WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION ENGROSSEDENROLLED House Bill 5632 ByBY DelegatesDELEGATES Lucas,LUCAS, Warner,WARNER, Howell,OWELL Akers,, Adkins,KERS, Crouse,A Dean,DKIN, Campbell,CROUSE, Maynor,DEAN, andAMPBELL, RossMAYNOR,AND [IntroducedROSS February[Passed 12,March 6, 2024;
Referredin toeffect theninety Committeedays onfrom Governmentpassage.] Organization]Enr Eng HB 5632 AAN BILLACT to amend and reenact §30-40-4, §30-40-12, and §30-40-17 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the West Virginia Real Estate License Act;
"Commission" means the West Virginia Real Estate Commission as established §30-40-6§30-40- 6 of this code.
EngEnr HB 5632 "Designated broker" means a person holding a broker's license who has been appointed by a partnership, association, corporation, or other form of business organization engaged in the real estate brokerage business, to be responsible for the acts of the business and to whom the partners, members, or board of directors have delegated full authority to conduct the real estate brokerage activities of the business organization.
EngEnr HB 5632 "Salesperson" means a person employed or engaged by or on behalf of a broker to do or deal in any activity included in this article, in the name of and under the direct supervision of a broker, other than an associate broker:
(i) Real estate experience as a licensed real estate salesperson during the two years prior to the date of application showing the applicant's representation of a buyer or seller in a minimum of 10 20 closed transactions;
if the applicant is engaged solely in the leasing or renting of real estate, representation of the landlord or tenant in a minimum of 10 20 closed transactions of at least one year in duration;
a minimumminimumof of 20 40 closed transactions;
if the applicant is engaged solely in the leasing or renting of real estate, representation of the landlord or tenant in a minimum of 20 40 closed transactions of at least one year duration;
or if the applicant is engaged solely in the management of a real estate brokerage company, active involvement in a minimum of 30 40 closed transactions.
EngEnr HB 5632 (2) Submit satisfactory evidence of having completed the required education course as provided for in §30-40-14 of this code;
and EngEnr HB 5632 (5) Promptly return the license of any associate broker or salesperson whose affiliation with the broker is terminated.
Enr HB 5632 The Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Clerk of the Senate hereby certify that the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled.
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Clerk of the House of Delegates ...............................................................
Clerk of the Senate Originated in the House of Delegates.
In effect ninety days from passage.
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