California Code
PART 1 - LICENSING OF PERSONS
CHAPTER 3 - Real Estate Regulations

ARTICLE 1 - Scope of Regulation

Section 10130. - 10130. It is unlawful for any person to engage in...

Section 10131. - 10131. A real estate broker within the meaning of this...

Section 10131.01. - 10131.01. (a) Subdivision (b) of Section 10131 does not apply...

Section 10131.1. - 10131.1. (a) A real estate broker within the meaning of...

Section 10131.2. - 10131.2. A real estate broker within the meaning of this...

Section 10131.3. - 10131.3. A real estate broker within the meaning of this...

Section 10131.4. - 10131.4. A real estate broker within the meaning of this...

Section 10131.45. - 10131.45. A real estate broker within the meaning of this...

Section 10131.5. - 10131.5. A nonresident of California may become a real estate...

Section 10131.6. - 10131.6. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person...

Section 10131.7. - 10131.7. It is unlawful for any real estate licensee acting...

Section 10133. - 10133. (a) The acts described in Section 10131 are not...

Section 10133.1. - 10133.1. (a) Subdivisions (d) and (e) of Section 10131, Section...

Section 10133.15. - 10133.15. The provisions of Article 5 (commencing with Section 10230)...

Section 10133.2. - 10133.2. The provisions of Sections 10016, 10131, 10131.1, and 10132...

Section 10133.3. - 10133.3. The provisions of Sections 10131 and 10131.2 relating to...

Section 10133.35. - 10133.35. A real estate broker’s license shall not be required...

Section 10133.4. - 10133.4. (a) The provisions of subdivision (b) of Section 10131...

Section 10133.45. - 10133.45. (a) Subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 10131 do...

Section 10133.5. - 10133.5. The provisions of Article 5 (commencing with Section 10230)...

Section 10135. - 10135. When a lease or leasing is referred to in...

Section 10136. - 10136. No person engaged in the business or acting in...

Section 10137. - 10137. It is unlawful for any licensed real estate broker...

Section 10137.1. - 10137.1. Nothing contained in this division shall preclude a partnership...

Section 10138. - 10138. It is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of...

Section 10139. - 10139. Any person acting as a real estate broker, real...

Section 10140. - 10140. Every officer, agent or employee of any company, and...

Section 10140.5. - 10140.5. Each advertisement or other statement which is published by...

Section 10140.6. - 10140.6. (a) A real estate licensee shall not publish, circulate,...

Section 10141. - 10141. Within one month after the closing of a transaction...

Section 10141.5. - 10141.5. Within one week after the closing of a transaction...

Section 10141.6. - 10141.6. (a) A real estate broker who engages in escrow...

Section 10142. - 10142. When a licensee prepares or has prepared an agreement...

Section 10143.5. - 10143.5. Any real estate broker who assists another or others,...

Section 10144. - 10144. The commissioner may prescribe by regulation the information which...

Section 10145. - 10145. (a) (1) A real estate broker who accepts funds...

Section 10146. - 10146. Any real estate broker who contracts for or collects...

Section 10147. - 10147. (a) On or before January 1, 1993, the Alfred...

Section 10147.5. - 10147.5. (a) Any printed or form agreement which initially establishes,...

Section 10147.6. - 10147.6. (a) Any licensee who negotiates, attempts to negotiate, arranges,...

Section 10148. - 10148. (a) A licensed real estate broker shall retain for...

Section 10149. - 10149. (a) The Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission shall...

ARTICLE 2 - Licenses

Section 10150. - 10150. (a) Application for the real estate broker license examination...

Section 10150.6. - 10150.6. (a) In addition to satisfying the other requirements of...

Section 10151. - 10151. (a) Application for the real estate salesperson license examination...

Section 10151.2. - 10151.2. (a) For purposes of this section, “member of the...

Section 10151.3. - 10151.3. (a) The Department of Real Estate shall compile information...

Section 10151.5. - 10151.5. (a) An applicant who is not a resident of...

Section 10152. - 10152. (a) The commissioner may require any other proof he...

Section 10153. - 10153. In addition to the proof of honesty and truthfulness...

Section 10153.01. - 10153.01. (a) No person shall cheat on, subvert, or attempt...

Section 10153.1. - 10153.1. It is unlawful for any person with respect to...

Section 10153.2. - 10153.2. (a) An applicant to take the examination for an...

Section 10153.2. - 10153.2. (a) An applicant to take the examination for an...

Section 10153.3. - 10153.3. (a) This section shall apply to an application for...

Section 10153.4. - 10153.4. (a) This section shall apply to an application for...

Section 10153.5. - 10153.5. As used in Sections 10151, 10153.2, 10153.3, and 10153.4,...

