Texas Register

TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 23TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION
CHAPTER 535GENERAL PROVISIONS
SUBCHAPTER LINACTIVE LICENSE STATUS
RULE §535.121Inactive Sales Agent License
ISSUE 06/09/2023
ACTION Final/Adopted
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule

(a)The license of a sales agent immediately becomes inactive upon:

  (1)the death of the sales agent's sponsoring broker;

  (2)the expiration, suspension, revocation or inactivation of the license of the sponsoring broker;

  (3)if the sponsoring broker is a business entity, the dissolution of the entity or the forfeiture of its charter;

  (4)if the sponsoring broker is a business entity, the expiration, suspension, revocation, or inactivation of the license of the designated broker of the entity, or the death of the designated broker;

  (5)termination of sponsorship by the sales agent or sponsoring broker;

  (6)failure to timely complete continuing education required under the Act and this chapter; or

  (7)receipt by the Commission of an application for inactive status.

(b)If the broker intends to terminate the sponsorship, the broker must immediately:

  (1)notify the sales agent in writing; and

  (2)terminate the sponsorship:

    (A)through the online process approved by the Commission; or

    (B)on the appropriate form delivered to the Commission.

(c)If the sales agent intends to terminate the sponsorship, the sales agent must immediately:

  (1)notify the broker in writing; and

  (2)terminate the sponsorship:

    (A)through the online process approved by the Commission; or

    (B)on the appropriate form delivered to the Commission.

(d)If a sponsorship is terminated on a form under this section, the effective date of the termination of the sponsorship is the date the Commission receives the completed form and any applicable fee.

(e)It is the responsibility of the sales agent on inactive status to pay all required license renewal fees timely to prevent the inactive license from expiring.

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 May 22, 2023

TRD-202301882

Vanessa E. Burgess

General Counsel

Texas Real Estate Commission

Effective date: June 11, 2023

Proposal publication date: March 3, 2023

For further information, please call: (512) 936-3284



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