(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 [The obligation for payment of fees for the issuance of licenses reflecting a change or addition of place of business or change of sponsoring broker accrues] 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 the 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. [Requests for the application for return to active status and appropriate fee have been mailed to or delivered to the commission. A broker o changes or additions made during the annual renewal period will require the payment of the prescribed fee(s) in addition to the appropriate renewal fee.] [(b)Any request requiring the payment of a fee as set out in this section which is not accompanied by payment in full of such fee shall be returned to the person making such request. No other action will be taken on such requests until returned with the proper fee.] (b)[(c)] The commission shall charge and collect the following fees: (1)a fee of $75 for the filing of an original application for a real estate broker license; (2)a fee of $30 for annual renewal of a real estate broker license; (3)a fee of $50 for the filing of an original application for a real estate salesperson license; (4)a fee of $30 for annual renewal of a real estate salesperson license; (5)a fee of $35 for an application for a license examination; (6)a fee of $20 for filing a request for a license for each additional office or place of business; (7)a fee of $20 for filing a request for a license for a change of place of business change of name, return to active status or change of sponsoring broker; (8)a fee of $20 for filing a request to replace a license lost or destroyed; (9)a fee of $400 for filing an application for accreditation [approval] of an education program under Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6573a (the Act), §7(f); (10)a fee of $200 a year for operation of a real estate education program under the Act, §7(f); (11)a fee of $15 for transcript evaluation; (12)a fee of $10 for preparing a license history; and (13)a fee of $25 for the filing of an appllication for a moral characte determination. [(d)The fee specified in §11(a)(9) is for an original application for accreditation of an educational program or courses of study. After a school receives original accreditation, it may apply for approval of additional courses of study without paying an additional fee.] [(e)The fee specified in §11(a)(10) is for each year of operation of an educational program or in which a course or courses of study are offered. Such fee will not be charged for offering a commission-approved course at more than one location.]
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State, on April 4, 2000
TRD-200002419 Mark A. Moseley
General Counsel
Texas
Real Estate Commission
Earliest possible date of adoption: May 21, 2000
For further information, please call: (512) 465-3900
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