Section 10153.6. - 10153.6. All real estate broker licenses issued by the commissioner...

Section 10153.7. - 10153.7. All real estate salesperson licenses issued by the commissioner...

Section 10153.8. - 10153.8. When an applicant for a real estate license fails...

Section 10156.2. - 10156.2. An application on the form prescribed by the commissioner...

Section 10156.5. - 10156.5. The commissioner may issue a restricted license to a...

Section 10156.6. - 10156.6. A restricted license issued pursuant to Section 10156.5 as...

Section 10156.7. - 10156.7. (a) A restricted license issued pursuant to Section 10156.5...

Section 10156.8. - 10156.8. As one of the conditions to the issuance of...

Section 10157. - 10157. No real estate license gives authority to do any...

Section 10158. - 10158. When a real estate license is issued to a...

Section 10159. - 10159. Each officer of a corporation through whom it is...

Section 10159.2. - 10159.2. (a) The officer designated by a corporate broker licensee...

Section 10159.5. - 10159.5. (a) (1) Every person applying for a license under...

Section 10159.6. - 10159.6. All of the following apply to use of a...

Section 10159.7. - 10159.7. (a) For the purposes of this article, the following...

Section 10161.5. - 10161.5. When the holder of a real estate broker’s or...

Section 10161.8. - 10161.8. (a) The commissioner shall specify the manner in which...

Section 10162. - 10162. (a) Every licensed real estate broker shall have and...

Section 10163. - 10163. If the applicant for a real estate broker’s license...

Section 10164. - 10164. (a) A responsible broker or corporate designated broker officer...

Section 10165. - 10165. For a violation of Section 10161.8, 10162, 10163, or...

Section 10165.1. - 10165.1. This article does not require the department to post...

ARTICLE 2.1 - Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licenses

Section 10166.01. - 10166.01. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall...

Section 10166.02. - 10166.02. (a) A real estate broker who acts pursuant to...

Section 10166.03. - 10166.03. (a) A loan processor or underwriter who does not...

Section 10166.04. - 10166.04. (a) In connection with an application to the commissioner...

Section 10166.05. - 10166.05. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commissioner shall...

Section 10166.051. - 10166.051. In addition to any penalties authorized by regulations adopted...

Section 10166.06. - 10166.06. (a) In addition to the requirements of Section 10153,...

Section 10166.07. - 10166.07. (a) A real estate broker who acts pursuant to...

Section 10166.08. - 10166.08. Each mortgage loan originator shall submit reports of condition...

Section 10166.09. - 10166.09. The minimum standards for renewal of an endorsement as...

Section 10166.10. - 10166.10. (a) A mortgage loan originator shall complete at least...

Section 10166.11. - 10166.11. (a) A real estate broker who acts pursuant to...

Section 10166.12. - 10166.12. (a) As often as the commissioner deems necessary and...

Section 10166.13. - 10166.13. A real estate broker who acts pursuant to Section...

Section 10166.14. - 10166.14. A real estate broker shall notify the department when...

Section 10166.15. - 10166.15. (a) The commissioner shall regularly report violations of this...

Section 10166.16. - 10166.16. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 1512 of...

Section 10166.17. - 10166.17. In addition to any other duties imposed upon the...

ARTICLE 2.3 - Prepaid Rental Listing Service

Section 10167. - 10167. The definitions used in this section shall govern the...

Section 10167.1. - 10167.1. This article shall not apply to a newspaper of...

Section 10167.2. - 10167.2. (a) It is unlawful for any person to engage...

Section 10167.3. - 10167.3. (a) A separate application for a license as a...

Section 10167.4. - 10167.4. The commissioner may require such proof as he or...

Section 10167.5. - 10167.5. The business at a location licensed pursuant to subdivision...

Section 10167.6. - 10167.6. Every applicant for a prepaid rental listing service license...

Section 10167.7. - 10167.7. Except as provided in Section 10167.8, each licensee shall...

Section 10167.8. - 10167.8. The requirement of Section 10167.7 shall not apply to...

Section 10167.9. - 10167.9. (a) Prior to the acceptance of a fee, a...

Section 10167.95. - 10167.95. Prior to the acceptance of a fee, and in...

Section 10167.10. - 10167.10. (a) (1) A licensee shall refund in full the...

Section 10167.11. - 10167.11. It shall be a violation of this article for...

Section 10167.12. - 10167.12. (a) The commissioner may suspend, deny, or revoke the...

Section 10167.13. - 10167.13. A prepaid rental listing service license issued by the...

Section 10167.14. - 10167.14. Whenever any person has engaged or threatens to engage...

Section 10167.15. - 10167.15. Any person, including an officer, director, or employee of...

