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§ 455.521. Qualifications for license

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 63 P.S. Professions and Occupations (State Licensed)Effective: August 28, 2018

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 63 P.S. Professions and Occupations (State Licensed) (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 13A. Real Estate Licensing and Registration Act (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 5. Qualifications and Applications for Licenses and Registration Certificates (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter C. Salesperson's License
Effective: August 28, 2018
63 P.S. § 455.521
§ 455.521. Qualifications for license
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Each applicant shall as a condition precedent to obtaining a license, take the salesperson license examination and score a passing grade. Prior to taking the examination:
(1) The applicant shall be at least 18 years of age.
(2) The following apply:
(i) Except as provided under subparagraph (ii), the applicant shall have completed 75 hours in real estate instruction in areas of study prescribed by the rules of the commission, which rules shall require instruction in the areas of fair housing and professional ethics.
(ii) An applicant shall be required to complete 60 hours of real estate instruction as prescribed under subparagraph (i) if the applicant has completed a portion of the hours before the effective date of this subparagraph. An applicant who has not completed any of the required hours of real estate instruction before the effective date of this subparagraph shall complete 75 hours of real estate instruction within five years of taking the salesperson license examination.
(3) The applicant shall be a high school graduate or shall produce proof satisfactory to the commission of an education equivalent to high school preparation. This paragraph shall not apply to a person licensed before the effective date of this paragraph.

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1980, Feb. 19, P.L. 15, No. 9, § 521, imd. effective. Amended 1984, March 29, P.L. 162, No. 32, § 9, effective in 90 days; 2018, June 29, P.L. 500, No. 75, § 2, effective in 60 days [Aug. 28, 2018].
63 P.S. § 455.521, PA ST 63 P.S. § 455.521
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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