Utah Admin. Code 162-2f-204

Current through Bulletin 2024-20, October 15, 2024
Section R162-2f-204 - License Renewal or Reinstatement
(1)
(a) A license issued under this rule is valid for a period of two years from the date of licensure.
(b) To renew on time without incurring a late fee, an applicant for renewal shall, by the 15th day of the month of expiration, have completed all each of the continuing education credits required under Subsection (2)(b) to ensure continuing education providers have time to bank continuing education hours before license expiration.
(c) An individual who is required to submit a renewal application through the online RELMS system shall complete the online process, including the completion and banking of continuing education credits, in the licensee's individual password protected RELMS account, by the license expiration date.
(d) An individual whose circumstances require a "yes" answer to a disclosure question on the renewal application shall submit a paper renewal application:
(i) by the license expiration date, if that date falls on a day when the division is open for business; or
(ii) on the next business day following the license expiration date, if that date falls on a day when the division is closed for business.
(2) Qualification for renewal or reinstatement.
(a) Character and competency.
(i) An individual applying for a renewed license or for reinstatement of a license shall evidence that the individual maintains character and competency as required for initial licensure.
(ii) An individual applying for a renewed or reinstated license may not have:
(A) a felony conviction since the last date of licensure; or
(B) a finding of fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit entered against the applicant, related to activities requiring a real estate license, by a court of competent jurisdiction or a government agency since the last date of licensure, unless the finding was explicitly considered by the division in a previous application.
(b) Continuing education.
(i) To renew at the end of the first renewal cycle, an actively licensed individual shall complete:
(A) the 12-hour new sales agent course certified by the division;
(B) the Mandatory 3-Hour CE course; and
(C) an additional three non-duplicative hours of continuing education:
(I) certified by the division as either core or elective; or
(II) acceptable to the division pursuant to Subsection (2)(b)(ii)(B).
(ii) To renew at the end of a renewal cycle after the first renewal, an actively licensed individual shall:
(A) complete 18 non-duplicative hours of continuing education:
(I) certified by the division;
(II) including at least nine non-duplicative hours of core curriculum, three hours of which are for completion of the Mandatory 3-Hour CE Course, a required continuing education course approved by the division; and
(III) taken during the previous license period; or
(B) apply to the division by the 15th day of the month of expiration for a waiver of all or part of the required continuing education hours by virtue of having completed non-certified courses that:
(I) were not required under Subsection R162-2f-206c(1)(a) to be certified; and
(II) meet the continuing education objectives listed in Subsection R162-2f-206c(2)(f).
(iii) If when renewing at the end of a renewal cycle after the first renewal, an actively licensed individual did not previously complete the 12-hour new sales agent course when qualifying for the individual's current license, the individual shall complete the 12-hour new sales agent course certified by the Division plus an additional six hours of non-duplicative core topic or elective continuing education hours.
(iv) The Division has certified the mandatory 3-Hour course and the 12-hour new sales agent course as core hours for continuing education purposes.
(v)
(A) Completed continuing education courses will be credited to an individual when the hours are uploaded by the course provider pursuant to Subsection R162-2f-401d(1)(j).
(B) If a provider fails to upload course completion information within the ten-day period specified in Subsection R162-2f-401d(1)(j), an individual who attended the course may obtain credit by:
(I) filing a complaint against the provider; and
(II) submitting the course completion certificate to the division.
(c) In addition to meeting the requirements of Subsection (2)(a) and (b), an individual applying to renew a principal broker license shall certify that:
(i) the business name under which the individual operates is current and in good standing with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code; and
(ii) the trust account maintained by the principal broker is current and in compliance with Sections R162-2f-403a and R162-2f-403b.
(3) Renewal and reinstatement procedures.
(a) To renew a license, an applicant shall, before the expiration of the license:
(i) complete the online renewal of the license in the applicant's password protected RELMS account; and
(ii) pay a nonrefundable renewal fee.
(b) To reinstate an expired license, an applicant shall, according to deadlines set forth in Subsections 61-2f-204(2)(b) through 61-2f-204(2) (d):
(i) submit any forms required by the division, including proof of having completed continuing education pursuant to Subsection 61-2f-204(2), including the Mandatory 3-Hour CE course; and
(ii) pay a nonrefundable reinstatement fee.
(4) An individual licensee shall submit an application for renewal through the online RELMS system unless the individual's circumstances require a "yes" answer in response to a disclosure question.

Utah Admin. Code R162-2f-204

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-14, effective 6/19/2019
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-21, effective 10/21/2020
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-12, effective 6/8/2021
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-11, effective 5/25/2022