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Rule Amendments 2021
The following identifies new rule changes effective in 2021. To view the Rules, click here.
EFFECTIVE DATE OCTOBER 15, 2021:
790-X-1-.06 Prelicense and Post License School Approval and Requirements
790-X-1-.22 Prohibition Against Contract Lobbyist
790-X-2-.26 Renewals During Military Deployment
EFFECTIVE DATE DECEMBER 13, 2021:
790-X-1-.07 Qualifications for Prelicense and Post License Instructors
790-X-1-.21 Distance Education Courses
790-X-2-.01 Documentation Required for License Issuance
790-X-1-.23 Misuse of Agency Name, Initials, Logo, or Seal
PENDING RULES:
790-X-2-.02 Applications for Examination and Licensure
790-X-3-.15 Broker Supervision
We Can Help You! New Companies that have been in operation less than a year are encouraged to request an Assistance Visit or Assistance Desk Audit to help answer any questions or assist in making sure the company is operating correctly.
Qualifying Brokers, if you are interested in our auditors coming to your company to conduct an Assistance Audit or if you have questions about how you are currently operating, please contact us. It is our hope that receiving help and guidance now through Assistance Visits or Assistance Desk Audits, may help prevent avoidable problems in the future.
Contact us today to Schedule Your Visit!
Commission Meeting
Our next Commission meeting will be held Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at the Alabama Real Estate Commission located at 1201 Carmichael Way in Montgomery, Alabama. An optional meeting link for Microsoft Teams will be posted here and on Commission social media on the meeting day. Visit the Open Meetings website at openmeetings.alabama.gov for additional information.
PSI Test Sites For Salesperson And Broker Exams
Exams can be scheduled by calling 888-818-5824 or visiting
schedule.psiexams.com.
CE Requirement Beginning January 1, 2021
Any licensee who did not complete the 15-hour CE requirement for license renewal or license activation prior to January 1, 2021 must take the NEW 3-hour
Risk Management: Initial Contact to Accepted Offer course to renew or activate a license. This course must be taken even if the previous Level 1 and Level 2 Risk Management courses have been completed.
Virtual Education An Option During COVID-19 Pandemic
All approved courses, salesperson and broker prelicense, salesperson post license and all continuing education courses, can be delivered through virtual platforms until April 30, 2022.
This approval of virtual delivery for classroom courses does not affect the availability of existing distance education courses. Those will remain options. You can check for approved courses at arec.alabama.gov.
Fingerprint Sites for New Applicants
Fingerprint sites may or may not be open. Those are beyond our control. However, our vendor, Gemalto, has assured us that they are instituting careful cleaning procedures and if sites must close, they will endeavor to open new ones. Consult their website at
aps.gemalto.com. We advise temporary salesperson applicants, broker applicants, and reciprocal applicants who reside in Alabama to go ahead and send your completed application to the Commission office and then get your fingerprints when the site is open, and it is safe to do so.
Payments
Please be aware that if a payment needs to be made to the Commission, it can be made electronically at
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