Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(a) An individual who wants to take the
salesperson's examination for the purpose of obtaining a standard cemetery
broker's license shall:
(1) Be 21 years of
age or older.
(2) Have worked at
least 3 years as a licensed salesperson or cemetery salesperson, with
experience qualifications that the Commission considers adequate for practice
as a cemetery broker, or possess at least 3 years of other experience,
education, or both, that the Commission considers the equivalent of 3 years'
experience as a licensed salesperson or cemetery salesperson.
(3) Have successfully completed four credits,
or 60 hours of instruction, in basic real estate courses as determined by the
Commission under subsection (b).
(4) Submit a completed examination
application to the Commission or its designee with:
(i) Official transcripts evidencing the
acquisition of degrees or course credits.
(ii) A detailed resume of real estate
activities performed by the candidate while working as a salesperson or
cemetery salesperson, and a sworn statement from the candidate's employing
broker confirming that these activities were performed if the candidate is a
licensed salesperson or cemetery salesperson.
(iii) A complete description of work
experience and education that the candidate considers relevant to the
requirements of paragraph (2) if the candidate is not a licensed salesperson or
cemetery salesperson.
(iv) The fee
for review of the candidate's qualifications to take the examination prescribed
in §
35.203 (relating to fees) and the
fee for administration of the examination.
(b) The Commission will apply the following
standards in determining whether an examination candidate has met the education
requirements of subsection (a)(3):
(1) A
candidate who has obtained one of the following degrees will be deemed to have
met the education requirement and will not be required to show completion of
course work in specific areas of study:
(i) A
bachelor's degree with a major in real estate from an accredited college as
defined in §
35.201 (relating to
definitions).
(ii) A bachelor's
degree from an accredited college as defined in §
35.201, having completed course
work equivalent to a major in real estate.
(iii) A juris doctor degree from an
accredited law school.
(2) Credits will be allowed for Real Estate
Fundamentals and Real Estate Practice, cemetery courses and all basic real
estate courses when offered by:
(i) An
accredited college as defined in § 35.201.
(ii) A real estate education provider who has
met the approval requirements in §
35.341 (relating to approval of
real estate education provider).
(iii) A real estate education provider
outside this Commonwealth that has been approved by the real estate licensing
authority of the jurisdiction where the real estate education provider is
located. The course transcript or certificate of completion must state that the
course is approved by the licensing authority of the jurisdiction where the
real estate education provider is located.
(iv) A cemetery association outside this
Commonwealth, if the course taught by the cemetery association is equivalent to
a course taught by a real estate education provider in this Commonwealth
approved by the Commission.
(3) Courses shall have been completed within
10 years prior to the date of successful completion of the licensing
examination.
(c) A
reciprocal licensee who is converting a reciprocal license to a standard
cemetery broker's license is exempt from subsection (a) and is only required to
pass the state portion of the examination.
The provisions of this §
35.273 issued under the Real
Estate Licensing and Registration Act (63 P. S. §§
455.101-455.902); amended under section
812.1 of The Administrative Code
of 1929 (71 P. S. §
279.3a);
amended under sections 201, 404.1, 501, 601, 602 and 604 of the Real Estate
Licensing and Registration Act (63 P. S. §§
455.201,
455.404a,
455.501,
455.601,
455.602 and
455.604).
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code §
35.224 (relating to licensure as
cemetery broker).
