Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024
(a) All candidates for the real estate
licensing examination shall file a completed "New Hampshire Real Estate
Examination Registration Form", together with the examination fee and the
completed pre-licensing course affidavit if applicable, in the office of the
commission prior to scheduling a real estate exam.
(b) The candidate shall supply on such
registration form the following:
(1) Legal
name and address of candidate registering to take the real estate licensing
examination;
(2) Phone
number;
(3) Social security number,
as required by RSA 161-B:11, VI-a;
(4) Email address;
(5) Date of birth;
(6) Gender;
(7) School code;
(8) Broker designation;
(9) Date of previous real estate licensing
examination taken in this state, if any;
(10) The test type being requested, whether
salesperson or broker;
(11) The
test portion being requested, whether state, national, or both; and
(12) Signature of candidate, dated with the
date the applicant signed the form.
(c) Candidates who apply for the broker
examination based on being licensed in another state for at least one calendar
year shall submit the name of each state in which the candidate is licensed,
the license number from each state, and a certificate of good standing from the
licensing authority of the state in which the person was licensed along with
the examination registration.
(d)
No notice to schedule an examination shall be mailed to any candidate unless
and until a completed registration form, completed pre-licensing course
affidavit if applicable, certificate of good standing if applicable, and
examination fee have been received and accepted in the office of the
commission.
(e) All candidates
shall take the examination within 3 months from the date of receipt of the exam
registration at the office of the commission.
(f) Any candidate who fails to take the
examination within the 3-month period as required by Rea 301.03(e) shall be
required to submit a new registration and fee.
(g) Any candidate who fails to take the
examination within the 3-month period as required by Rea 301.03(e) due to good
cause under (2) below may request up to an additional 30 calendar days by:
(1) Filing with the commission a written
request for a waiver no later than the last business day prior to the
expiration of the 3-month period as required by Rea 301.03(e);
(2) Late filing shall be justified by a
showing of good cause. Good cause shall include serious accident, illness, or
other circumstances beyond the control of the candidate which actually prevent
the candidate from taking the examination; and
(3) Relevant supporting documentation from
the candidate's physician or medical professional shall be furnished to the
commission when necessary for a fair and informed determination by the
commission or designee.
(h) Candidates for the broker or salesperson
exam shall attain a minimum score of 70.
(i) Candidates who apply for the broker
examination based on employment as a salesperson pursuant to RSA 331-A:10, II
shall submit the following in the application for licensure:
(1) Verification of dates of employment as a
salesperson by employing broker;
(2) Amount of time worked as a salesperson as
defined in RSA 331-A:2, X; and
(3)
Notarized signature of employing broker attesting that the information supplied
on the "Broker Application" referenced in Rea 301.01(a)(1) is true.
(j) Candidates who seek approval
to take the broker examination based on equivalent experience pursuant to RSA 331-A:10, II(c) shall complete and submit an "Equivalent Experience Form to One
Year's Service as a Licensed Salesperson", revised June 2021.
(k) Candidates for the broker examination
shall show proof of completion of 60 hours of approved study, pursuant to RSA 331-A:10, II, consisting of the following:
(1)
A juris doctor degree from an accredited law school obtained by a licensed
attorney who actively practices or practiced in real estate law within the last
5 years;
(2) One of the following
degrees within 5 years prior to the date of examination:
a. A bachelor's degree with a major in real
estate from an accredited college, university, or institute of higher
learning;
b. A bachelor's degree
from an accredited college, university, or institute of higher learning, having
completed coursework equivalent to a major in real estate; or
c. An associate's degree in real estate from
an accredited institution; or
(3) Successful completion of the education
requirements and receipt of the designation for at least one of the following
within 5 years prior to the date of examination:
a. Certified Commercial Investment Member
(CCIM); or
b. Graduate, Realtor
Institute (GRI).
(l) The following items may be applied
towards the 60 hours of approved study:
(1)
Real estate continuing education courses previously approved by the commission
for credit that have been successfully completed within 24 months prior to the
date of examination may be submitted consisting of one or more of the
following:
a. One 3 hour accredited core
course; and
b. Accredited elective
courses;
(2) Evidence of
successfully completing 40 hours of accredited pre-licensing education may be
submitted consisting of the following:
a. New
Hampshire accredited pre-licensing education with a minimum of 32 hours of
classroom attendance or real-time internet live-class distance education
pursuant to 2. below, or a combination thereof, and no more than 8 hours of
distance education which began within 6 months prior to the date of examination
in compliance with the following:
1.