Section 10167.16. - 10167.16. A person or corporation licensed pursuant to this article...

Section 10167.17. - 10167.17. The commissioner shall, by regulation, make prepaid rental listing...

ARTICLE 2.5 - Continuing Education

Section 10170. - 10170. The Legislature has determined that it is in the...

Section 10170.2. - 10170.2. The commissioner may appoint a committee comprised of licensees...

Section 10170.4. - 10170.4. The commissioner shall adopt regulations pursuant to Section 10080,...

Section 10170.5. - 10170.5. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 10153.4 and...

Section 10170.6. - 10170.6. The commissioner may amend or repeal any regulation adopted...

Section 10170.8. - 10170.8. (a) This article shall not apply to a real...

Section 10171.2. - 10171.2. If an applicant for a license has submitted, in...

Section 10171.3. - 10171.3. On and after January 1, 1981, a real estate...

Section 10171.4. - 10171.4. Any licensee who applies for renewal of his or...

Section 10171.5. - 10171.5. A person who is licensed as a real estate...

ARTICLE 3 - Disciplinary Action

Section 10175. - 10175. Upon grounds provided in this article and the other...

Section 10175.2. - 10175.2. (a) If the Real Estate Commissioner determines that the...

Section 10176. - 10176. The commissioner may, upon his or her own motion,...

Section 10176.1. - 10176.1. (a) (1) Whenever the commissioner takes any enforcement or...

Section 10176.5. - 10176.5. (a) The commissioner may, upon his or her own...

Section 10177. - 10177. The commissioner may suspend or revoke the license of...

Section 10177.1. - 10177.1. The commissioner may, without a hearing, suspend the license...

Section 10177.2. - 10177.2. The commissioner may, upon his or her own motion,...

Section 10177.3. - 10177.3. (a) No licensee shall knowingly or intentionally misrepresent the...

Section 10177.4. - 10177.4. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commissioner...

Section 10177.5. - 10177.5. When a final judgment is obtained in a civil...

Section 10177.6. - 10177.6. When an agent undertakes to arrange financing in connection...

Section 10178. - 10178. When any real estate salesperson is discharged by his...

Section 10179. - 10179. No violation of any of the provisions of this...

Section 10180. - 10180. The commissioner may deny, suspend or revoke the real...

Section 10182. - 10182. As a condition to the reinstatement of a revoked...

Section 10185. - 10185. Any person, including officers, directors, agents or employees of...

Section 10186. - 10186. (a) Following an administrative proceeding, or in connection with...

Section 10186.1. - 10186.1. (a) A license or an endorsement of the department...

Section 10186.2. - 10186.2. (a) (1) A licensee shall report any of the...

Section 10186.9. - 10186.9. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and after...

ARTICLE 4 - Fees

Section 10200. - 10200. All real estate license fees shall be payable in...

Section 10201. - 10201. The holder of a license who fails to renew...

Section 10201.6. - 10201.6. Any person who has qualified in an examination for...

Section 10202. - 10202. The definitions contained in this article are solely for...

Section 10207. - 10207. The amount of the real estate fees prescribed for...

Section 10208.5. - 10208.5. The real estate broker license examination fee is ninety-five...

Section 10209. - 10209. (a) The commissioner shall, by regulation, establish fees for...

Section 10209.2. - 10209.2. The commissioner shall, by regulation, establish fees for applications...

Section 10209.5. - 10209.5. The fee for a restricted broker license shall be...

Section 10210. - 10210. (a) The fee for a real estate broker license...

Section 10211. - 10211. If the licensee is a corporation, the license issued...

Section 10213.5. - 10213.5. The real estate salesperson license examination fee is sixty...

Section 10213.6. - 10213.6. If an applicant for any examination fails to take...

Section 10214.5. - 10214.5. The fee for a restricted salesperson license shall be...

Section 10215. - 10215. (a) The fee for a real estate salesperson license...

Section 10222. - 10222. For any examination required under any order issued pursuant...

Section 10225. - 10225. An application for a permit to sell real property...

Section 10226. - 10226. (a) The commissioner may periodically by regulation prescribe fees...

Section 10226.5. - 10226.5. (a) If at any time funds are transferred or...

ARTICLE 5 - Transactions in Trust Deeds and Real Property Sales Contracts

Section 10230. - 10230. (a) The provisions of this article do not apply...

Section 10231. - 10231. Except as authorized by permit issued pursuant to the...

Section 10231.1. - 10231.1. No person in doing any of the acts set...

Section 10231.2. - 10231.2. (a) A real estate broker who, through express or...

Section 10232. - 10232. (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided, Sections 10232.2, 10232.25,...

