Enrolled Copy H.B. 337
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Property Manager Requirements
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Jordan D. Teuscher
Senate Sponsor: Calvin R. Musselman
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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This bill modifies the Utah Real Estate Licensing and Practices Act.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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▸ defines terms;
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▸ grants the Real Estate Commission (commission) authority to make administrative rules
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relating to property managers;
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▸ requires an individual to hold a license as a property manager before engaging in property
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management;
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▸ exempts certain individuals from licensure under this act;
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▸ requires that the commission and Division of Real Estate determine the qualifications and
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requirements for an applicant for a property manager license;
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▸ allows an individual with an active broker, associate broker, or sales agent license to
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obtain a property manager license without meeting certain examination and education
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requirements;
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▸ requires that an applicant for a property manager license pay a licensing fee;
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▸ repeals provisions authorizing certain individuals to act as a property manager;
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▸ authorizes a property manager to fill out any form or document related to property
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management;
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▸ provides parameters for what a property manager may do when engaging in property
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management;
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▸ requires that a property manager associate with a real estate trust account;
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▸ exempts a property manager with a security bond that protects at least 30% of estimated
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client funds from the requirement to associate with a real estate trust account; and H.B. 337 Enrolled Copy
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▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
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Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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None
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Other Special Clauses:
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This bill provides a special effective date.
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Utah Code Sections Affected:
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AMENDS:
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61-2f-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 227
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61-2f-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 204
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61-2f-201, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 379
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61-2f-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 204
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61-2f-203, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 204
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61-2f-204, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 204
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61-2f-206, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 204
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ENACTS:
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61-2f-202.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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61-2f-307, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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61-2f-411, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1. Section 61-2f-102 is amended to read:
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61-2f-102 . Definitions.
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As used in this chapter:
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(1) "Associate broker" means an individual who is:
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(a) employed or engaged as an independent contractor by or on behalf of a principal
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broker to perform an act described in Subsection [(20) ] (19) for valuable
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consideration; and
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(b) licensed or is required to be licensed under this chapter as an associate broker.
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(2) "Branch broker" means an associate broker who manages a principal broker's branch
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office under the supervision of the principal broker.
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(3) "Branch office" means a principal broker's real estate brokerage office that is not the
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principal broker's main office.
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(4) "Business day" means a day other than:
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(a) a Saturday;
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(b) a Sunday; or
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(c) a federal or state holiday.
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(5) "Business opportunity" means the sale, lease, or exchange of any business that includes
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an interest in real estate.
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(6) "Commission" means the Real Estate Commission established under this chapter.
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(7) "Common interest association" means the same as that term is defined in Section
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57-1-46.
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[(7)] (8) "Concurrence" means the entities given a concurring role must jointly agree for
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action to be taken.
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[(8) "Condominium homeowners' association" means the condominium unit owners acting
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as a group in accordance with declarations and bylaws.]
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(9)(a) "Condominium hotel" means one or more condominium units that are operated as
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a hotel.
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(b) "Condominium hotel" does not mean a hotel consisting of condominium units, all of
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which are owned by a single entity.
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(10) "Condominium unit" means the same as that term is defined in Section 57-8-3.
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(11) "Director" means the director of the Division of Real Estate.
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(12) "Division" means the Division of Real Estate.
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[(13) "Dual broker" means a principal broker of a real estate sales brokerage who obtains
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from the division a dual broker license in order to function as the principal broker of a
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property management company that is a separate entity from the real estate sales
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brokerage.]
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[(14)] (13) "Entity" means:
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(a) a corporation;
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(b) a partnership;
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(c) a limited liability company;
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(d) a company;
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(e) an association;
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(f) a joint venture;
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(g) a business trust;
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(h) a trust; or
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(i) any organization similar to an entity described in Subsections [(14)(a)] (13)(a)
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through (h).
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[(15)] (14) "Executive director" means the director of the Department of Commerce.
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[(16)] (15) "Foreclosure rescue" means, for compensation or with the expectation of
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receiving valuable consideration[, to:] :
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[(a) engage, or offer to engage, in ]
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(a) an act that:
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(i) the person represents will assist a borrower in preventing a foreclosure; and
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(ii) relates to a transaction involving the transfer of title to residential real property; or
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(b) as an employee or agent of another person:
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(i) [solicit, or offer] a solicitation or an offer that the other person will engage in an
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act described in Subsection [(16)(a)] (15)(a); or
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(ii) [negotiate] negotiation of the terms in relationship to an act described in
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Subsection [(16)(a)] (15)(a).
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[(17)] (16) "Loan modification assistance" means, for compensation or with the expectation
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of receiving valuable consideration[, to]:
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(a) [act,] an act, or an offer to act, on behalf of a person to:
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(i) obtain a loan term of a residential mortgage loan that is different from an existing
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loan term including:
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(A) an increase or decrease in an interest rate;
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(B) a change to the type of interest rate;
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(C) an increase or decrease in the principal amount of the residential mortgage
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loan;
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(D) a change in the number of required period payments;
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(E) an addition of collateral;
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(F) a change to, or addition of, a prepayment penalty;
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(G) an addition of a cosigner; or
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(H) a change in persons obligated under the existing residential mortgage loan; or
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(ii) a substitute of a new residential mortgage loan for an existing residential
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mortgage loan; or
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(b) as an employee or agent of another person:
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(i) [solicit, or offer] a solicitation or an offer that the other person will engage in an
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act described in Subsection [(17)(a)] (16)(a); or
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(ii) [negotiate] negotiation of the terms in relationship to an act described in
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Subsection [(17)(a)] (16)(a).
