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(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 license history; (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.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has
been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid
exercise of
the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on August 20, 2012
TRD-201204411 Loretta R. DeHay
General Counsel
Texas Real Estate Commission
Effective date: January 1, 2013
Proposal publication date: June 1, 2012
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3092
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