What are the CE requirements for first-time renewals in Missouri?
Any real estate salesperson licensee in Missouri with an active license must complete 12 hours of continuing education during their two-year licensing period. Missouri Statute 339.40(8). Note: each classroom hour is defined as 50 minutes for continuing education purposes.
Continuing Education (CE) coursework must include at least three hours of MREC-approved education as a core requirement. For the 2020 through 2022 renewal, a three-hour class must be completed in Real Estate Ethics. The balance of CE required hours should be MREC-approved coursework offered by MREC-approved schools. However, the Missouri Real Estate Commission will consider other continuing education coursework completed outside the state for a $10 review fee. Missouri CSR2250-10.100(5). Non-pre-approved coursework must be submitted for approval at least three months before the license's expiration date to ensure there is enough time for the MREC to complete the process.
All real estate licenses in Missouri are issued as active licenses unless those real estate licensees have proactively placed the license in an inactive status.
Note: while online schools report results to the Missouri Real Estate Commission, ultimately, Missouri real estate licensees are tasked with the responsibility to ensure that the continuing education credits are accurately reflected in the MREC’s records.
Note: according to MREC Board Rule 2250-3.010(5), salesperson applications postmarked between August 1 and September 30 of even-numbered years will be awarded a real estate license that is valid for the next licensing period (odd-numbered year) with no continuing education requirements for that first year.
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When a Missouri real estate license is in an active status, the licensee is allowed to engage in those activities defined by Missouri law as real estate activities. Licensees who have licenses in an inactive status cannot practice real estate in the State of Missouri.
Missouri real estate licensees can renew their real estate license online if the Missouri Real Estate Commission has not yet received the applicant’s most up-to-date information, including evidence of the completion of continuing education credits.
When renewing a Missouri real estate license online, an applicant has several electronic payment options (debit/credit card, electronic bank check, etc.). This renewal form is available online.
Missouri real estate licenses are issued for two years. Each Missouri real estate license for a professional corporation (as a salesperson) or an inactive salesperson will expire on September 30 of each even-numbered year. All other real estate licenses expire on June 30 of each year that ends with an even number.
Any real estate salesperson licensee in Missouri with an active license must complete 12 hours of continuing education during their two-year licensing period. Missouri Statute 339.40(8). Note: each classroom hour is defined as 50 minutes for continuing education purposes.
An inactive Missouri real estate licensee is not required to complete continuing education credits during the time the real estate license remains in an inactive status. However, a Missouri real estate licensee will need to complete the 24-hour Missouri Real Estate Practice (MREP) course and exam.
Any real estate salesperson licensee in Missouri with an active license must complete 12 hours of continuing education during each of the two-year licensing periods. Missouri CSR2250-10.100. Note: each classroom hour is defined as 50 minutes for continuing education purposes. Fractional hours will not be credited.
To renew a Missouri real estate license that has been in an inactive status for more than six months, the licensee must reactivate the real estate license by submitting a completion certificate for the 24-hour MREP (Missouri Real Estate Practice) course with the renewal paperwork.
Missouri real estate licenses are issued for two years. Each Missouri real estate license for a professional corporation (as a salesperson) or an inactive salesperson will expire on September 30 of each even-numbered year. All other real estate licenses expire on June 30 of each year that ends with an even number.
The Missouri Real Estate Commission will waive CE requirement with the provision of acceptable evidence and documentation (Missouri Statute CSR2250-10.100(6)).
Late fees for a Missouri real estate salesperson's license renewal are calculated at $50 per month (or any part of the month, thereof), with a maximum late fee of $200. It is important to note that a real estate licensee who is required to pay a late fee will clearly have a lapse in their license coverage.
Any Missouri real estate licensee who does not renew their license in the subsequent period will no longer be allowed to practice real estate in Missouri, as the license becomes null and void. Individuals must requalify as a new applicant to begin practicing real estate again. MREC Board Rule CSR 2250-4.020 (2).
According to a Missouri Real Estate Commission directive in 6-2018, a real estate licensee that is requesting a name change on their license must provide the required documents before the request is granted.