Missouri Disciplinary Proceedings
Eight items cover complaints, investigation, violations, action by the Commission, action by the Administrative Hearing Commission, and the penalty for practicing without a license. Missouri splits fact-finding from sanction between two separate bodies, which is the structural point of the area.
Complaints and Investigation
Section 339.100.1 distinguishes the two routes: the Commission "may, upon its own motion, and shall upon receipt of a written complaint filed by any person, investigate any real estate-related activity of a licensee." A written complaint makes investigation mandatory. The Commission may hold an investigatory hearing, may subpoena records and papers, and "shall have the power to issue a subpoena and to compel any person in this state to come before the commission to offer testimony" — the reach is any person, not just licensees. Separately, 20 CSR 2250-8.170(1) makes failure to answer a Commission inquiry in writing within thirty days its own ground for discipline.
Two Bodies, Two Jobs
The Commission causes a complaint to be filed with the Administrative Hearing Commission under chapter 621 (§ 339.100.2). The AHC then finds whether the licensee committed the acts, and "A finding of the administrative hearing commissioner ... shall be grounds for the suspension or revocation of his license by the commission," or probation, "or the imposition of a civil penalty by the commission not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars for each offense," with each day of a continued violation a separate offense (§ 339.100.3). So the AHC finds the facts and the Missouri Real Estate Commission imposes the discipline. A denied applicant is likewise told the reasons in writing and of the right to file a complaint with the AHC (§ 339.080.2).
Grounds and Penalties
Section 339.100.2 lists twenty-six grounds, among them failing to keep others' money in a separate account, substantial misrepresentation, failing to deliver duplicate originals, acting for or taking compensation from more than one party without all parties' knowledge, guaranteeing future resale profits, conditioned prize and gift inducements, signing or advertising property without the owner's written consent, failing to timely inform a seller of all written offers, and false or misleading advertising including team names that read as a separate company. Practicing without a license is separately criminal: § 339.170 makes a knowing violation a class B misdemeanor, and § 339.180 lets a court enjoin unlicensed practice.
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State-specific details
State exam facts
- State regulator
- Missouri Real Estate Commission (MREC)
- Prelicensing education
- 48-hour broker pre-examination course
- Passing score
- 75% on each portion
Who regulates real estate brokers in Missouri?
The Missouri Real Estate Commission (MREC), within the Division of Professional Registration, licenses brokers and salespersons and approves the pre-license education and exam.
What experience do I need before the Missouri broker exam?
Broker applicants must have held an active Missouri salesperson license for at least 24 of the 30 months immediately preceding application, and complete the 48-hour broker pre-examination course. The application must be submitted within six months of completing that course.
How is the Missouri broker exam structured?
PSI administers both portions in one 270-minute appointment: a 90-item national portion scored to 100 points in 150 minutes, and a 75-item Missouri state portion scored to 75 points in 120 minutes. You need 75% on each. The state portion is the largest of any state in this family — nearly double the 40-item salesperson state portion — and Missouri publishes a separate broker state outline. The national broker exam is scenario-based, with some items carrying more than four options and one best answer scored up to two points; the Missouri state portion is ordinary four-option multiple choice.
What is on the Missouri broker state portion?
PSI bulletin 4673 sets six areas: Licenses (7 items), Educational Requirements (2), Business Conduct and Practices (40), Disciplinary Proceedings (8), Listing, Offer, and Closing Contract Forms and Costs (12), and Brokerage Relationships (6). Business Conduct alone is 53% of the state portion, so most of your study time belongs in Chapter 339, RSMo and the Commission's rules at 20 CSR 2250-8.
What continuing education do Missouri brokers need?
Twelve hours during each two-year license period, at least three of which must be a core course the Commission designates and posts on its website. For the 2026-2028 renewal period the designated core topic is Fair Housing, so a broker taking only one core course must take Fair Housing. Broker licenses expire 30 June of each even-numbered year (salesperson licenses expire 30 September).
Sources: https://pr.mo.gov/realestate.asp, https://test-takers.psiexams.com/api/content/bulletin/4673, https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneChapter.aspx?chapter=339, https://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/20csr/20csr
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