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[(18)] (17) "Main office" means the address [which] that a principal broker designates with
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the division as the principal broker's primary brokerage office.
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[(19)] (18) "Person" means an individual or entity.
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[(20)] (19) "Principal broker" means an individual who[ ] :
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(a) is licensed or required to be licensed as a principal broker under this chapter[ who:] ;
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and
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[(a)] (b)(i) sells or lists for sale real estate, including real estate being sold as part of a
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foreclosure rescue, or a business opportunity with the expectation of receiving
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valuable consideration;
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[(b)] (ii) buys, exchanges, or auctions real estate, an option on real estate, a business
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opportunity, or an improvement on real estate with the expectation of receiving
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valuable consideration;
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[(c)] (iii) advertises, offers, attempts, or otherwise holds the individual out to be
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engaged in the business described in Subsection [(20)(a) ] (19)(a) or (b)(ii);
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[(d)] (iv) is employed by or on behalf of the owner of real estate or by a prospective
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purchaser of real estate and performs an act described in Subsection [(20)(a), ]
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(19)(b)(i), whether the individual's compensation is at a stated salary, a
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commission basis, upon a salary and commission basis, or otherwise;
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[(e)] (v) with the expectation of receiving valuable consideration, manages property
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owned by another person;
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[(f)] (vi) advertises or otherwise holds the individual out to be engaged in property
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management;
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[(g)] (vii) with the expectation of receiving valuable consideration, assists or directs in
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the procurement of prospects for or the negotiation of a transaction listed in
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Subsections [(20)(a)] (19)(b)(i) and [(e)] (v);
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[(h)] (viii) except for a mortgage lender, title insurance producer, or an employee of a
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mortgage lender or title insurance producer, assists or directs in the closing of a
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real estate transaction with the expectation of receiving valuable consideration;
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[(i)] (ix) engages in foreclosure rescue; or
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[(j)] (x) advertises, offers, attempts, or otherwise holds the person out as being
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engaged in foreclosure rescue.
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[(21)] (20)(a) "Property management" means [engaging in] the management of real estate
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owned by another person, with the expectation of receiving valuable consideration,[
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the management of real estate owned by another person] or advertising or otherwise
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claiming to be engaged in [property management] the management of real estate
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owned by another person, by:
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(i) advertising for, arranging, negotiating, offering, or otherwise attempting or
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participating in a transaction calculated to secure the rental or leasing of real estate;
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(ii) collecting, agreeing, offering, or otherwise attempting to collect rent for the real
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estate[ and accounting for and disbursing the money collected]; or
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(iii) [authorizing expenditures for repairs to the real estate] signing a lease agreement
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or an addendum with a tenant.
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(b) "Property management" does not include:
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(i) hotel or motel management;
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(ii) rental of tourist accommodations, including hotels, motels, tourist homes,
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condominiums, condominium hotels, mobile home park accommodations,
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campgrounds, or similar public accommodations for a period of less than 30
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consecutive days, and the management activities associated with these rentals; or
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(iii) the leasing or management of surface or subsurface minerals or oil and gas
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interests, if the leasing or management is separate from a sale or lease of the
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surface estate.
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[(22) "Property management sales agent" means a sales agent who:]
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[(a) is affiliated with a dual broker through the dual broker's property management
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company; and]
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[(b) is designated by the dual broker as a property management sales agent.]
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(21) "Property manager" means an individual who:
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(a) is licensed or required to be licensed as a property manager under this chapter; and
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(b)(i) engages in property management; or
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(ii) advertises or otherwise holds the individual out to be engaged in property
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management.
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[(23)] (22) "Real estate" includes leaseholds and business opportunities involving real
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property.
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[(24)] (23)(a) "Regular salaried employee" means an individual:
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(i) who performs a service for wages or other remuneration[,] ; and
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(ii) whose employer withholds federal employment taxes under a contract of hire,
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written or oral, express or implied.
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(b) "Regular salaried employee" does not include an individual who performs services
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on a project-by-project basis or on a commission basis.
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[(25)] (24) "Reinstatement" means [restoring] the restoration of a license that has expired or
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has been suspended.
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[(26)] (25) "Reissuance" means the process by which [a licensee] an individual may obtain a
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license following revocation of the license.
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[(27)] (26) "Renewal" means [extending] the extension of a license for an additional
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licensing period on or before the date the license expires.
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[(28)] (27) "Sales agent" means an individual who is:
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(a) affiliated with a principal broker, either as an independent contractor or an employee
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as provided in Section 61-2f-303, to perform for valuable consideration an act
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described in Subsection [(20)] (19); and
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(b) licensed, or required to be licensed, under this chapter as a sales agent.
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[(29)] (28) "Vulnerable adult" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-6-201.
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Section 2. Section 61-2f-103 is amended to read:
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61-2f-103 . Real Estate Commission.
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(1) There is created within the division a Real Estate Commission.
