§ 37:1437.3 — Inactive license

Louisiana § 37:1437.3

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 37: Professions and Occupations

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§1437.3. Inactive license
A. An inactive license status shall be established.
B. Any licensee in good standing with the commission may elect to place his license
in an inactive license status at any time prior to expiration of the license by submitting the
appropriate transfer application and remitting the applicable fees as set forth in this Chapter.
C. During the period the license is in the inactive status, the licensee shall be
prohibited from engaging in any activity requiring a real estate license. The licensee shall
be required to renew the inactive license on an annual basis by filing the required renewal
application and paying the inactive renewal fees as specified in this Chapter.
D. The licensee may request transfer from inactive status to active status at any time,
provided the inactive license is current at the time the request is received at the commission.
E. An inactive licensee shall not be required to fulfill the annual continuing
education requirement for active licensees; however, upon application to return to active
license status, the inactive licensee shall have completed the continuing education specified
as follows:
(1) Licensees remaining in the inactive status for less than one year shall have
completed the twelve-hour continuing education requirement for the previous year.
(2) Licensees remaining in the inactive status from one to five years shall complete
the number of continuing education hours specified herein for the following periods of
inactivity:
(a) One to less than three years in the inactive status - twenty hours of continuing
education.
(b) Three to less than five years in the inactive status - forty hours of continuing
education.
(3) If the licensee remains in the inactive status for two to five renewal periods, the
licensee shall complete a four-hour course covering Louisiana real estate license law or
commission rules and regulations as part of the hours specified in Paragraph (2) of this
Subsection to be eligible to return to active license status. The required four-hour course
shall be completed within one year prior to the date of the license transfer to the active status.
(4)(a) The licensee may remain in the inactive license status indefinitely, provided
the licensee complies with the annual inactive renewal procedures. Licensees remaining in
the inactive status for five or more years shall be required to complete a maximum of eighty
hours of approved continuing education within the five-year period immediately preceding
the request to return to active license status.
(b) Such continuing education shall include a four-hour Louisiana real estate license
law or commission rules and regulations course. The course shall be completed within one
year prior to the date of the license transfer to the active status.
(c) Any licensee that has continued to obtain annual continuing education in the
required areas during the period that the licensee is in the inactive status may cumulate those
hours and be eligible to transfer to the active status at any time.
(5) Any request by an inactive licensee to transfer to active status shall be
accompanied by payment of the prescribed fees and proof of completion of the applicable
continuing education hours.

Legislative History

Acts 1989, No. 655, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1995, No. 1207, §1; Acts 1997, No. 845, §1; Acts 1999, No. 629, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 200; Acts 2016, No. 533, §1; Acts 2021, No. 193, §1, eff. April 1, 2022; Acts 2024, No. 199, §1, eff. May 23, 2024.