(a)A person desiring to be licensed shall file an application using forms prescribed by the commission. The commission may require an applicant to furnish materials such as source outlines, syllabi, course descriptions or official transcripts to verify course content or credit to meet education requirements. The commission may not accept an application for filing if the application is materially incomplete or the application is not accompanied by the appropriate fee. The commission may not issue a license unless the applicant: (1)pays the fee prescribed by the commission; (2)satisfies any experience or education requirements established by Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1102 (Chapter 1102), or by these sections; (3)successfully completes any qualifying examination required by Chapter 1102; (4)provides all supporting documentation or information requested by the commission in connection with the application; and (5)submits proof of financial responsibility as required by §1102.1141 of Chapter 1102 using a form approved by the commission for that purpose. (b)A person also may apply for a license by accessing the commission's web site, entering the required information on the application form and paying the appropriate fee in accordance with the instructions provided at the site by the commission. An applicant for an apprentice inspector license must provide the commission with the applicant's photograph prior to issuance of a license certificate. (c)An application shall be considered void and subject to no further evaluation or processing when one of the following events occurs. (1)The applicant fails to satisfy a current education requirement or examination requirement within 12 months from the date the application is accepted for filing. (2)The applicant fails to provide information or documentation within 60 days after the commission makes written request for the information or documentation. (3)The applicant fails to submit a required fee within twenty (20) days after the commission makes written request for payment of the fee. (4)The applicant fails to submit the required proof of professional liability insurance, or any other insurance that provides coverage for violations of Subchapter G of Chapter 1102, within 60 days after the commission makes written request for proof of insurance. (5)The applicant fails to provide fingerprints to the Department of Public Safety within 12 months from the date the application is filed. (d)A person may not file an application while another application for the same license type is pending. An application submitted while another is pending will be returned to the applicant with no further processing. (e)An application for a license may be denied if the commission determines that the applicant has failed to satisfy the commission as to the applicant's honesty, trustworthiness and integrity or if the applicant has been convicted of a criminal offense which is grounds for disapproval of an application under §541.1 of this title (relating to Criminal Offense Guidelines). Notice of the denial and any hearing on the denial shall be as provided in Texas Occupations Code, §1101.364, and §533.34 of this title (relating to Commencement of ADR). (f)Procuring or attempting to procure a license by fraud, misrepresentation or deceit or by making a material misstatement of fact in an application is grounds to deny the application or suspend or revoke the license. It is a violation of this section for a sponsoring professional inspector knowingly to make a false statement to the commission in an application for a license for an apprentice or a real estate inspector.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the
adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal
authority.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on November 1, 2013
TRD-201304995 Kerri Lewis
General Counsel
Texas Real Estate Commission
Effective date: November 21, 2013
Proposal publication date: August 30, 2013
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3092
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