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(2) The commission shall:
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(a) subject to concurrence by the division and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
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Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, make rules for the administration of this
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chapter that are not inconsistent with this chapter, including:
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(i) licensing of:
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(A) a principal broker;
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(B) an associate broker;[ and]
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(C) a sales agent; and
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(D) a property manager;
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(ii) registration of:
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(A) an entity;
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(B) an assumed name under which a person conducts business;
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(C) a branch office; and
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(D) a property management company;
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(iii) prelicensing and postlicensing education curricula;
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(iv) examination procedures;
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(v) the certification and conduct of:
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(A) a real estate school;
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(B) a course provider; or
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(C) an instructor;
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(vi) proper handling of money received by a licensee under this chapter;
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(vii) brokerage office procedures and recordkeeping requirements;
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(viii) property management;
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(ix) standards of conduct for a licensee under this chapter;
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(x) if the commission, with the concurrence of the division, determines necessary, a
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rule as provided in Subsection 61-2f-306(3) regarding a legal form;
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(xi) the qualification and designation of an acting principal broker in the event a
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principal broker dies, is incapacitated, or is unable to perform the duties of a
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principal broker, as described in Section 61-2f-202; and
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(xii) giving or paying an inducement gift or a closing gift to a buyer or seller in a real
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property transaction;
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(b) establish, with the concurrence of the division, a fee provided for in this chapter,
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except a fee imposed under Part 5, Real Estate Education, Research, and Recovery
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Fund Act;
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(c) conduct an administrative hearing not delegated by the commission to an
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administrative law judge or the division relating to the:
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(i) licensing of an applicant;
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(ii) conduct of a licensee;
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(iii) the certification or conduct of a real estate school, course provider, or instructor
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regulated under this chapter; or
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(iv) violation of this chapter by any person;
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(d) with the concurrence of the director, impose a sanction as provided in Section
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61-2f-404;
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(e) advise the director on the administration and enforcement of a matter affecting the
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division and the real estate sales and property management industries;
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(f) advise the director on matters affecting the division budget;
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(g) advise and assist the director in conducting real estate seminars; and
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(h) perform other duties as provided by this chapter.
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(3)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a state entity may not, without the
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concurrence of the commission, make a rule that changes the rights, duties, or
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obligations of buyers, sellers, or persons licensed under this chapter in relation to a
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real estate transaction between private parties.
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(b) Subsection (3)(a) does not apply to a rule made:
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(i) under Title 31A, Insurance Code, or Title 7, Financial Institutions Act; or
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(ii) by the Department of Commerce or any division or other rulemaking body within
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the Department of Commerce.
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(4)(a) The commission [shall be comprised] consists of five members appointed by the
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governor and approved by the Senate in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 24, Part
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2, Vacancies.
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(b) Four of the commission members shall:
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(i) have at least five years' experience in the real estate business; and
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(ii) hold an active principal broker, associate broker, or sales agent license.
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(c) One commission member shall be a member of the general public.
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(d) The governor may not appoint a commission member described in Subsection (4)(b)
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who, at the time of appointment, resides in the same county in the state as another
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commission member.
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(e) At least one commission member described in Subsection (4)(b) shall at the time of
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an appointment reside in a county that is not a county of the first or second class.
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(5)(a) Except as required by Subsection (5)(b), as terms of current commission members
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expire, the governor shall appoint each new member or reappointed member to a
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four-year term ending June 30.
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(b) [Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (5)(a), the] The governor shall, at
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the time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that
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the terms of commission members are staggered so that approximately half of the
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commission is appointed every two years.
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(c) Upon the expiration of the term of a member of the commission, the member of the
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commission shall continue to hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified.
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(d) A commission member may not serve more than two consecutive terms.
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(e) Members of the commission shall annually select one member to serve as chair.
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(6) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the governor, with the advice
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and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a replacement for the unexpired term.
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(7) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but may
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receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
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(a) Section 63A-3-106;
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(b) Section 63A-3-107; and
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(c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and
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63A-3-107.
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(8)(a) The commission shall meet at least monthly.
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(b) The director may call additional meetings:
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(i) at the director's discretion;
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(ii) upon the request of the chair; or
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(iii) upon the written request of three or more commission members.
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(9) Three members of the commission constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
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(10) A member of the commission shall comply with the conflict of interest provisions
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described in Title 63G, Chapter 24, Part 3, Conflicts of Interest.
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Section 3. Section 61-2f-201 is amended to read:
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61-2f-201 . License required.
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(1) Unless a person is licensed under this chapter, it is unlawful for the person to do the
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following with respect to real estate located in this state:
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(a) engage in the business of a principal broker, associate broker, or sales agent;
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(b) act in the capacity of a principal broker, associate broker, or sales agent;
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(c) advertise or assume to act as a principal broker, associate broker, or a sales agent[.] ;
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or
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(d) engage in property management.
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(2) Except as provided in Section 61-2f-202, an individual is required to be licensed as a
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principal broker, associate broker, or a sales agent if the individual performs, offers to
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perform, or attempts to perform one act for valuable consideration of:
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(a) buying, selling,[ leasing, managing,] or exchanging real estate for another person; or
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(b) offering for another person to buy, sell, [lease, manage, ]or exchange real estate.
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(3) Except as provided in Subsection 61-2f-202(1), unless an individual is licensed as a
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property manager, an individual may not, for consideration:
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(a) engage in property management; or
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(b) offer to engage in property management on behalf of another person.
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Section 4. Section 61-2f-202 is amended to read:
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61-2f-202 . Exempt persons and transactions.
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(1)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), a license under this chapter is not
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required for:
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(i) a person who as owner or lessor performs an act described in Subsection [
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61-2f-102(20)] 61-2f-102(19) with reference to real estate owned or leased by that
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person;
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(ii) a regular salaried employee of the owner or lessor of real estate who, with
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reference to nonresidential real estate owned or leased by the employer, performs
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an act described in Subsection [61-2f-102(20)(b)] 61-2f-102(19)(b) or (c);
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(iii) a regular salaried employee of the owner of real estate who performs property
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management services with reference to real estate owned by the employer, except
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that the employee may only manage real estate for one employer;
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(iv) an individual who performs property management services for the apartments at
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which that individual resides in exchange for free or reduced rent on that
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individual's apartment;
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(v) a regular salaried employee of a [condominium homeowners'] common interest
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association who manages real estate subject to the declaration [of condominium]
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covenants, conditions, and restrictions that established the [condominium
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homeowners' ] common interest association[, except that the employee may only
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manage real estate for one condominium homeowners' association];
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(vi) a regular salaried employee of a licensed property management company or real
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estate brokerage who performs support services, as prescribed by rule, for the
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property management company or real estate brokerage; or
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(vii) in the event a principal broker dies, is incapacitated, or is unable to perform the
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duties of a principal broker, an individual qualified and designated as the
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commission determines by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
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Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, with the concurrence of the division, as an
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acting principal broker:
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(A) in relation to each transaction pending on the day on which the principal
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broker dies, becomes incapacitated, or becomes unable to perform the duties of
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a principal broker, including the distribution of compensation for each
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transaction; and
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(B) until the day on which each transaction described in Subsection (1)(a)(vii)(A)
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is completed.