Section 10232.1. - 10232.1. (a) A real estate broker, prior to the use...

Section 10232.2. - 10232.2. A real estate broker who meets the criteria of...

Section 10232.25. - 10232.25. (a) A real estate broker who meets the criteria...

Section 10232.3. - 10232.3. (a) Any transaction that involves the sale of or...

Section 10232.4. - 10232.4. (a) In making a solicitation to a particular person...

Section 10232.45. - 10232.45. (a) Any broker subject to the provisions of Section...

Section 10232.5. - 10232.5. (a) If the real estate broker is performing acts...

Section 10232.6. - 10232.6. (a) A real estate broker, acting within the course...

Section 10233. - 10233. A real estate licensee who undertakes to service a...

Section 10233.1. - 10233.1. If a real estate broker in servicing a real...

Section 10233.2. - 10233.2. For the purposes of Division 3 (commencing with Section...

Section 10234. - 10234. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), every real...

Section 10234.5. - 10234.5. In addition to the requirements of Section 10234, in...

Section 10235. - 10235. No real estate licensee shall knowingly advertise, print, display,...

Section 10235.5. - 10235.5. (a) A real estate licensee or mortgage loan originator...

Section 10236. - 10236. The commissioner in his or her discretion may honor...

Section 10236.1. - 10236.1. No real estate licensee shall advertise to give or...

Section 10236.2. - 10236.2. (a) A real estate broker who satisfies the criteria...

Section 10236.4. - 10236.4. (a) In compliance with Section 10235.5, every licensed real...

Section 10236.5. - 10236.5. A real estate broker shall notify the department when...

Section 10236.6. - 10236.6. (a) The commissioner, in his or her discretion, may...

Section 10236.7. - 10236.7. (a) A real estate broker, when engaging in acts...

ARTICLE 6 - Claim of Exemption From Securities Qualification

Section 10237. - 10237. This article applies only to the exemption from securities...

Section 10238. - 10238. (a) A notice in the following form and containing...

Section 10239. - 10239. The jurisdiction of the Commissioner of Financial Protection and...

Section 10239.1. - 10239.1. Nothing in this article shall be construed to change...

Section 10239.2. - 10239.2. For the purposes of this article, the following definitions...

Section 10239.3. - 10239.3. (a) If any person other than a real estate...

ARTICLE 7 - Real Property Loans

Section 10240. - 10240. (a) Every real estate broker, upon acting within the...

Section 10240.1. - 10240.1. The provisions of this article, exclusive of the provisions...

Section 10240.2. - 10240.2. As used in this article, “ dwelling” means any...

Section 10240.3. - 10240.3. (a) The commissioner shall apply the guidance on nontraditional...

Section 10241. - 10241. The statement required by Section 10240, the form of...

Section 10241.1. - 10241.1. (a) The purchase of credit life insurance on the...

Section 10241.2. - 10241.2. If the broker elects to make a loan subject...

Section 10241.3. - 10241.3. In any loan transaction in which a fee is...

Section 10241.4. - 10241.4. (a) Prior to a borrower becoming obligated on any...

Section 10242. - 10242. The maximum amount of expenses, charges and interest to...

Section 10242.5. - 10242.5. (a) A charge imposed for late payment of an...

Section 10242.6. - 10242.6. (a) The principal and accrued interest on any loan...

Section 10243. - 10243. If the loan is not consummated due to the...

Section 10244. - 10244. Any loan made by any person and secured directly...

Section 10244.1. - 10244.1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10244, on a loan...

Section 10245. - 10245. The provisions of this article, exclusive of the provisions...

Section 10246. - 10246. If any amount: (a) In excess of the charges...

Section 10247. - 10247. The provisions of this article pertaining to maximum costs...

Section 10248. - 10248. Every person who, for compensation to be received directly...

Section 10248.1. - 10248.1. No real estate licensee shall charge, receive, or negotiate...

Section 10248.2. - 10248.2. (a) A borrower may not waive any right or...

Section 10248.3. - 10248.3. The provisions of this article shall apply only to...

ARTICLE 8 - Out-of-State Land Promotions

Section 10249. - 10249. (a) A person acting as a principal or agent...

Section 10249.1. - 10249.1. “Subdivision,” as used in Section 10249, includes all of...

Section 10249.3. - 10249.3. (a) The commissioner may by regulation prescribe filing fees...

Section 10249.8. - 10249.8. (a) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in Section...

Section 10249.9. - 10249.9. (a) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in Section...

Section 10249.91. - 10249.91. The term of a registration issued pursuant to this...

Section 10249.92. - 10249.92. A registration application pursuant to the provisions of this...

Section 10249.93. - 10249.93. (a) If the commissioner finds, based on available evidence,...