(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) A broker shall provide to the commission, within
30 days of delegation, the name of each license holder who is anticipated
to be or has been 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, or
the termination of such delegation by:
(1) initiating the appropriate transaction, if available,
through the TREC online license management system, including payment
of any required fees; or
(2) submitting a notice on a form approved by the commission
for this purpose, if any.
(e) Licensees who are otherwise required to take the
broker responsibility course who have completed all MCE requirements
prior to July 1, 2012 may, but are not required to take the course
for the first renewal of their license after September 1, 2012.
(f) 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.
(g) 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.
(h) 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.
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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; amended to be effective September 9, 2012, 37 TexReg 7176 |