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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10141.6
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10141.6
(a) A real estate broker who engages in escrow activities for five or more transactions in a calendar year pursuant to the exemption from the Escrow Law contained in Section 17006 of the Financial Code, or whose escrow activities pursuant to that exemption equal or exceed one mil
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10142
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10142
When a licensee prepares or has prepared an agreement authorizing or retaining that licensee to perform any of the acts for which he or she is required to hold a license, or when that licensee secures the signature of any person to any contract pertaining to those services or tra
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10143.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10143.5
Any real estate broker who assists another or others, or whose real estate salespersons assist another or others, for a compensation, in filing an application for the purchase or lease of, or in locating or entering upon, lands owned by the state or federal government shall repor
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10144
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10144
The commissioner may prescribe by regulation the information which shall be contained in contracts or other agreements by a real estate licensee to assist another or others in filing an application for the purchase or lease of, or in locating or entering upon, lands owned by the
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10145
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10145
(a) (1) A real estate broker who accepts funds belonging to others in connection with a transaction subject to this part shall deposit all those funds that are not immediately placed into a neutral escrow depository or into the hands of the broker’s principal, into a trust fund a
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10146
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10146
Any real estate broker who contracts for or collects an advance fee from any other person, hereinafter referred to as the “principal,” shall deposit any such amount or amounts, when collected in a trust account with a bank or other recognized depository. Such funds are trust fund
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10147
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10147
(a) On or before January 1, 1993, the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission shall develop, adopt, and publish a Commercial Property Owner’s Guide to Earthquake Safety for distribution to licensees for purposes of Section 2079.9 of the Civil Code and, upon request, to any me
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10147.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10147.5
(a) Any printed or form agreement that initially establishes, or is intended to establish, or alters the terms of any agreement that previously established a right to compensation to be paid to a real estate licensee for the sale of residential real property containing not more t
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10147.6
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10147.6
(a) Any licensee who negotiates, attempts to negotiate, arranges, attempts to arrange, or otherwise offers to perform a mortgage loan modification or other form of mortgage loan forbearance for a fee or other form of compensation paid by the borrower, shall provide the following
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10148
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10148
(a) A licensed real estate broker shall retain for three years copies of all listings, deposit receipts, canceled checks, trust records, and other documents executed by the broker or obtained by the broker in connection with any transactions for which a real estate broker license
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10149
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10149
(a) The Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission shall develop, adopt, and publish a Homeowner’s Guide to Earthquake Safety for distribution to licensees for purposes of Section 2079.8 of the Civil Code and, upon request, to any member of the general public. (b) In revising th
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10150
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10150
(a) Application for the real estate broker license examination shall be made in writing to the commissioner. The commissioner may prescribe the format and content of the broker examination application. The application for the broker examination shall include valid contact informa
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10150.6
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10150.6
(a) In addition to satisfying the other requirements of this article, and except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), an applicant for an original real estate broker’s license shall demonstrate to the Real Estate Commissioner that they have held a real estate salesperson’s li
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10151
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10151
(a) Application for the real estate salesperson license examination shall be made in writing to the commissioner. The commissioner may prescribe the format and content of the salesperson examination application. The application for the salesperson examination shall include valid
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10151.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10151.2
(a) For purposes of this section, “member of the Armed Forces of the United States” includes the following persons and no others: all members of the United States Army, the United States Navy, the United States Air Force, the United States Space Force, the Marine Corps, the Merch
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10151.3
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10151.3
The Department of Real Estate shall compile information on military, veteran, and spouse licensure into an annual report for the Legislature, which shall be submitted in conformance with Section 9795 of the Government Code. The report shall include all of the following: (a) The n
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10151.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10151.5
(a) An applicant who is not a resident of this state shall be eligible for a real estate license provided (1) the applicant qualifies for licensure under this chapter, including Section 10162, and (2) the state or other jurisdiction that is the place of residence of the applicant
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10152
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10152
(a) The commissioner may require any other proof he or she may deem advisable concerning the honesty and truthfulness of an applicant for a real estate license or license examination, or of the officers, directors, or persons owning 10 percent or more of the stock, of a corporati
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10152.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10152.5
(a) Pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code, the department shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information required by the Department of Justice for all of the following: (1) Original applicants for a salesperson licens
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10153
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10153
In addition to the proof of honesty and truthfulness required of any applicant for a real estate license, the commissioner shall ascertain by written examination that the applicant, and in case of a corporation applicant for a real estate broker’s license that each officer, or ag
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10153.01
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10153.01
(a) No person shall cheat on, subvert, or attempt to subvert a licensing examination given by the department. Cheating on, subverting, or attempting to subvert a licensing examination includes, but is not limited to, engaging in, soliciting, or procuring any of the following: (1)
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10153.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10153.1
It is unlawful for any person with respect to any examination under this part to practice any deception or fraud with regard to his or her identity in connection with any examination, application, or request to be examined. Any person who willfully violates or knowingly participa
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10153.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10153.2
(a) An applicant to take the examination for an original real estate broker license shall also submit evidence, satisfactory to the commissioner, of successful completion, at an accredited institution, of: (1) A three-unit semester course, or the quarter equivalent thereof, in ea
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10153.3
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10153.3
(a) Licenses that were suspended pursuant to former Section 10153.4, as it read on December 31, 2025, and for which the current license status remains suspended due to former Section 10153.4, as that section read on December 31, 2025, shall be deemed expired. The expiration date
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10153.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 10153.5
As used in Sections 10151 and 10153.2, “an equivalent course of study” consists of courses at a private vocational school that have been found by the commissioner, upon consideration of an application for approval, to be equivalent in quality to the real estate courses offered by