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(b) Subsection (1)(a) does not exempt from licensing:
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(i) an employee engaged in the sale of real estate regulated under:
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(A) Title 57, Chapter 11, Utah Uniform Land Sales Practices Act; or
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(B) Title 57, Chapter 19, Timeshare and Camp Resort Act;
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(ii) an employee engaged in the sale of cooperative interests regulated under Title 57,
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Chapter 23, Real Estate Cooperative Marketing Act; or
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(iii) an individual whose interest as an owner or lessor is obtained by that individual
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or transferred to that individual for the purpose of evading the application of this
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chapter, and not for another legitimate business reason.
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(2) A license under this chapter is not required for:
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(a) an isolated transaction or service by an individual holding an unsolicited, duly
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executed power of attorney from a property owner;
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(b) subject to Subsection 61-2f-401(5), services rendered by an attorney admitted to
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practice law in this state in performing the attorney's duties as an attorney;
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(c) a receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, administrator, executor, or an individual acting
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under order of a court;
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(d) a trustee or employee of a trustee under a deed of trust or a will;
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(e) a public utility, officer of a public utility, or regular salaried employee of a public
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utility, unless performance of an act described in Subsection [61-2f-102(20)]
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61-2f-102(19) is in connection with the sale, purchase, lease, or other disposition of
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real estate or investment in real estate unrelated to the principal business activity of
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that public utility;
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(f) a regular salaried employee or authorized agent working under the oversight of the
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Department of Transportation when performing an act on behalf of the Department of
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Transportation in connection with one or more of the following:
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(i) the acquisition of real estate pursuant to Section 72-5-103;
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(ii) the disposal of real estate pursuant to Section 72-5-111;
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(iii) services that constitute property management; or
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(iv) the leasing of real estate; and
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(g) a regular salaried employee of a county, city, or town when performing an act on
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behalf of the county, city, or town:
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(i) in accordance with:
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(A) if a regular salaried employee of a city or town:
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(I) Title 10, Utah Municipal Code; or
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(II) Title 11, Cities, Counties, and Local Taxing Units; and
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(B) if a regular salaried employee of a county:
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(I) Title 11, Cities, Counties, and Local Taxing Units; and
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(II) Title 17, Counties; and
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(ii) in connection with one or more of the following:
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(A) the acquisition of real estate, including by eminent domain;
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(B) the disposal of real estate;
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(C) services that constitute property management; or
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(D) the leasing of real estate.
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(3) A license under this chapter is not required for an individual registered to act as a
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broker-dealer, agent, or investment adviser under the Utah and federal securities laws in
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the sale or the offer for sale of real estate if:
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(a)(i) the real estate is a necessary element of a "security" as that term is defined by
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the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
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(ii) the security is registered for sale in accordance with:
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(A) the Securities Act of 1933; or
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(B) Title 61, Chapter 1, Utah Uniform Securities Act; or
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(b)(i) it is a transaction in a security for which a Form D, described in 17 C.F.R. Sec.
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239.500, has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
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Regulation D, Rule 506, 17 C.F.R. Sec. 230.506; and
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(ii) the selling agent and the purchaser are not residents of this state.
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(4) Except as otherwise provided by statute or rule, the following individuals may engage in
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the practice of an occupation or profession regulated by this chapter, subject to the stated
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circumstances and limitations, without being licensed under this chapter:
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(a) an individual licensed under the laws of this state, other than under this chapter, to
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practice or engage in an occupation or profession, while engaged in the lawful,
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professional, and competent practice of that occupation or profession;
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(b) an individual serving in the armed forces of the United States, the United States
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Public Health Service, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, or any other
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federal agency while engaged in activities regulated under this title as a part of
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employment with that federal agency if the individual holds a valid license to practice
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the regulated occupation or profession issued by any other state or jurisdiction
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recognized by the department; and
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(c) the spouse of an individual serving in the armed forces of the United States while the
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individual is stationed within this state, if:
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(i) the spouse holds a valid license to practice the regulated occupation or profession
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issued by any other state or jurisdiction recognized by the department; and
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(ii) the license is current and the spouse is in good standing in the state or jurisdiction
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of licensure.
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(5) As used in this section, "owner" does not include:
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(a) a person who holds an option to purchase real property;
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(b) a mortgagee;
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(c) a beneficiary under a deed of trust;
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(d) a trustee under a deed of trust; or
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(e) a person who owns or holds a claim that encumbers any real property or an
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improvement to the real property.
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(6) The commission, with the concurrence of the division, may provide, by rule made in
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accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
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circumstances under which a person or transaction qualifies for an exemption that is
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described in this section.
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Section 5. Section 61-2f-202.5 is enacted to read:
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61-2f-202.5 . Exempt individuals and transactions involving property
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management.
