Section 36-21A-31 - Experience and education required of applicant for responsible broker'slicense.
36-21A-31. Experience and education required of applicant for responsible broker's license. An applicant for a responsible broker's license shall have served actively for two years as a licensed salesperson or broker associate, or a combination thereof, and shall furnish evidence of completion of fifteen additional class hours beyond the broker associate level in a course approved by the commission given by instructors approved by the commission or in an independent study or distance education course approved by the commission. If the applicant for a responsible broker's license meets all requirements except the fifteen-additional-class-hours requirement, the commission or executive director may approve the applicant for a responsible broker's license if the applicant certifies in writing to furnish the commission with evidence of completion of the fifteen-additional-class-hours requirement within six months of the date of the approval. The commission may adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to specify requirements for the course of study. Any person licensed as a broker associate under § 36-21A-34.1 shall, in addition to the education requirements of this section, complete the broker examination requirements to qualify as a responsible broker. Any broker licensed prior to July 1, 1996, is exempt from these requirements.
Source: SL 1992, ch 273, § 31; SL 1996, ch 235, § 2; SL 2002, ch 180, § 4; SL 2009, ch 181, § 1.