Alabama Real Estate Salesperson Exam — All Questions

How many hours of approved pre-license education must an Alabama salesperson applicant complete before taking the licensing exam?

• a.30 hours
• b.60 hours✓
• c.90 hours
• d.150 hours

Alabama requires 60 clock hours of Commission-approved pre-license education to qualify for the salesperson examination. After receiving the temporary license, the licensee must also complete a required post-license course to obtain the permanent salesperson license.

What is the minimum age at which Alabama will issue a real estate salesperson license?

• a.Eighteen years of age
• b.Nineteen years of age✓
• c.Twenty-one years of age
• d.Twenty-three years of age

Alabama sets the floor at 19, not the 18 used by most states. The Commission's documentation rule makes the applicant prove it with a driver license, passport, or birth certificate. Cite: Ala. Code 34-27-32(a)(4); Ala. Admin. Code r. 790-X-2-.01(1).

An Alabama applicant begins the 60-clock-hour salesperson prelicense course. By when must it be finished for the hours to count?

• a.Within one year from the start date of the course✓
• b.Within six months from the start date of the course
• c.Within two years from the start date of the course
• d.Within 90 days of the first class meeting

Miss the one-year window and the student receives no credit for the classes already completed and must begin the course over. The same rule caps credit at eight hours per day. Cite: Ala. Admin. Code r. 790-X-1-.06(5)(c).

What is the passing grade on the Alabama salesperson licensing examination, and how long is the candidate given?

• a.75, with four hours allotted for the examination
• b.70, with three and one-half hours allotted✓
• c.80, with three and one-half hours allotted
• d.70, with one and one-half hours allotted

The Commission rule fixes the passing grade for both the salesperson and broker examinations at seventy and allots three and one-half hours. Cite: Ala. Admin. Code r. 790-X-2-.02(8).

After passing the Alabama examination, within what period must the applicant secure a qualifying broker and meet the remaining licensing requirements?

• a.Within 30 days after passing the examination
• b.Within 12 months after passing the examination
• c.Within 6 months after passing the examination
• d.Within 90 days after passing the examination✓

Within 90 days of passing, the applicant must secure a qualifying broker, after which the license is issued active or classified inactive. The qualifying broker submits a sworn statement accepting responsibility for the salesperson. Cite: Ala. Code 34-27-33(b).

How long is an Alabama temporary salesperson license valid?

• a.Six months from the date the examination was passed
• b.Two years from the date the certificate was issued
• c.One year after the first of the month following issuance✓
• d.Until the licensee's first September 30 renewal deadline

The statute measures the year from the first day of the month after issuance, and a temporary license cannot be renewed. If the post license requirements are not met in that year it automatically expires and lapses. Cite: Ala. Code 34-27-33(c)(1) and (c)(2); Ala. Admin. Code r. 790-X-2-.03(2).

For how much of its one-year life may an Alabama temporary salesperson license be on ACTIVE status?

• a.Only the first six months following issuance✓
• b.The full twelve months, active throughout
• c.Only the final six months of the license year
• d.Only the first 90 days following issuance

The license may be active only during the six months following issuance. To stay active past that point the holder must finish the post license course and have the original license issued; otherwise the temporary license goes inactive for its remaining six months. Cite: Ala. Admin. Code r. 790-X-2-.03(3); Ala. Code 34-27-33(c)(2).

Which course must an Alabama temporary salesperson complete to have the original (permanent) license issued?

• a.A 15-clock-hour post license course
• b.A 60-clock-hour post license course
• c.A 30-clock-hour post license course✓
• d.A 45-clock-hour post license course

The 30-clock-hour post license course is required of every temporary salesperson licensee, active or inactive, within the first year of licensure. Cite: Ala. Code 34-27-33(c)(2); Ala. Admin. Code r. 790-X-1-.06(5)(e).

When may an Alabama licensee begin the post license course and earn credit for it?

• a.Any time after passing the licensing examination
• b.As soon as the prelicense course final exam is passed
• c.Only after the original (permanent) license is issued
• d.Only after the temporary license has been issued✓

The rule requires the temporary license to be issued first, and the holder must give the temporary license number to the instructor before being allowed to begin. Cite: Ala. Admin. Code r. 790-X-2-.03(1).

An Alabama licensee finishes the post license course and has the original license issued. What is the effect on continuing education at the first renewal?

• a.The requirement is halved to eight hours
• b.There is no CE requirement at that renewal✓
• c.It has no effect; 15 hours are still due
• d.The hours carry over to the next period

The holder of an original license who completed the post license course is not subject to the continuing education requirement for the first renewal of that license. Cite: Ala. Code 34-27-33(c)(4).

What continuing education must an Alabama salesperson complete each license period?

• a.15 clock hours, 3 of them the Risk Management course✓
• b.12 clock hours, all of them elective subjects
• c.15 clock hours, 6 of them the Risk Management course
• d.21 clock hours, 3 of them the Risk Management course

Salespersons take 15 clock hours per license period: 3 in the Commission-approved Risk Management course and 12 in other approved courses. Cite: Ala. Admin. Code r. 790-X-1-.11(1).

How do the 15 continuing education hours break down for an Alabama associate broker or qualifying broker?

• a.15 hours of freely chosen elective coursework
• b.3 hours of Risk Management and 12 hours elective
• c.3 hours Risk Management, 3 hours Broker, 9 elective✓
• d.6 hours of Risk Management and 9 hours elective

Since October 1, 2022 brokers must take the 3-hour Risk Management course, the 3-hour Commission-approved Broker course, and 9 elective hours. The extra Broker course is what separates them from salespersons. Cite: Ala. Admin. Code r. 790-X-1-.11(2).

Besides a high school diploma and 60 clock hours of approved coursework, what does Alabama require of an applicant for a broker license?

• a.Twelve months of active licensure in Alabama only
• b.Five years of licensure in any state, active or inactive
• c.Thirty-six months of continuous active licensure
• d.An active salesperson license 24 of the past 36 months✓

The applicant must show an active real estate salesperson license in any state for at least 24 months of the 36-month period immediately preceding the application. Cite: Ala. Code 34-27-32(d)(1), (2) and (3).