Section 1260-01-.21 - REINSTATEMENT OF AN EXPIRED LICENSE OF A BROKER, AFFILIATE BROKER, TIME-SHARE SALESPERSON, OR ACQUISITION AGENT(1) Expired License Due to Health Issues or Medical Problems:(a) If a licensee fails to renew a license within sixty (60) days after expiration of the license because of personal or family health issues, and, as a result, wishes to request a medical waiver from the Commission, that licensee must: 1. Provide a signed doctor's statement attesting to the nature and length of the illness; and2. Submit a statement explaining the lapse, which must be signed by the person seeking reinstatement.(b) If the Commission grants the medical waiver request, then renewal fees must be paid and all other conditions for licensure must be met, but late penalty fees will not be assessed.(c) Information submitted will become public record unless otherwise prohibited by law.(2) Expired License due to Failure to Comply with Prerequisite to Licensure:(a) Renewal of License Within Sixty (60) Days of Expiration: If a licensee fails to comply with any prerequisite or condition to licensure or renewal and/or fails to pay a renewal fee before the expiration of the license but provides proof of compliance with all prerequisites or conditions for licensure, including payment of renewal fee, within sixty (60) days after the expiration date of the license, that licensee shall only be required to pay a penalty fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) per thirty (30) day period, or portion thereof, from the time the license expired without the requirement of any further obligations.(b) Reinstatement After Sixty (60) Days of Expiration: If a licensee fails to timely pay a renewal fee or comply with any prerequisite or condition to licensure or renewal and/ or fails to pay a renewal fee within sixty (60) days after the expiration date of the license, that licensee must sign a Reinstatement Order agreeing to comply with the following requirements and complete each of the following requirements in order to obtain license reinstatement: 1. Provide proof of compliance with all prerequisites or conditions for licensure, including payment of renewal fee; and2. Payment of Penalties in Accordance with the Following Schedule: (i) For a license expired more than sixty (60) days, but within one hundred twenty (120) days, pay a penalty fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) per thirty (30) day period, or portion thereof, from the time the license expired; or(ii) For a license expired for more than one hundred twenty (120) days but within one (1) year, pay, in addition to the penalty fee described in subpart (i), a penalty fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per thirty (30) day period, or portion thereof, beginning on the one hundred twenty first (121st) day; and3. Penalty fees will begin accruing on the first (1st) day following the license expiration date and will be assessed every thirty (30) days, or portion thereof, at the above rates. Penalty fees accrue until a Reinstatement Order is signed, proof of compliance with all prerequisites or conditions for licensure is received, and the renewal fee and all prescribed penalty fees are paid.4. A reinstated license will be issued back to the original expiry date upon satisfaction of all requirements.(3) License Expired for More than One (1) Year: if a license is expired for more than one (1) year, then that individual must reapply for licensure, meet current education requirements, and pass all required examinations.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-01-.21
Original rule filed July 20, 2015; effective October 18, 2015. Emergency rule filed September 12, 2016; effective through March 11, 2017. Amendments filed October 18, 2016; effective 1/16/2017.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 62-13-203 and 62-13-319.