The application of a natural person for active licensure,
whether the applicant expects to operate alone, or as a partner, or with a
corporation, or as a sales associate, is governed by substantially the same
rules and forms.
(1) The applicant
must meet necessary personal qualifications as follows:
(a) Is 18 years of age or older.
(b) If the application is for broker:
1. Has been registered as an active sales
associate for at least 24 months during the preceding 5 years under one or more
brokers;
2. Has held a current and
valid real estate sales associate's license for at least 24 months during the
preceding 5 years in the employ of a governmental agency for a salary and
performing the duties authorized in Chapter 475, F.S.; or
3. Has held a current and valid real estate
broker's license for at least 24 months during the preceding 5 years in any
other state, territory, or jurisdiction of the United States, or in any foreign
national jurisdiction.
(c) Hold a high school diploma or its
equivalent.
(2) The
applicant must make it possible to immediately begin the inquiry as to whether
the applicant is honest, truthful, trustworthy, of good character, and bears a
good reputation for fair dealings, and will likely make transactions and
conduct negotiations with safety to investors and to those with whom the
applicant may undertake a relation of trust and confidence. The applicant is
required to disclose:
(a) Whether the
applicant has ever been convicted or found quilty of, or entered a guilty plea
of nolo contendere or guilty to, regardless of adjudication, a crime in any
jurisdiction or if applicant is currently under criminal
investigation;
(b) Whether the
applicant has ever done business under any other name, or alias, than the name
signed on the application, with sufficient information to enable the Commission
to investigate the circumstances;
(c) Whether the applicant has had any
license, registration or permit to practice any requested profession,
occupation, vocation or business revoked, annulled, suspended, relinquished,
surrendered or otherwise disciplined in Florida or in any other jurisdiction or
if any such proceeding or investigation is now pending; and
(d) Whether the applicant has had an
application for a real estate license denied in Florida or in any other
jurisdiction or if there is a pending proceeding to deny such
application.
(3) Each
applicant must submit digital fingerprint data for processing to determine if
the applicant has a criminal history record.
(4) All applicants for permits to instruct or
be a permitholder for a real estate school must comply with Section
475.451(2)(a),
F.S.
Notes
Fla. Admin.
Code Ann. R. 61J2-2.027
Rulemaking Authority
475.05 FS. Law Implemented
475.17,
475.175,
475.451
FS.
New 1-1-80, Formerly
21V-2.27, Amended 4-10-88, 5-20-90, 1-13-91, 7-15-92, 7-20-93, Formerly
21V-2.027, Amended 11-10-97, 1-18-00, 11-26-03, 1-16-13, Amended by
Florida
Register Volume 46, Number 237, December 8, 2020 effective
12/22/2020.
New 1-1-80, Formerly 21V-2.27, Amended 4-10-88, 5-20-90,
1-13-91, 7-15-92, 7-20-93, Formerly 21V-2.027, Amended 11-10-97, 1-18-00,
11-26-03, 1-16-13, 12-22-20.