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A license under this chapter is not required for:
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(1) an individual who, as an owner or lessor, performs an act described in Subsection
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61-2f-102(20) in connection to real estate owned or leased by that individual;
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(2) an individual who is part of a property owner's immediate family, if the individual
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performs an act described in Subsection 61-2f-102(20) in connection to real estate
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owned by the property owner;
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(3) an unlicensed or remote assistant of a property manager;
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(4) an individual who exclusively performs the following tasks:
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(a) maintenance and repairs on real property; or
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(b) bookkeeping and accounting; or
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(5) a regional manager or a corporate official of a rental agency who does not engage in an
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act described in Subsection 61-2f-102(20).
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Section 6. Section 61-2f-203 is amended to read:
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61-2f-203 . Licensing requirements.
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(1)(a)(i) The division shall determine whether an applicant with a criminal history
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qualifies for licensure.
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(ii) If the division, acting under Subsection (1)(a)(i), denies or restricts a license or
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places a license on probation, the applicant may petition the commission for de
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novo review of the application.
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(b) Except as provided in Subsection (6), the commission shall determine all other
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qualifications and requirements of an applicant for:
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(i) a principal broker license;
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(ii) an associate broker license;[ or]
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(iii) a sales agent license[.] ; or
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(iv) a property manager license.
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(c) The division, with the concurrence of the commission, shall require and pass upon
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proof necessary to determine the honesty, integrity, truthfulness, reputation, and
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competency of each applicant for an initial license or for renewal of an existing
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license.
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(d)(i)(A) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(d)(i)(B), the division, with the
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concurrence of the commission, shall require an applicant for a sales agent
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license to complete a division-approved educational program consisting of not
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less than 120 hours, as designated by rule the commission makes in accordance
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with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, with the
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concurrence of the division.
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(B) If on the day on which an applicant for a sales agent license applies for the
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license the applicant is licensed as a real estate sales agent in another state, the
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division may require the applicant to complete a division-approved,
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state-specific educational program consisting of the number of hours
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designated by rule the commission makes in accordance with Title 63G,
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Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, with the concurrence of the
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division.
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(ii)(A) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(d)(ii)(B), the division, with the
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concurrence of the commission, shall require an applicant for an associate
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broker or a principal broker license to complete a division-approved
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educational program consisting of not less than 120 hours, as designated by
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rule the commission makes in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
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Administrative Rulemaking Act, with the concurrence of the division.
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(B) If on the day on which an applicant for an associate broker or a principal
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broker license applies for the license the applicant is licensed as a real estate
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broker in another state, the division may require the applicant to complete a
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division-approved, state-specific educational program consisting of the number
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of hours designated by rule the commission makes in accordance with Title
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63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, with the concurrence of
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the division.
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(iii)(A) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(d)(iii)(B), the division shall require
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that an applicant for a property manager license complete the educational
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program described in Subsection (1)(d)(iv).
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(B) If, on the day on which an applicant for a property manager license applies for
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the license, the applicant is licensed as a property manager in another state, the
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division may require the applicant to complete a division-approved,
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state-specific educational program consisting of the number of hours
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designated by rule the commission makes in accordance with Title 63G,
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Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, with the concurrence of the
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division.
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(iv) The division shall create an educational program for a property manager license
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that:
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(A) requires at least 24 hours of training;
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(B) covers subjects the division determines necessary for the program; and
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(C) establishes the proportion of hours allocated for each subject in the program.
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[(iii)] (v) An hour required by this section means 50 minutes of instruction in each 60
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minutes.
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[(iv)] (vi) The maximum number of program hours available to an individual is eight
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hours per day.
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(e)(i) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(e)(ii), the division, with the concurrence
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of the commission, shall require an applicant to pass an examination approved by
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the commission covering:
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(A) the fundamentals of the English language;
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(B) the fundamentals of arithmetic;
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(C) the fundamentals of bookkeeping;
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(D) the fundamentals of real estate principles and practices;
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(E) this chapter;
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(F) the rules established by the commission with the concurrence of the division;
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and
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(G) any other aspect of Utah real estate license law considered appropriate.
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(ii) If on the day on which an applicant applies for a license the applicant is licensed
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as a real estate broker or a sales agent in another state, the division may, with the
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concurrence of the commission, require the applicant to pass a division-approved,
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state-specific examination rather than the examination required under Subsection
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(1)(e)(i).
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(iii) Subject to Subsection (1)(e)(iv), the division, with the concurrence of the
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commission, may modify the length and material of an examination for a property
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manager license under this chapter if:
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(A) an applicant is licensed as a property manager in another state;
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(B) the division determines an applicant's prior experience warrants a modification
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of the examination; or
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(C) the division determines the applicant has good cause for the modification of
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the examination.
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(iv) An examination for a property manager license shall:
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(A) cover the topics that appear in the educational program described in
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Subsection (1)(d)(iv); and
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(B) match the proportion of questions for each topic to the proportion of hours
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designated by the division in accordance with Subsection (1)(d)(iv)(C).
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(f)(i) Three years' full-time experience as a sales agent or [its] the equivalent is
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required before an applicant may apply for, and secure a principal broker or
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associate broker license in this state.
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(ii) The commission shall establish by rule made in accordance with Title 63G,
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Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, subject to concurrence by the
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division, the criteria by which the commission will accept experience or special
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education in similar fields of business in lieu of the three years' experience.
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(2)(a) The division, with the concurrence of the commission, may require an applicant to
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furnish a sworn statement setting forth evidence satisfactory to the division of the
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applicant's reputation and competency as set forth by rule.
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(b) The division shall require an applicant to provide the applicant's social security
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number, which is a private record under Subsection 63G-2-302(1)(i).
