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STATE OF CALIFORNIA — DEPARTMENT OF REAL ESTATE

SALESPERSON RENEWAL
APPLICATION

RE 209A (Rev. 1/97)
INSTRUCTIONS AND GENERAL INFORMATION

General Information

Type or print clearly in black or blue ink (do not use red).

If you will be employed in real estate for which a license is required, complete lines 1 - 23.

If you will not be employed in real estate for which a license is required, complete lines 1 - 14; leave 17 - 23 blank.

Acronyms or form numbers used in the following instructions:

B&P   Business & Professions Code
RE 209   Salesperson Renewal Application
RE 251   Continuing Education Course Verification
Failure to correctly complete the application, including the conviction information, will result in processing and issuance delays.

Change of Personal Name

Fill in full new name. Attach verification of name change (i.e., legible copy of drivers license, marriage certificate, court order, etc.). Sign this form with your new name.

On-Time Renewal

RE 209, 251, and appropriate fee must be submitted to DRE on or before expiration date to be considered on-time and avoid lapse of license rights. Applicants who file prior to their expiration date should receive their license certificate on or after the expiration date. Applications for renewal should not be submitted more than 60 days prior to the expiration date. Pursuant to Section 10156.2 of the Business and Professions (B&P) Code, eligible renewal applicants who submit an application, together with the proper fee, and good faith evidence of completing the continuing education requirement, prior to their license expiration date may continue operating under their existing license until such time as they are notified otherwise by the Department. Such notices sent by the Department will take effect five days after the date they are mailed.

Late Renewal

All licensees holding an unconditional license (not suspended) are allowed two years beyond the license expiration date to renew on a late basis. RE 209, RE 251 and appropriate fee must be received by DRE within two years of the expiration date. While the license is expired no activities requiring a license may be performed. A late renewal will not be effective until all requirements have been met, received and processed by DRE. Failure to submit proper late renewal requirements within two years from license expiration date will result in forfeiture of renewal rights. Late renewal applications will be subject to all education and fee requirements effective at time the license application is filed.

Conditionally suspended licensees are not eligible for late renewal privileges per Section 10154 of the B&P Code.

Continuing Education (CE)

Real estate licensees are required to submit a completed and signed RE 251 as evidence of having attended 45 hours* of approved CE offerings within the four years preceding renewal, including:
  • 18 hours (minimum) in the category of consumer protection
  • 3-hour course in ethics
  • 3-hour course in agency
  • 3-hour course in fair housing
  • 3-hour course in trust fund handling
  • The remaining 15 hours needed to meet the total 45 hour continuing education requirement may be obtained by completing courses in the consumer service category or the entire 45 hours may be earned by completing consumer protection, ethics, agency, fair housing, and trust fund handling type offerings.
Continuing education course credit expires four years from the course completion date.

Submit the completed RE 251 with RE 209 and fee. Failure to submit evidence of having completed your required continuing education will result in your renewal being denied. DO NOT SUBMIT CE COURSE COMPLETION CERTIFICATES.

  • Individuals who qualified for the salesperson examination by meeting the three semester or four quarter unit course requirements in Section 10153.3 and 10153.4(a) B&P are not required for the first license renewal to complete the CE requirement except for a 3-hour course in ethics, a 3-hour course in agency, a 3-hour course in fair housing, and a 3-hour course trust fund handling pursuant to Section 10170.5 B&P.
In order to renew, salesperson licensees who hold a conditionally suspended license must submit transcripts showing completion of two specified college-level courses listed in Section 10153.2 B&P as well as RE 251 showing completion of the CE courses of ethics and agency, as mentioned above. Conditionally suspended licensees are not eligible for late renewal privileges per Section 10154 B&P. Therefore, all requirements must be met and submitted to the Department no later than the four year expiration date of the license. If all requirements are not submitted to the Department by that date you will be required to REQUALIFY through the examination process before again becoming licensed in real estate.

