entity, or a license holder who is a delegated supervisor of one or more license holders pursuant to §535.2 of this chapter (relating to Broker Responsibility) for six months or more during the course of the current license must attend the six hour broker responsibility course required by §1101.458 of the Act. (d) The commission shall mail a license renewal notice three months before the expiration of the current license. Failure to receive a license renewal notice does not relieve a licensee of the obligation to renew a license. (e) A licensee shall provide information requested by the commission in connection with an application to renew a license within 30 days after the commission requests the information. Failure to provide information requested by the commission in connection with a renewal application within the required time is grounds for disciplinary action under §1101.656 of the Act. (f) If a licensee is unable to renew a license on the commission's Internet website, the licensee may renew an unexpired license by obtaining a renewal application form from the Texas Real Estate Commission, P.O. Box 12188, Austin, Texas 78711-2188 and complying with the commission's requirements. |
| Source Note: The provisions of this §535.91 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective July 20, 1981, 6 TexReg 2291; amended to be effective June 1, 1990, 15 TexReg 876; amended to be effective August 19, 1991, 16 TexReg 4284; amended to be effective July 18, 1994, 19 TexReg 5089; amended to be effective July 16, 1996, 21 TexReg 6235; amended to be effective September 1, 2000, 25 TexReg 6507; amended to be effective October 4, 2001, 26 TexReg 7541; amended to be effective January 1, 2004, 28 TexReg 9544; amended to be effective September 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 8293; amended to be effective July 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 4197; amended to be effective December 30, 2007, 32 TexReg9994; amended to be effective January 1, 2011, 35 TexReg 11689; amended to be effective November 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 7330 |
