The following items shall be required for documentation of licensing requirements:

1. (1) All applicants shall be at least 19 years of age as evidenced by a copy of a valid driver’s license, U. S. passport, birth certificate or any other documentation acceptable to the Alabama Real Estate Commission.

2. (2) All applicants for a temporary salesperson, original salesperson, or broker’s license shall certify on the appropriate application form that he or she is either a citizen of the United States, or is a permanent resident alien, or is legally present in the United States. Additionally, every applicant shall provide documentation of their status. This documentation shall be in the form of a photocopy of any one of the below listed documents, and shall be attached to the application form submitted to the commission office:

   1. (a) Driver license or non-driver identification issued by any state of the United States; or
   2. (b) Birth certificate issued by any state in the United States; or
   3. (c) Permanent Resident Card, commonly known as a “green card”; or
   4. (d) Any visa issued by the United States; or
   5. (e) Any other documentation issued by the United States indicating legal presence in the United States.

3. (3) All applicants shall document their state of residence as evidenced by a photocopy of any one of the below listed documents:

   1. (a) current driver’s license; or
   2. (b) car tag receipt; or
   3. (c) deed to a home; or
   4. (d) lease agreement on a home or residential apartment; or
   5. (e) property tax bill; or
   6. (f) voter’s registration card; or
   7. (g) other document acceptable to the Alabama Real Estate Commission.

4. (4) All applicants for a reciprocal license shall submit an official “Certificate of Licensure” form (license history) from the state where the applicant holds a current license. The Certification of Licensure shall be issued within the 120-day period prior to the issuance of the Alabama license. At minimum it shall show:

   1. (a) Name and address of the licensee; and
   2. (b) Status of the license (current, renewed, not renewed, expired, lapsed, etc.) and
   3. (c) Type of license (salesperson, broker, etc.); and
   4. (d) Period of time the license has been active and inactive over at least the previous 36 months; and
   5. (e) If the applicant passed an examination; and
   6. (f) Whether the examination consisted of the national and state portion or only the state portion; and
   7. (g) Record of any disciplinary action against the licensee; and
   8. (h) Any other documentation the Commission may require.

5. (5) All applicants who completed high school in the United States, except those applying for a reciprocal license and those who were home schooled, shall show proof of high school graduation by providing a photocopy of one of the below listed documents:

   1. (a) High school diploma; or
   2. (b) High school transcripts showing graduation date; or
   3. (c) GED Certificate; or
   4. (d) College diploma; or
   5. (e) College transcripts showing completion of a minimum of two full terms (quarters or semesters); or
   6. (f) Teaching certificate; or
   7. (g) DD-214 showing verification of high school completion.
6. (6) All applicants who were home schooled in the United States shall provide a notarized transcript, a letter of recommendation from the home school group leader, or a diploma signifying completion of all requirements.

7. (7) All applicants who completed high school outside the United States shall provide one of the following:

   1. (a) A transcript or diploma from a United States college showing that the applicant’s high school education was sufficient to allow the applicant to be admitted into a post-secondary education program; or
   2. (b) A transcript or diploma translated into English from either the high school or college the applicant attended in another country.

Author: Alabama Real Estate Commission

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§34-27-8, 34-27-32.

History: Filed September 30, 1982. Amended: Filed August 20, 1985; August 27, 1986; December 5, 1988; December 7, 1989; August 7, 1992. Repealed: Filed August 23, 1996; effective September 27, 1996. New Rule: Filed September 12, 2008; effective October 17, 2008. Amended: Published October 29, 2021; effective December 13, 2021.