1. (a) Application.

   1. (1) A person who intends to be licensed by the Commission must:

      1. (A) file an application for the license using a process acceptable to the Commission; and
      2. (B) submit the required fee under §535.101 of this chapter (relating to Fees).
   2. (2) The Commission will reject an application submitted without a sufficient filing fee.
   3. (3) The Commission may request additional information be provided to the Commission relating to an application.

2. (b) General Requirements for Licensure.

   1. (1) To be eligible for a real estate license, an applicant must:

      1. (A) meet the following requirements at the time of the application:

         1. (i) be 18 years of age;
         2. (ii) be a citizen of the United States or a lawfully admitted alien;
      2. (B) comply with the fingerprinting, education, experience and examination requirements of the Act; and
      3. (C) meet the honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity requirements under the Act.
   2. (2) The fact that an individual has had disabilities of minority removed does not affect the requirement that an applicant be 18 years of age to be eligible for a license.

3. (c) Termination of application. An application is terminated and is subject to no further evaluation or processing if:

   1. (1) the applicant fails to satisfy a current, education, experience, or examination requirement within one year from the date the application is filed;
   2. (2) the applicant fails to submit a required fee within twenty (20) days after the Commission makes written request for payment;
   3. (3) the applicant fails to provide information or documentation requested by the Commission within one year from the date the application is filed; or
   4. (4) the applicant fails to provide fingerprints to the Department of Public Safety within one year from the date the application is filed.

4. (d) Completion of applicable education and experience.

   1. (1) An applicant is not eligible to take an examination for a license until the Commission has received evidence of completion of all education and experience required by this subchapter.
   2. (2) The Commission will not grant credit to an applicant for completing a course with substantially the same content as a course for which the applicant received credit within the previous two-year period.
   3. (3) Except as provided by this subchapter and the Act, the Commission will not accept a person's license in another state to meet experience requirements.
5. (e) Examination. An applicant must take and pass a licensing examination in accordance with §535.57 of this chapter (relating to Examinations).

Source Note:The provisions of this §535.51 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective October 4, 1976, 1 TexReg 2614; amended to be effective November 8, 1977, 2 TexReg 4097; amended to be effective November 14, 1979, 4 TexReg 3999; amended to be effective June 18, 1991, 16 TexReg 3077; amended to be effective January 1, 1992, 16 TexReg 7488; amended to be effective September 24, 1993, 18 TexReg 6215; amended to be effective July 18, 1994, 19 TexReg 5089; amended to be effective December 1, 1994, 19 TexReg 8114; amended to be effective January 3, 1996, 20 TexReg 10898; amended to be effective May 2, 1996, 21 TexReg 3549;amended to be effective March 14,1997, 22 TexReg 2428; amended to be effective April 14, 1998, 23 TexReg 3682; amended to be effective July 1, 1999, 24 TexReg 4825; amended to be effective September 1, 2000, 25 TexReg 6506; amended to be effective October 15, 2001, 26 TexReg 8070; amended to be effective March 4, 2002, 27 TexReg 1495; amended to be effective April 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 2324; amended to be effective January 1, 2004, 28 TexReg 9542; amended to be effective May 10, 2004, 29 TexReg 4485; amended to be effective September 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 8284; amended to be effective July 4, 2005, 30 TexReg 3871; amended to be effective December 30, 2007, 32 TexReg 9988; amended to be effective January 7, 2009, 34 TexReg 57; amended to be effective November 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 6333; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7799; amended to be effective November 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 7327; amended to be effective March 5, 2014, 39 TexReg 1379; amended to be effective January 1, 2015, 39 TexReg 9669; amended to be effective January 1, 2016, 40 TexReg 8222; amended to be effective December 11, 2019, 44 TexReg 7699; amended to be effective June 11, 2023, 48 TexReg 2948; amended to be effective September 3, 2025, 50 TexReg 5704.