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(3)(a) An individual who is not a resident of this state may be licensed in this state if the [
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person] individual complies with this chapter.
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(b) An individual who is not a resident of this state may be licensed as an associate
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broker or sales agent in this state by:
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(i) complying with this chapter; and
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(ii) being employed or engaged as an independent contractor by or on behalf of a
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principal broker who is licensed in this state, regardless of whether the principal
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broker is a resident of this state.
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(4) The division, with the concurrence of the commission, may enter into a reciprocal
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licensing agreement with another jurisdiction for the licensure of a principal broker, an
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associate broker, or a sales agent, if the jurisdiction's requirements and standards for the
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license are substantially similar to those of this state.
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(5)(a) The division and commission shall treat an application to be relicensed of an
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applicant whose real estate license is revoked as an original application.
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(b) In the case of an applicant for a new license as a principal broker or associate broker,
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the applicant is not entitled to credit for experience gained before the revocation of a
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real estate license.
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(6)(a) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(b), the commission may delegate to the division
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the authority to:
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(i) review a class or category of applications for initial or renewed licenses;
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(ii) determine whether an applicant meets the licensing criteria in Subsection (1); and
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(iii) approve or deny a license application without concurrence by the commission.
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(b)(i) If the commission delegates to the division the authority to approve or deny an
584
application without concurrence by the commission and the division denies an
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application for licensure, the applicant who is denied licensure may petition the
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commission for de novo review of the application.
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(ii) An applicant who is denied licensure pursuant to this Subsection (6) may seek
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agency review by the executive director only after the commission has reviewed
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the division's denial of the applicant's application.
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(7) An individual with an active broker, associate broker, or sales agent license may obtain
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a property manager license without:
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(a) meeting the education requirement described in Subsection (1)(d)(iii); or
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(b) passing an exam required for a property manager license under Subsection (1)(e).
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Section 7. Section 61-2f-204 is amended to read:
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61-2f-204 . Licensing fees and procedures -- Renewal fees and procedures.
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(1)(a) Upon filing an application for an examination for a license under this chapter, the
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applicant shall pay a nonrefundable fee established in accordance with Section
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63J-1-504 for admission to the examination.
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(b) An applicant for a principal broker, associate broker, [or ]sales agent, or property
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manager license shall pay a nonrefundable fee as determined by the commission with
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the concurrence of the division under Section 63J-1-504 for issuance of an initial
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license or license renewal.
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(c) [A license issued under this Subsection (1) shall be issued] The division shall issue a
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license under this Subsection (1) for a period of not less than two years as the
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division determines with the concurrence of the commission.
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(d)(i) Each of the following applicants shall comply with this Subsection (1)(d):
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(A) a new sales agent applicant;
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(B) a principal broker applicant;[ and]
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(C) an associate broker applicant[.] ; and
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(D) a property manager applicant.
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(ii) An applicant described in this Subsection (1)(d) shall at the time the [licensee]
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applicant files an application:
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(A) submit to the division fingerprint cards in a form acceptable to the Department
614
of Public Safety;
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(B) submit to the division a signed waiver in accordance with Subsection
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53-10-108(4), acknowledging the registration of the applicant's fingerprints in
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the Federal Bureau of Investigation Next Generation Identification System's
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Rap Back Service[ beginning January 1, 2020];
619
(C) consent to a criminal background check by the Utah Bureau of Criminal
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Identification and the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and
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(D) pay the fee the division establishes in accordance with Subsection [(1)(d)(vi)]
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(1)(d)(iv).
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(iii) The Bureau of Criminal Identification shall:
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(A) check the fingerprints an applicant submits under Subsection (1)(d)(ii) against
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the applicable state, regional, and national criminal records databases, including[
626
, beginning January 1, 2020,] the Federal Bureau of Investigation Next
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Generation Identification System;
628
(B) report the results of the background check to the division;
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(C) maintain a separate file of fingerprints that applicants submit under Subsection
630
(1)(d) for search by future submissions to the local and regional criminal
631
records databases, including latent prints;
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(D) request that[ beginning January 1, 2020,] the fingerprints be retained in the
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Federal Bureau of Investigation Next Generation Identification System's Rap
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Back Service for search by future submissions to national criminal records
635
databases, including the Next Generation Identification System and latent
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prints; and
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(E) ensure that the division only receives notifications for an individual with
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whom the division maintains permission to receive notifications.
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(iv)(A) The division shall assess an applicant who submits fingerprints under this
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Subsection (1)(d) or (2)(f) a fee in an amount that the division sets in
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accordance with Section 63J-1-504 for services that the division and the
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Bureau of Criminal Identification or another authorized agency provide under
643
this Subsection (1)(d) or (2)(f).
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(B) The Bureau of Criminal Identification may collect from the division money
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for services provided under this section.
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(v) Money paid to the division by an applicant for the cost of the criminal
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background check is nonlapsing.
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(vi) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
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and with the concurrence of the division, the commission may make rules for the
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administration of this Subsection (1)(d) and Subsection (2)(f) regarding criminal
651
background checks with ongoing monitoring.
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(e)(i) A license issued under Subsection (1)(d) is conditional, pending completion of
653
the criminal background check.
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(ii) If a criminal background check discloses that an applicant fails to accurately
655
disclose a criminal history, the division:
656
(A) shall review the application; and
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(B) in accordance with rules made by the division pursuant to Title 63G, Chapter
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3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, may:
659
(I) place a condition on a license;
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(II) place a restriction on a license;
661
(III) revoke a license; or
662
(IV) refer the application to the commission for a decision.
