Section 140. Failure to renew; reinstatement required  


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  • Part IV. Reinstatement

    A. All applicants for reinstatement must meet all requirements set forth in 18VAC135-20-101. Applicants for reinstatement who want to activate their license must have completed the continuing education requirement in order to reinstate and activate the license. Applicants for reinstatement of an inactive license are not required to complete the continuing education requirement for license reinstatement.

    B. If the requirements for renewal of a license, including receipt of the fee by the board, are not completed by the licensee within 30 days of the expiration date noted on the license, a reinstatement fee is required as follows:

    Salesperson

    $100

    Salesperson's or broker's license as a business entity

    $135

    Broker

    $120

    Concurrent Broker

    $120

    Firm

    $245

    Branch Office

    $135

    C. A license may be reinstated for up to one year following the expiration date with payment of the reinstatement fee. After one year, the license may not be reinstated under any circumstances and the applicant must meet all current educational and examination requirements and apply as a new applicant.

    D. A licensee may not perform activities defined in §§ 54.1-2100 and 54.1-2101 of the Code of Virginia with an expired license. Any real estate activity conducted subsequent to the expiration date may constitute unlicensed activity and be subject to prosecution under Chapter 1 (§ 54.1-100 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR585-01-1 § 4.1, eff. July 15, 1987; amended, Volume 05, Issue 23, eff. October 1, 1989; Volume 07, Issue 14, eff. May 15, 1991; Volume 08, Issue 13, eff. May 15, 1992; Volume 11, Issue 18, eff. June 28, 1995; Volume 14, Issue 06, eff. January 8, 1998; Volume 15, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 1999; Volume 19, Issue 12, eff. April 1, 2003; Volume 20, Issue 23, eff. September 1, 2004; Volume 31, Issue 26, eff. November 1, 2015; Errata, 32:1 VA.R. 242 September 7, 2015; Errata, 32:2 VA.R. 296 September 21, 2015.

Statutory Authority

§§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-2105 of the Code of Virginia.