Pre-licensing distance education that is not real-time internet live-class
shall only be allowed for acceptable absences, including:
(i) Family emergencies;
(ii) Illnesses;
(iii) Technical issues during real-time
internet live-class; and
(iv) Other
unforeseen circumstances;
2. Real-time internet live-class shall:
(i) Have live video and audio feeds of all
participants that will allow real time visualization, instructor, monitoring,
and communication among all participants;
(ii) Be equal to one credit hour for each
hour of real-time internet live-class for an attendee who was present by video
and audio throughout the hour(s); and
(iii) Allow the students to view a live video
stream of the instructor unless the instructor is presenting instructional
material through a shared screen presentation.
3. All distance education, that is not a
real-time internet live-class, shall be provided through audio or visual
recordings or correspondence delivery with a final examination consisting of a
minimum of 25 questions; and
4.
Pre-licensing distance education shall not exceed 2 classes; or
b. A minimum of 32 hours of
classroom attendance and no more than 8 hours of distance education which began
within 6 months prior to the date of examination consisting of 34 hours of
accredited national material completed in another state and a minimum of 6
hours of New Hampshire accredited state material; or
(3) Real estate related credit courses
successfully completed within the past 5 years at an accredited college,
university, or institute of higher learning, and evidenced by a transcript, may
be submitted to the commission for approval, including courses with topics such
as, but not limited to:
a.
Accounting;
b.
Management;
c. Real estate
law;
d. Finance;
e. Real estate investment;
f. Appraisal courses; and
g. Paralegal courses.
(m) Each hour of the courses
outlined in (l)(1) and (2), above, shall count towards one hour of credit
toward the required 60 hours. All 3- credit or more courses submitted and
approved under (l)(3) as real estate related education shall receive 12 credit
hours.
(n) Schools or individuals
may seek accreditation of education not included in (k)(3) and (l)(1) through
(3) above or (p) below by submitting the course content outline, course
materials, course hours, course accreditation fee, and certificate of
completion to the commission.
(o)
For purposes of (l)(2) above, proof of a pre-licensing course previously used
to fulfill the salesperson's education requirement shall not be used to fulfill
the broker education requirement.
(p) Candidates for the salesperson
examination shall complete 40 hours of approved study prior to the date of
examination, pursuant to RSA 331-A:10, I.
(q) Evidence of successfully completing 40
hours of accredited pre-licensing education shall be submitted consisting of
the following:
(1) New Hampshire accredited
pre-licensing course with a minimum of 32 hours of classroom attendance or
real-time internet live-class distance education pursuant to a.1. below, or a
combination thereof, and no more than 8 hours of distance education which began
within 6 months prior to the date of examination in compliance with the
following:
a. Real-time internet live-class
shall:
1. Have live video and audio feeds of
all participants that will allow real time visualization, instructor
monitoring, and communication among all participants;
2. Be equal to one credit hour for each hour
of real-time internet live-class for an attendee who was present by video and
audio throughout the hour(s); and
3. Allow the students to view a live video
stream of the instructor unless the instructor is presenting instructional
material through a shared screen presentation.
b. Pre-licensing distance education, that is
not real-time internet live-class, shall only be allowed for acceptable
absences, including:
1. Family
emergencies;
2.
Illnesses;
3. Technical issues
during real-time internet live-class; and
4. Other unforeseen circumstances;
c. All distance education, that is
not a real-time internet live-class, shall be provided through audio or visual
recordings or correspondence delivery with a final examination consisting of a
minimum of 25 questions; and
d.
Pre-licensing distance education, that is not a real-time internet live-class,
shall not exceed 2 classes; or
(2) A minimum of 32 hours of classroom
attendance and no more than 8 hours of distance education which began within 6
months prior to the date of examination consisting of 34 hours of accredited
national material completed in another state and a minimum of 6 hours of New
Hampshire accredited state material.
(r) Candidates who fail to satisfy the
education requirement pursuant to RSA 331-A:10 prior to the date of the
examination shall re-take the exam in its entirety. This shall apply even if
the candidate passes a portion or all of the examination.
(s) Examination candidates shall not send the
application for license and license fee to the commission until after they have
received notification that they passed both the uniform and state portions of
the written examination, or passed the state portion for reciprocal
non-resident licensees.
(t) Real
estate applicants shall not complete the broker or salesperson application for
a license, including all notarized signatures, more than 30 days prior to
submission to the commission office.
#2130, eff 8-30-82; ss by #2847, eff 9-19-84; ss by #4304,
eff 8-21-87; ss by #4559, eff 12-28-88; amd by #4713, eff 11-28-89; ss by
#5569, eff 2-11-93, EXPIRED: 2-11-99
New. #7162, INTERIM, eff 12-18-99,
EXPIRED: 4-16-00
New. #7264, eff 5-6-00; ss by
#7520, eff 6-28-01; ss by #8832, eff 5-1-07; amd by #9301, eff 10-22-08; amd by
#10147, eff 8-1-12