HB422 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Paul W. LeeRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Professions and Businesses, licensure of applicant for real estate professional, Sec. 34-27-32 am'd.

Summary

HB422 Tightens Alabama's real estate licensure rules by adding mandatory background checks and requiring approval for applicants with past state denials or revocations.

What This Bill Does

Specifically, it changes the two-year rule so that if a person’s real estate license application was rejected or their license revoked in another state more than two years before applying in Alabama, they may not be licensed here without the Alabama Real Estate Commission’s approval. It also requires the Commission to conduct both state and national criminal history background checks and to require applicants to submit fingerprints and other information to the appropriate state and federal agencies. Applicants must pay the cost of these background checks, and the checks must be current when a license is issued. The bill also keeps the rule that a license can be denied if the applicant has a felony conviction or a crime involving moral turpitude.

Who It Affects

• Applicants whose real estate licensure application in another state was rejected or whose license was revoked more than two years before applying in Alabama (they may need commissioners' approval).
• All real estate license applicants (brokers and salespersons) who must undergo state and national criminal history background checks and submit fingerprints, paying the associated costs.
• Nonresident applicants applying for Alabama licensure who must agree to Alabama jurisdiction and comply with related requirements.

Key Provisions

• Amendment to Section 34-27-32 to require commissioners’ approval for applicants whose prior state denial or license revocation occurred more than two years before Alabama application.
• Requires the Alabama Real Estate Commission to conduct both state and national criminal history background checks before issuing a license and to collect fingerprints or related information.
• Criminal history checks must be current at license issuance and applicants must pay the cost of the checks.
• The commission may reject applications for felony convictions or crimes involving moral turpitude.
• Maintains reciprocal license provisions, including requirement for out-of-state license verification, minimum Alabama-specific coursework, and a qualifying written exam for reciprocal licenses.

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Subjects

Real Estate