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TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 23TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION
CHAPTER 535GENERAL PROVISIONS
SUBCHAPTER ILICENSE RENEWAL
RULE §535.93Late Renewal Applications
ISSUE 12/12/2014
ACTION Final/Adopted
Preamble No Rule Available

(a)Subject to the requirements of this section and §1101.451(e) of the Act, a license holder may late renew a license after the expiration date of that license if:

  (1)the license has been expired for less than six months;

  (2)the license holder files the application to renew on a form approved by the Commission for that purpose;

  (3)completes all required continuing education for renewal of the license; and

  (4)the license holder submits the required fees under §535.101, including:

    (A)application fees for late renewal;

    (B)a continuing education deferral fee if continuing education for the previous active license period was not completed by the expiration date of the previous active license period; and

    (C)a continuing education late reporting fee if continuing education for the previous active license period was not completed by the 60th day after the expiration date of the previous active license period.

(b)Provided the license holder meets all the requirements of this subsection, the Commission will renew the license in an active status.

(c)To renew a salesperson license on active status after the expiration date of the license without any lapse in active licensure, a license holder must submit a Salesperson Sponsorship Form certifying that the license holder:

  (1)was continuously sponsored by a Texas licensed broker from the date after the previous license expired to the date the renewal of that license will be issued; and

  (2)will continued to be sponsored from the date immediately after the date the renewal of that license will be issued.

(d)The same broker may be the sponsor the salesperson for both periods under subsection (c) of this section.

(e)If the license holder is unable to certify that the license holder was sponsored for the periods under subsection (c) of this section, the Commission will renew the salesperson license on inactive status for the period(s) in which the license holder was not sponsored.

(f)A license renewed under this section is effective the day following the expiration of the previous license.

(g)A license holder may file an application to renew a license on inactive status under this section. Reactivation of a license on inactive status is governed by Subchapter L of this Chapter.

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 24, 2014

TRD-201405649

Kerri Lewis

General Counsel

Texas Real Estate Commission

Effective date: January 1, 2015

Proposal publication date: September 5, 2014

For further information, please call: (512) 936-3092



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