Exemption from Continuing Education — Only applies to individuals who have been licensed in good standing for 30 continuous years in California and who are at least 70 years old. (Section 10170.8 B&P Code.)

Items to be Submitted

  • Salesperson Renewal Application (RE 209)
  • Continuing Education Course Verification (RE 251)
  • Proper fee
  • If conditionally suspended, submit transcripts of two college-level courses, as indicated above(*).
The documents and fee may be submitted in person at any District Office or mailed to the Sacramento office. Timely submittal of the renewal requirements is determined by the official U.S. Postal Service postmark. Business office meter-stamp dates are not acceptable as evidence of a timely submittal.

Make check or money order payable to:

Department of Real Estate
Mail To:
Department of Real Estate
P.O. Box 187003
Sacramento, CA 95818-7003
Broker-Salesman Relationships Agreement
(Commissioner's Regulation 2726)

  • The Department of Real Estate does not provide contract or agreement forms required by the following regulation.

    "Every real estate broker shall have a written agreement with each of his salesmen, whether licensed as a salesman or as a broker under a broker-salesman arrangement. The agreement shall be dated and signed by the parties and shall cover material aspects of the relationship between the parties, including supervision of the licensed activities, duties and compensation.

    Signed copies of the agreement shall be retained by the parties thereto for a period of three (3) years from the date of termination of the agreement. The agreement shall be available for inspection by the Commissioner or his designated representative on request."

    Notice of Appeal Process

    The Department of Real Estate has established time periods for the processing of permit applicants as required by the Permit Reform Act (Government Code Section 15374 et seq.). These time periods are set forth in the regulations of the Department of Real Estate at Regulation 2709, Chapter 6, of Title 10, of the California Code of Regulations. Failure to comply with these time periods may be appealed to the Secretary of the Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency, 801 K Street, Suite 1918, Sacramento CA 95814-3520, pursuant to the regulations of the Secretary set forth in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 7600) of Title 21 of the California Code of Regulations. Under certain circumstances, the Secretary may require the Department of Real Estate to reimburse the applicant for the filing fees paid in connection with the application. This notice applies to real estate salesperson renewal applications which are filed on a late basis only.

    Privacy Notice

    Section 1798.17 of the Civil Code requires this notice be provided when collecting personal or confidential information from individuals. Each individual has the right to review personal information maintained by this agency, unless access is exempted by law.
    Department of Real Estate
    2201 Broadway
    Sacramento, CA 95818

    Managing Deputy Commissioner IV
    Licensing, Exam., & Education Division
    Telephone: (916) 227-0931

    General powers of the Commissioner, Section 10050, 10071 and 10075 of the Business and Professions Code authorizes the maintenance of this information.

    Business and Professions Code Section 30, added by Statutes 1986, Chapter 1361, Section 1, requires each real estate licensee to provide to the Department of Real Estate his or her social security number which will be furnished to the Franchise Tax Board. Failure to provide this information is subject to the penalty provided in Revenue & Tax Code, Section 19276. Your social security number shall not be deemed a public record and shall not be open to the public for inspection. The Franchise Tax Board will use your number to establish identification exclusively for tax enforcement purposes.

    The Real Estate Law and the Regulations of the Commissioner require applicants to provide the Department with specific information. If all or any part of the required information is not provided, processing may be delayed. In addition, the Commissioner may suspend or revoke a license, or in the case of a license applicant, may deny the issuance for misstatements of facts (including a failure to disclose a material fact) in an application for a license.

    The information requested in this form is primarily used to furnish license status information to the Department's regulatory section, and to answer inquiries and give information to the public on license status, business and mailing addresses and actions taken to deny, revoke, restrict or suspend licenses for cause.

    This information may be transferred to real estate licensing agencies in other states, law enforcement agencies (City Police, Sheriff's Departments, District Attorneys, Attorney General, F.B.I.), and any other regulatory agencies (i.e., Department of Corporations, Department of Insurance, Department of Consumer Affairs, California Bar Association).