663
(iii)(A) [A person] An individual whose conditional license is conditioned,
664
restricted, or revoked under Subsection (1)(e)(ii) may have a hearing after the
665
action is taken to challenge the action.
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(B) The division shall conduct a hearing described in Subsection (1)(e)(iii)(A) in
667
accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.
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(iv) The director shall designate one of the following to act as the presiding officer in
669
a hearing described in Subsection (1)(e)(iii)(A):
670
(A) the division; or
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(B) the division with the concurrence of the commission.
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(v) The presiding officer shall decide whether to grant relief from an action under this
673
Subsection (1)(e)[ is granted].
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(vi) If a license is revoked or a revocation under this Subsection (1)(e) is upheld after
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a hearing, the individual may not apply for a new license until at least 12 months
676
after the day on which the license is revoked.
677
(2)(a)(i) A license expires if [it] the license is not renewed on or before the expiration
678
date of the license.
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(ii) As a condition of renewal, an active licensee shall demonstrate competence by
680
completing 18 hours of continuing education within a two-year renewal period
681
subject to rules made by the commission, with the concurrence of the division.
682
(iii) In making a rule described in Subsection (2)(c)(ii), the division and commission
683
shall consider:
684
(A) evaluating continuing education [on the basis of] based on competency, rather
685
than course time;
686
(B) allowing completion of courses in a significant variety of topic areas that the
687
division and commission determine are valuable in assisting an individual
688
licensed under this chapter to increase the individual's competency; and
689
(C) allowing completion of courses that will increase a licensee's professional
690
competency in the area of practice of the licensee.
691
(iv) The division may award credit to a licensee for a continuing education
692
requirement of this Subsection (2)(a) for a reasonable [period of time] time period
693
upon a finding of reasonable cause, including:
694
(A) military service; or
695
(B) if an individual is elected or appointed to government service, the individual's
696
government service during which the individual spends a substantial time
697
addressing real estate issues subject to conditions established by rule made in
698
accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
699
(b) For a period of 30 days after the day on which a license expires, [the license may be
700
reinstated] the division may reinstate the license:
701
(i) if the applicant's license was inactive on the day on which the applicant's license
702
expired, upon payment of a renewal fee and a late fee determined by the
703
commission with the concurrence of the division under Section 63J-1-504; or
704
(ii) if the applicant's license was active on the day on which the applicant's license
705
expired, upon payment of a renewal fee and a late fee determined by the
706
commission with the concurrence of the division under Section 63J-1-504, and
707
providing proof acceptable to the division and the commission of the licensee
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having:
709
(A) completed the hours of education required by Subsection (2)(a); or
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(B) demonstrated competence as required under Subsection (2)(a).
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(c) After the 30-day period described in Subsection (2)(b), and until one year after the
712
day on which an active or inactive license expires, the division may reinstate the
713
license [may be reinstated by] if the applicant:
714
(i) [paying] pays a renewal fee and a late fee determined by the commission with the
715
concurrence of the division under Section 63J-1-504; and
716
(ii) [providing] provides proof acceptable to the division and the commission of the
717
licensee having:
718
(A) completed the hours of education required by Subsection (2)(a); or
719
(B) demonstrated competence as required under Subsection (2)(a).
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(d) The division shall relicense [a person] an individual who does not renew that [person's]
721
individual's license within one year as prescribed for an original application.
722
(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), the division may extend the term of a license that
723
would expire under Subsection (2)(a) except for the extension if:
724
(i)(A) the [person] individual complies with the requirements of this section to
725
renew the license; and
726
(B) the renewal application remains pending at the time of the extension; or
727
(ii) at the time of the extension, there is pending a disciplinary action under this
728
chapter.
729
(f) [Beginning January 1, 2020, each] Each applicant for renewal or reinstatement of a
730
license to practice as a sales agent, principal broker, [or ]associate broker, or a
731
property manager, who is not already subject to ongoing monitoring of the
732
individual's criminal history shall, at the time the application for renewal or
733
reinstatement is filed:
734
(i) submit fingerprint cards in a form acceptable to the Department of Public Safety;
735
(ii) submit to the division a signed waiver in accordance with Subsection
736
53-10-108(4), acknowledging the registration of the applicant's fingerprints in the
737
Federal Bureau of Investigation Next Generation Identification System's Rap
738
Back Service;
739
(iii) consent to a fingerprint background check by the Utah Bureau of Criminal
740
Identification and the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and
741
(iv) pay the fee the division establishes in accordance with Subsection (1)(d)(iv).
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(3)(a) As a condition for the activation of an inactive license that was in an inactive
743
status at the time of the licensee's most recent renewal, the licensee shall supply the
744
division with proof of:
745
(i) successful completion of the respective sales agent or principal broker licensing
746
examination within six months before the day on which the licensee applies to
747
activate the license; or
748
(ii) the successful completion of the hours of continuing education that the licensee
749
would have been required to complete under Subsection (2)(a) if the license had
750
been on active status at the time of the licensee's most recent renewal.
751
(b) The commission may, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
752
Rulemaking Act, subject to concurrence by the division, establish by rule:
753
(i) the nature or type of continuing education required for reactivation of a license;
754
and
755
(ii) how long before reactivation the continuing education must be completed.
756
Section 8. Section 61-2f-206 is amended to read:
757
61-2f-206 . Registration of person or branch office -- Certification of education
758
providers and courses -- Specialized licenses.
759
(1)(a) A person may not engage in an activity described in Section 61-2f-201, unless the
760
person is registered with the division.
