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DEPARTMENT OF REGULATORY AGENCIES
DIVISION OF REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE COMMISSION
4 CCR 725-1

RULE A.  LICENSE QUALIFICATIONS, APPLICATIONS AND EXAMINATIONS

Pursuant to and in compliance with Title 12, Article 61 and Title 24, Article 4, C.R.S. as amended, notice of proposed rulemaking is hereby given, including notice to the Attorney General of the State of Colorado and to all persons who have requested to be advised of the intention of the Colorado Real Estate Commission (the “Commission”) to promulgate rules, or to amend, repeal or repeal and re-enact the present rules of the Commission.  

STATEMENT OF BASIS

The statutory basis for the rules titled Rules of the Colorado Real Estate Commission is Part 1 of Title 12, Article 61, Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended.
  
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

The purpose of this rule is to effectuate the legislative directive to promulgate necessary and appropriate rules in conformity with the state statutes of the real estate practice act.

SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF THIS RULEMAKING

The specific purpose of this rule is to amend or repeal existing rules with respect to requirements for applications for licensure as a real estate broker. 

Proposed New, Amended and Repealed Rules

Rule A.  License Qualifications, Applications and Examinations

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A-2.  Requirements must precede exam and application.
Educational requirements for an initial license imposed by 12-61-103(4) and (6)(c)(II), C.R.S., must be completed and proof of completion filed in a method or manner as prescribed by the Commission prior to taking the examination and applying for a license.

A-5.  Real estate license examination, exam expiration and application requirements.
The real estate license examination is made up of two parts, a general portion and a state portion.  If an applicant fails one or both parts of the exam, the applicant may retake the failed portion(s) at a subsequent time.   A passing score for either part of the exam is valid for one year only. An application received by the Division must be accompanied by the statutory fee, proof of completion of the required education and experience requirements, and proof of successful completion of the appropriate portion(s) of the exam within the year prior to the application being received by the Division. No exam score for either portion of the exam will be considered valid after one year.

A-8.  Repealed.

A-11.  Certificate of license history required.
An applicant for a Colorado real estate license, who has held a real estate license in any other state must file with the application for a Colorado license a “certification of licensing history” issued by each state where the applicant is currently or was previously licensed as a real estate broker or salesperson.  Such certificate must bear a date of not more than 90 days prior to the submission date of the application.  If no longer licensed, such certificate must bear a date subsequent to the expiration date.

A-16.  Criminal history check required prior to application.
Applicants for an initial license must submit a set of fingerprints to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of conducting a state and national criminal history record check prior to submitting an application for a license.  Fingerprints must be submitted to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation for processing in a manner acceptable to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.  Fingerprints must be readable and all personal identification data completed in a manner satisfactory to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.