PURPOSE: This rule sets out the continuing education requirements for title agents and qualified principals of title agencies.

1. (1) Title Agent. All natural persons licensed as title insurance producers with the department must complete during any two (2)-year licensure period courses or programs of study equivalent to a minimum of eight (8) hours of instruction before the producer license may be renewed by the director.
2. (2) Qualified Principal of Title Agency. Since a qualified principal must be licensed as a title agent in order to be designated as a qualified principal, compliance with the continuing education requirements for title agents in section (1) of this rule satisfies the continuing education requirement for the qualified principal.
3. (3) Continuing education required by this rule must be completed before the director will approve any license application or renewal filed with the department on or after January 1, 2010.

AUTHORITY: section 374.045, RSMo 2000 and sections 381.042 and 381.115, RSMo Supp. 2007.* Emergency rule filed Jan. 16, 2008, effective Jan. 28, 2008, expired July 25, 2008. Original rule filed Jan. 16, 2008, effective Sept. 30, 2008. *Original authority: 374.045, RSMo 1967, amended 1993, 1995; 381.042, RSMo 2000, amended 2007; and 381.115, RSMo 2000, amended 2007.