761
(b) To register with the division under this Subsection (1), a person shall submit to the
762
division:
763
(i) an application in a form required by the division;
764
(ii) evidence of an affiliation with a principal broker;
765
(iii) evidence that the person is registered and in good standing with the Division of
766
Corporations and Commercial Code; and
767
(iv) a registration fee established by the commission with the concurrence of the
768
division under Section 63J-1-504.
769
(c) The division may terminate a person's registration if:
770
(i) the person's registration with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
771
has been expired for at least three years; and
772
(ii) the person's license with the division has been inactive for at least three years.
773
(2)(a) A principal broker shall register with the division each of the principal broker's
774
branch offices.
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(b) To register a branch office with the division under this Subsection (2), a principal
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broker shall submit to the division:
777
(i) an application in a form required by the division; and
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(ii) a registration fee established by the commission with the concurrence of the
779
division under Section 63J-1-504.
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(3)(a) In accordance with rules made by the commission with the concurrence of the
781
division and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
782
Rulemaking Act, the division shall certify:
783
(i) a real estate school;
784
(ii) a course provider; or
785
(iii) an instructor.
786
(b) In accordance with rules made by the commission in accordance with Title 63G,
787
Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, subject to concurrence by the
788
division, the division shall certify a continuing education course that is required
789
under this chapter.
790
(4) Except as provided under this chapter or by rule the commission makes in accordance
791
with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, a principal broker may
792
not be responsible for more than one registered entity at the same time.
793
(5) A principal broker:
794
(a) shall exercise active and reasonable supervision of the principal broker's main office
795
in accordance with this chapter and rules the commission makes in accordance with
796
Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and
797
(b) may supervise a branch office affiliated with the principal broker at the same time
798
the principal broker exercises the supervision required under Subsection (5)(a).
799
(6)(a) A principal broker may designate a branch broker to supervise a branch office
800
affiliated with the principal broker.
801
(b) A branch broker shall exercise active and reasonable supervision, in accordance with
802
this chapter and rules the commission makes in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter
803
3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, of each branch office the principal broker
804
designates the branch broker to supervise.
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[(7)(a) In addition to issuing a principal broker license, associate broker license, or sales
806
agent license authorizing the performance of an act set forth in Section 61-2f-201, the
807
division may issue a specialized sales license or specialized property management
808
license with the scope of practice limited to the specialty.]
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[(b) An individual may hold a specialized license in addition to a license as a principal
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broker, associate broker, or a sales agent.]
811
[(c) A sales agent who is affiliated with a dual broker may act as a property management
812
sales agent if:]
813
[(i) the dual broker designates the sales agent as a property management sales agent;
814
and]
815
[(ii) the sales agent pays to the division a property management sales agent
816
designation fee in an amount determined by the division in accordance with
817
Section 63J-1-504.]
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[(d) A property management sales agent may simultaneously provide both property
819
management services and real estate sales services under the supervision of a dual
820
broker as provided by the commission with the concurrence of the division by rule
821
made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.]
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[(8) The commission may determine, by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter
823
3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, subject to concurrence by the division,
824
licensing requirements related to this section for a principal broker, associate broker,
825
sales agent, dual broker, property management sales agent, or for a specialized license
826
described in Subsection (7), including:]
827
[(a) prelicensing and postlicensing education requirements;]
828
[(b) examination requirements;]
829
[(c) affiliation with real estate brokerages or property management companies;]
830
[(d) property management sales agent:]
831
[(i) designation procedures;]
832
[(ii) allowable scope of practice; and]
833
[(iii) division fees;]
834
[(e) what constitutes active and reasonable supervision for:]
835
[(i) a principal broker when supervising a branch broker or sales agent; and]
836
[(ii) a branch broker when supervising a sales agent; and]
837
[(f) other licensing procedures.]
838
Section 9. Section 61-2f-307 is enacted to read:
839
61-2f-307 . Rights and privileges of a property manager to fill out a form or
840
document.
841
A property manager may fill out any form, contract, or lease agreement associated with
842
the renting and management of real property.
843
Section 10. Section 61-2f-411 is enacted to read:
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61-2f-411 . Enforcement related to a property manager.
845
(1) Nothing in this section applies to an individual:
846
(a) buying, selling, or exchanging real estate for another person; or
847
(b) offering to buy, sell, or exchange real estate for another person.
848
(2) When engaging in property management, a property manager may:
849
(a) solicit referrals for clients, owners, customers, and renters;
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(b) pay a finder's fee or exchange valuable consideration to an unlicensed person for
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referring a prospective client;
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(c) accept a referral fee from an individual, whether licensed or unlicensed;
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(d) contract for services, pay bills, and act on behalf of an owner as provided in a
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management agreement; and
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(e) advertise properties for rent or lease.
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(3) Except as provided in Subsection (4), a property manager shall associate with at least
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one real estate trust account in a bank or credit union:
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(a) located within the state;
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(b) that, unless otherwise modified by a contract for property management, one or more
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property managers use for the purpose of securing:
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(i) tenant security deposits;
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(ii) rent;
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(iii) money tendered by a property owner as a reserve fund or for payment of an
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unexpected expense; and
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(iv) any other purpose designated by the commission; and
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(c) that is non-interest bearing, unless the parties to a property management contract:
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(i) agree in writing to deposit the funds in an interest-bearing account;
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(ii) designate in writing the individuals to whom the parties will pay the interest on
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completion or failure of the property management contract; and
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(iii) ensure that the parties and trust account comply with any other rules established
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by the commission or division.
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(4) A property manager who obtains and holds a security bond that protects at least 30% of
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the estimated client funds the property manager holds in the property manager's bank
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accounts is not required to be associated with a trust account.
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Section 11. Effective Date.
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This bill takes effect on January 1, 2026.
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