1. (a) The license of a sales agent becomes inactive upon:

   1. (1) the death of the sales agent's sponsoring broker;
   2. (2) the expiration, suspension, revocation or inactivation of the license of the sponsoring broker;
   3. (3) if the sponsoring broker is a business entity, the dissolution of the entity or the forfeiture of its charter;
   4. (4) if the sponsoring broker is a business entity, the expiration, suspension, revocation, or inactivation of the license of the designated broker of the entity;
   5. (5) termination of sponsorship by the sales agent or sponsoring broker;
   6. (6) failure to timely complete continuing education required under the Act and this chapter; or
   7. (7) receipt by the Commission of an application for inactive status.

2. (b) If the broker intends to terminate the sponsorship, the broker must immediately:

   1. (1) notify the sales agent in writing; and
   2. (2) terminate the sponsorship using a process acceptable to the Commission.

3. (c) If the sales agent intends to terminate the sponsorship, the sales agent must immediately:

   1. (1) notify the broker in writing; and
   2. (2) terminate the sponsorship using a process acceptable to the Commission.
4. (d) If a sponsorship is terminated using the process under this section, the effective date of the termination of the sponsorship is the date the Commission receives the termination and any applicable fee.
5. (e) It is the responsibility of the sales agent on inactive status to pay all required license renewal fees timely to prevent the inactive license from expiring.

Source Note:The provisions of this §535.121 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective November 14, 1979, 4 TexReg 4002; amended to be effective July 20, 1981, 6 TexReg 2291; amended to be effective March 19, 1990, 15 TexReg 1236; amended to be effective January 4, 1993, 17 TexReg 8954; amended to be effective May 27, 1998, 23 TexReg 5437; amended to be effective September 1, 2000, 25 TexReg 6509; amended to be effective July 4, 2005, 30 TexReg 3876; amended to be effective January 1, 2011, 35 TexReg 11690; amended to be effective November 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 7332; amended to be effective June 3, 2012, 37 TexReg 4053; amended to be effective January 1, 2015, 39 TexReg 9669; amended to be effective June 11, 2023, 48 TexReg 2948; amended to be effective September 11, 2024, 49 TexReg 7040; amended to be effective September 3, 2025, 50 TexReg 5712.