The Real Estate Licensing Agency's Powers
Pearson VUE gives this area 2 to 5 items of the 50-item Wyoming broker state portion. It covers how the Wyoming Real Estate Commission investigates, hears cases, sanctions licensees, and examines records.
Investigations, Hearings and Appeals
W.S. 33-28-111(a) lets the Commission investigate a licensee on a written sworn complaint or on its own motion. Under W.S. 33-28-113 the Commission may contract with independent hearing officers, who may not be employees of the attorney general's office or employees or members of the Commission, and who forward written findings of fact and conclusions of law to the Commission. Hearings follow the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, and judicial review may be taken in the district court of the county where the violation allegedly occurred.
Sanctions and Penalties
W.S. 33-28-111(a) authorizes an administrative fine of up to $2,500 for each separate offense, censure, probation, suspension, or revocation. Fines collected go to the public school fund of the county where the violation occurred. Practicing without a license is a separate misdemeanor under W.S. 33-28-114, punishable by up to $2,500 and six months in county jail, rising to $5,000 or a year for a later offense. Receiving more than three censures within two years is itself a ground for discipline.
Examination of Records
W.S. 33-28-122(a)(iii) requires every responsible broker to permit the Commission or its representative to examine trust accounting records, and Commission rules chapter 5, section 2 confirms the Commission may audit those records. W.S. 33-28-111(a)(xii) makes unreasonably failing to produce documents of record concerning a transaction under investigation a stand-alone ground for discipline.
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State-specific details
State exam facts
- State regulator
- Wyoming Real Estate Commission
- Exam vendor
- Pearson VUE
- Prelicensing education
- 60 cumulative class hours (Wyo. Stat. § 33-28-106(e)(viii))
- Passing score
- Scaled score of 75 (both portions)
- Scored questions
- 130
- Time limit
- 240 minutes
Who regulates real estate brokers in Wyoming?
The Wyoming Real Estate Commission licenses real estate salespersons, associate brokers, and responsible brokers, and it sets the passing score for the licensing exams in conjunction with Pearson VUE, which delivers them. After passing, you must file a complete license application within 90 days of the exam date.
What experience do I need before the Wyoming broker exam?
Experience is the gate, and Wyoming states it in the statute: a responsible broker applicant must "have first served actively for two (2) of the four (4) years immediately preceding the application as a real estate salesperson or associate broker" (Wyo. Stat. § 33-28-106(c)(ii)). An associate broker applicant faces the same two-of-four test but may substitute a degree in real estate as defined in § 33-28-102(b)(xiv); a responsible broker applicant has no degree substitute. On education, § 33-28-106(e)(viii) requires not less than 60 cumulative class hours in Commission-approved courses with a passing exam in each — delivered as Broker Course I, Broker Course II, and the Wyoming Law Course — and applicants already actively licensed elsewhere show Course II plus the appropriate portions of Course I. Responsible broker applicants must additionally pass a Commission-approved broker management course; the Commission's rule (chapter 1, section 3(c)(iv)) says it must have been taken no more than two years before the application, while the Pearson VUE handbook describes it as an 8-hour course taken within one year, so confirm the current window with the Commission. Responsible broker applicants also file proof of Wyoming trust accounts or funds holder agreements.
How is the Wyoming broker exam structured?
The Wyoming broker exam has a national/general portion of 80 scored items plus 5 pretest items with 2.5 hours allowed, and a Wyoming state portion of 50 scored items plus 5 to 10 pretest items with 1.5 hours allowed — 130 scored items over four hours in total. Both portions require a scaled score of 75 to pass, and because scores are equated across exam forms, the number you receive is neither the count nor the percentage of questions you answered correctly.
Sources: https://realestate.wyo.gov/real-estate-professionals/obtain-a-license, https://realestate.wyo.gov/real-estate-professionals/rules-regulations, https://www.pearsonvue.com/content/dam/VUE/vue/en/documents/publications/095100.pdf, https://www.pearsonvue.com/content/dam/VUE/vue/en/documents/publications/095101.pdf, https://www.wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title33.pdf
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