Pursuant to A.R.S. § 32-2124, all applicants for an original real estate, cemetery, or membership camping license shall show evidence
satisfactory to the Commissioner:
A. Of the honesty, truthfulness, character and competency of the applicant.
B. That the applicant has not had a real estate license denied within one year, or revoked within two years immediately preceding the application.
C. That the applicant is at least 18 years of age when applying for a license.
D. That the applicant has completed prelicensure education course(s) prescribed and approved by the Commissioner of at least 90 classroom hours and has passed a school and State and national examinations on the course. All new salesperson licensees must also take a six-hour continuing education course in Contract Law and Contract Writing before they may activate their licenses. The courses are offered by most approved schools.
E. Applicants for a broker's license must also demonstrate at least three years of actual experience as a licensed real estate broker or real estate salesperson during the five-year period immediately preceding application.
Honesty, Truthfulness, Character and Competency
Information and documentation relating to the applicant's background must be provided upon application for licensure. You will be
required to disclose your date of birth and Social Security Number. Depending upon the responses that you provide in truthfully
answering the questions on the licensure questionnaire, you may also be required to submit a sworn statement providing details and
additional documents, including certified copies of documents relating to the disclosure.
Criminal convictions, adverse judgments, recovery fund payments or disciplinary action against a license currently or previously held by an applicant may be grounds for the Department to deny licensure. The Department CANNOT issue a license to a person convicted of a felony who is incarcerated, paroled or under community supervision or on probation. The Department MAY NOT issue a license to a person who has been convicted of a felony, or convicted of a misdemeanor offense such as (but not limited to) theft, forgery, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, violence against another person, or crimes of moral turpitude. Repeated DUI and/or Domestic Violence convictions do not demonstrate good character and may also result in denial of an application.
Download or ask the real estate school you attend for a copy of the Candidate Information Bulletin ("CIB"), to review the Original Licensure Questionnaire. If you must answer any question "Yes," refer to Form LI-400 - Document Checklist, included in the Candidate Information Bulletin and also available from the Forms Library on the Department's website, to determine what documentation you are required to furnish.
Prior Experience Required of Broker Applicants
Broker applicants must have at least three years actual work experience as a real estate salesperson or broker during the five years
immediately preceding application for a license. If your experience has been in a state other than Arizona, you must obtain a
certified license history from the state(s) in which you held a salesperson or broker's license during the past five years.
(See “Applicants Previously Licensed in Arizona” and "“New Applicants/Licensees” below.)
Applicants Previously Licensed in Arizona
If you were previously licensed in Arizona and that license expired and was not renewed within one year of expiration, you may qualify
for a recertification of prelicensing education based on prior Arizona licensure and education.
The prelicensure education is valid for ten years (§32-2124-B). If you were originally licensed in Arizona more than 10 years ago, the Department cannot accept your prior prelicensure education.
If You Received Your Education From a Real Estate School in Arizona
If you obtain your prelicensure education from an
approved Arizona real estate school, the
school will provide you with a copy of the
Candidate Information Bulletin ("CIB"). The CIB
explains in further detail what you must do to take the State examination and apply for a license. After you complete the course
and pass the school's final examination, the school will issue a Prelicensure Education Certificate to you, verifying that you have met
the prelicensure education requirement. You may then contact the testing administrator, Prometric at (800) 899-4091 or
www.prometric.com to
register and schedule to take the State examination. Examinations are given in Phoenix, Tempe, Goodyear, Casa Grande, Tucson and
Flagstaff, and in other states around the country, by appointment only.
Form LI-226 - Broker Candidate Experience Verification
A. Broker applicants must demonstrate three (3) years actual experience as a licensed real estate agent or broker within the preceding five (5) years. As you begin the broker prelicense courses, you must fill out and give to your current broker the Form LI-226 - Broker Candidate Experience Verification, confirming your active licensed experience for three of the past five years. The form is included in the Candidate Information Bulletin ("CIB") and available for download from the Forms Library on the Department's website. The broker will sign the form verifying that you were actually practicing real estate and return the form to you for submission to the Department. The Department’s determination that you meet the experience requirement takes a minimum of three weeks, so allow enough time to get the authenticated forms back from the Department before scheduling your test. Originals must be filed with the Department.
B. The Department will return the submitted broker verification form(s) to you marked with a "valid through" date. If you do not apply for your broker's license on or before that date, you must resubmit originals of the form(s) to update the information. If the "valid through" date passes and you have not submitted a license application, you may no longer meet the work experience requirement. If your experience was during the first three years of the last five-year period and you are no longer working in the real estate industry, a delay in applying for a license could place your experience outside the five-year window and render some of your experience invalid.
C. All questions on the verification form must be answered or processing of your application will be delayed.
D. If you were licensed as an employing broker or designated broker, you are considered the "employing broker" for the purpose of completing the Broker Verification Form.
Education Required of All Applicants
You must complete 90 classroom hours of prelicensure education at a school approved by the Department and pass both the school and state
examinations to obtain an Arizona real estate license.
Cemetery and Membership Camping Licenses
There is no prescribed prelicensure education leading to licensure as a cemetery salesperson or broker or membership camping salesperson
or broker. Candidates for these licenses may contact Prometric as outlined below to register for and schedule
their examination.
On the day of the test you must bring your ORIGINAL Prelicensure Education Certificate to the examination site. Please note that the Department does not retain copies of the documents you submit. If you lose any documents after receiving Department approval, the approval process must begin again. The examination administrator cannot allow you to take the examination if you do not have the original documents at the examination site when you appear to take the examination.
Applicants for a Salesperson's License
As you pass each portion of the State and national examinations, Prometric will issue you a passing score report. Upon passing both
parts, you will receive a third score report which is your Application for Licensure. Follow the instructions on the application to
apply for a license. You must apply for a license within 1 year of passing the examination. If you do not submit an
application by 5 pm on the last business day of the 1 year period, you will be required to take and pass the State and national
examinations again before becoming eligible to apply for a license.
Applicants for a Broker's License
As you pass each portion of the State and national examinations, Prometric will issue a passing score report. Upon passing both
parts, you will receive a third score report which is your Application for Licensure. Follow the instructions on the application to
apply for a license. You must make application for a license within 1 year after passing the State examination, or prior to
expiration of the "valid through" date on your broker verification; whichever is earlier. If you do not make application by 5 pm on
the last business day of the applicable period, you may no longer meet the experience requirement. At the minimum, you will be
required to take and pass the State and national examinations again before becoming eligible to apply for a license.
Licensees Must Have Access to Arizona Real Estate Statutes and Commissioner's Rules
Each person licensed in Arizona, whether active or inactive, must have available for their use a current copy of the Department's
statutes and rules. The Arizona Real Estate Law Book, published by the Department, contains the required material. It may be
purchased at the Department's office in Phoenix or Tucson, or by mail. For details, call 602.771.7700.
The statutes, rules and policy statements are also available on the Department's website. Substantive Policy Statement No. 2005.05 provides that making the “Law Book” available via the web meets the requirement of every licensee having it available for their use.
Americans with Disabilities Act
The Arizona Department of Real Estate and Prometric comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Persons with disabilities may
request reasonable accommodations such as interpreters, alternative formats or assistance with physical accessibility. Requests for
accommodations must be made with 72 hours prior notice. If you require special accommodations, please call the Department at
602.771.7760, or Prometric at 800-899-4091.
LICENSE TERM: Two (2) years
The License Fee Schedule may be obtained by clicking here or by visiting the Department's website. (Subject to change without notice as statutes or rules change.)
Important notes:-
rev. 08/08