To be eligible for licensure as a real estate broker, broker-in-charge, or salesperson, an applicant must:
(1) attain the age of twenty-one if applying for a license as a broker or broker-in-charge;
(2) attain the age of eighteen if applying for a license as a salesperson;
(3) provide a physical address at which the licensee can be contacted in the course of an investigation. A licensee shall maintain on file with the commission his current contact information for his residential address, mailing address, email address, and telephone number. Failure to update this contact information within thirty days after a change may result in an administrative suspension of the property manager, salesperson, broker, or broker-in-charge pursuant to Section 40-57-710;
(4) graduate from high school or hold a certificate of equivalency recognized by the State Department of Education;
(5) submit proof of completion of education to the commission and, if applicable, experience requirements as specified in this chapter;
(6) submit to criminal background check as provided in Section 40-57-115 for initial application; and
(7) pass the applicable examination.
HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 24, Section 1; formerly 1976 Code Section 40-57-80; 2016 Act No. 170 (S.1013), Section 1, eff January 1, 2017.
Effect of Amendment
2016 Act No. 170, Section 1, rewrote the section.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 40 - Professions and Occupations
Chapter 57 - Real Estate Brokers, Salesmen, And Property Managers
Section 40-57-5. Applicability of chapter; conflicts of laws.
Section 40-57-10. South Carolina Real Estate Commission created; purpose.
Section 40-57-30. Definitions.
Section 40-57-40. Membership; terms of appointment.
Section 40-57-50. Election of officers; seal; rules and procedures.
Section 40-57-60. Powers and duties of commission.
Section 40-57-65. Annual report.
Section 40-57-70. Application and license fees; allocation of fees; annual report.
Section 40-57-90. Application for examination or licensure; form and fees.
Section 40-57-110. Issuance and classification of license; inactive status; renewal; lapse.
Section 40-57-120. Nonresident licensees; change in residency; referral fees by resident licensees.
Section 40-57-136. Trust accounts; disputes; records.
Section 40-57-240. Applicability of chapter.
Section 40-57-310. Qualifications for licensure.
Section 40-57-320. Conditions for license application; education; examination; fees.
Section 40-57-360. Broker-in-charge responsible for team supervision.
Section 40-57-370. Duty of licensee to provide disclosure of brokerage relationships; exceptions.
Section 40-57-510. Manager or property manager-in-charge license.
Section 40-57-520. Management of residential multiunit rental locations.
Section 40-57-730. Licensure after revocation.
Section 40-57-750. Costs of investigation and prosecution of violations.
Section 40-57-760. Imposition of costs; collection.
Section 40-57-770. Confidentiality and privileged communications.
Section 40-57-780. Failure to renew or register license; penalties.
Section 40-57-790. Civil actions.