(a) Fees for the issuance of a license due to a change
of address, additional place of business or change of sponsoring broker
are due when requests for such licenses are received. A change of
address or name submitted with an application to renew a license,
however, does not require payment of a fee in addition to the fee
for renewing the license. If the commission receives a request for
issuance of a license certificate which requires payment of a fee,
and appropriate fee was not filed with the request, the commission
shall return the request and notify the person filing the request
that the person must pay the fee before the certificate will be issued.
The commission may require written proof of a licensee's right to
use a different name prior to issuing a license certificate reflecting
a change of name. As used in this section, the term "license" includes
a certificate of registration.
(b) The commission shall charge and collect the following
fees:
(1) a fee of $119 for the filing of an original application
for a real estate broker license, which includes a fee for transcript
evaluation;
(2) a fee of $39 for annual renewal of a real estate
broker license;
(3) a fee of $119 for the filing of an original application
for a real estate salesperson license, which includes a fee for transcript
evaluation;
(4) a fee of $39 for annual renewal of a real estate
salesperson license;
(5) a fee of $61 for taking a license examination;
(6) a fee of $50 for filing a request for, or renewal
of, a license for each additional office or place of business for
a period of two years;
(7) a fee of $20 for filing a request for a license
for a change of place of business, change of a licensee name, or to
establish a relationship with a sponsoring broker;
(8) a fee of $50 to request an inactive broker license
be returned to active status;
(9) a fee of $40 for preparing a certificate of license
history, active licensure, or sponsorship;
(10) a fee of $50 for the filing of a moral character
determination;
(11) a fee of $400 for filing an application for accreditation
of a core education program for a period of four years under Texas
Occupations Code (the Act), §1101.301;
(12) after approval, a fee of $200 a year for operation
of a core real estate education program under the Act, §1101.301;
(13) a fee of $50 plus $20 per classroom hour approved
by the commission for each core education course for a period of four
years;
(14) a fee of $400 for filing an application for accreditation
as a Mandatory Continuing Education (MCE) provider for a period of
two years under the Act, §1101.302;
(15) a fee of $50 plus $10 per classroom hour approved
by the commission for each MCE course for a period of two years;
(16) a fee of $150 for the filing of an application
for approval as an instructor for a two-year period for real estate
core or MCE courses, or both;
(17) a fee of $58.50 for the annual late renewal of
a real estate salesperson or broker license for a person whose license
has been expired 90 days or less;
(18) a fee of $78 for the annual late renewal of a
real estate salesperson or broker license for a person whose license
has been expired more than 90 days but less than six months;
(19) the fee charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
and Texas Department of Public Safety for fingerprinting or other
service for a national or state criminal history check in connection
with a license application or renewal;
(20) the fee required by the Department of Information
Resources as a subscription or convenience fee for use of an online
payment system;
(21) an MCE deferral fee of $200 if MCE is not completed
by scheduled license expiration date;
(22) a late reporting fee of $250 to reactivate a license
under §535.92(g) of this chapter (relating to Renewal: Time for
Filing; Satisfaction of Mandatory Continuing Education Requirements);
(23) a fee of $30 for processing a check or other equivalent
instrument returned by a bank or depository as dishonored for insufficient
funds; and
(24) a fee of $20 for filing any application, renewal,
change request, or other record on paper that a person may otherwise
file with the commission electronically by accessing the commission's
website, entering the required information online, and paying the
appropriate fee.
(c) Fees established by this section that are paid
when an application is filed are not refundable once an application
has been accepted for filing.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §535.101 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective October 27, 1978, 3 TexReg 3654; amended to be effective November 14, 1979, 4 TexReg 4002; amended to be effective March 19, 1990, 15 TexReg 1235; amended to be effective August 31, 1992, 17 TexReg 5664; amended to be effective November 1, 1993, 18 TexReg 6215; amended to be effective September 1, 1995, 20 TexReg 6202; amended to be effective May 27, 1998, 23 TexReg 5436; amended to be effective October 11, 1999, 24 TexReg 8758; amended to be effective September 1, 2000, 25 TexReg 6509; amended to be effective October 15, 2001, 26 TexReg 8072; amended to be effective June 24, 2002, 27 TexReg 5520;amended to be effective January 1, 2004, 28 TexReg 9545; amended to be effective May 10, 2004, 29 TexReg 4486; amended to be effective August 31, 2004, 29 TexReg 8295; amended to be effective November 4, 2007, 32 TexReg 7690; amended to be effective June 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 4154; amended to be effective November 17, 2008, 33 TexReg 9239; amended to be effective November 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 6337; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7799; amended to be effective November 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 7331; amended to be effective January 1, 2013, 37 TexReg 7177; amended to be effective January 1, 2014, 38 TexReg 7955 |