24.210.667    CONTINUING REAL ESTATE EDUCATION

(1) Each active licensee is required to complete a minimum of 12 hours of continuing real estate education every licensing year between November 1 and October 31.

(2) The required hours shall be in real estate continuing education courses that are:

(a) approved by the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials' (ARELLO) Distance Education Certification, or a state real estate licensing regulatory agency or real estate commission; or

(b) endorsed by a national, state, or local Association of REALTORS®, or a national, state, or local real estate, landlords, or property management association.

(3) The licensee must attend 90 percent of the first hour and 100 percent of each additional hour of the approved course time to receive credit.

(4) No credit will be granted for carry over hours from a prior licensing year.

(5) The board may grant continuing education credit to board members for actively preparing and participating in board meetings. Credit will be limited to no more than three hours of credit per meeting.

(6) Licensees who have completed continuing education that the licensee believes meets the topic requirements of the board may submit an individual application for course credit to be granted at the board's discretion. The individual course credit application and fee must be filed with the board office within 30 days after course completion to avoid a late fee.

 

History: 37-1-131, 37-1-319, 37-51-203, MCA; IMP, 37-1-131, 37-1-141, 37-1-306, 37-1-319, 37-51-202, 37-51-204, MCA; NEW, 1987 MAR p. 157, Eff. 2/14/87; AMD, 1987 MAR p. 1780, Eff. 10/16/87; AMD, 1989 MAR p. 1339, Eff. 9/15/89; AMD, 1990 MAR p. 1156, Eff. 6/15/90; AMD, 1993 MAR p. 2233, Eff. 9/17/93; AMD, 1995 MAR p. 2397, Eff. 11/10/95; AMD, 1998 MAR p. 2861, Eff. 10/23/98; AMD, 1999 MAR p. 405, Eff. 3/12/99; AMD, 2000 MAR p. 184, Eff. 1/28/00; AMD, 2000 MAR p. 2013, Eff. 7/28/00; AMD, 2001 MAR p. 785, Eff. 5/11/01; AMD, 2002 MAR p. 2905, Eff. 10/18/02; TRANS, from Commerce, 2005 MAR p. 2455; AMD, 2006 MAR p. 1171, Eff. 5/5/06; AMD, 2007 MAR p. 1329, Eff. 9/7/07; AMD, 2007 MAR p. 1815, Eff. 11/9/07; AMD, 2009 MAR p. 2373, Eff. 12/11/09; AMD, 2011 MAR p. 2280, Eff. 10/28/11; AMD, 2012 MAR p. 1776, Eff. 9/7/12; AMD, 2015 MAR p. 933, Eff. 7/17/15; AMD, 2019 MAR p. 1056, Eff. 7/27/19; AMD, 2021 MAR p. 619, Eff. 5/29/21.