DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

DIRECTOR'S OFFICE

REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS - GENERAL RULES

(By authority conferred on the director of the department of licensing and regulatory

affairs by sections 205, 308, 2504, 2504a, 2505, 2512, and 2516a, of the occupational

code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.205, 339.308, 339.2504, 339.2504a, 339.2505, 339.2512,

and 339.2516a and Executive Reorganization Order Nos. 1991-9, 1996-2, 2003-1, and

2011-4, MCL 338.3501, 445.2001, 445.2011, and 445.2030)

PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

R 339.22101 Definitions.

Rule 101. (1) As used in these rules:

(a) “Code” means the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.101 to 339.2677.

(b) “Department” means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs.

(c) “Disability” means a determinable physical or mental characteristic, which may

result from disease, injury, congenital condition of birth, or functional disorder, that

prevents a broker from performing his or her duties under the code.

(d) “Instructor” means an individual who is approved to teach prelicensure classes

pursuant to section 2504(4) of the code, MCL 339.2504.

(e) “Program coordinator” means the individual responsible for supervising the

administration of approved courses.

(f) “Real estate school” means an approved entity that represents to the public that

any of its courses fulfill, in whole or in part, the requirements of section 2504(l) and (2)

of the code, MCL 339.2504, for prelicensure education.

(2) A term defined in the code has the same meaning when used in these rules.

History: 1991 AACS; 1997AACS; 2002 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2018 AACS; 2021 MR 6, Eff. Mar.

31, 2021.

R 339.22103 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 339.22199 Rescission.

Rule 199. R 338.2601 to R 338.2619, R 338.2701, R 338.2703, and R

338.2721 to R 338.2786 of the Michigan Administrative Code, appearing on pages

2569 to 2585 of the 1979 Michigan Administrative Code, are rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS.

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PART 2. LICENSING

R 339.22201 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2018 AACS.

R 339.22203

Prelicensure education broker license; prelicensure education

equivalents for broker license; prelicensure education salesperson license.

Rule 203. (1) An applicant for a real estate broker’s license shall satisfy all

requirements of the code including completing 90 hours of approved prelicensure

classroom courses in real estate of which 9 clock hours must be on civil rights and fair

housing law. The broker prelicensure education must be completed not more than 36

months before the date of application, unless the applicant held an active real estate

salesperson license during that period.

(2) Approved prelicensure education for a real estate broker license must meet the

criteria established by the department but may be reviewed and preapproved by a

statewide real estate trade association for subject matter relevant to the practice of real

estate. Not more than 1 broker course on the same subject will be accepted for credit.

(3) An applicant for a real estate broker license shall be given prelicensure

classroom course credit for the following:

(a) Possession of a law degree is considered equivalent to 60 clock hours of real

estate education including 6 clock hours of instruction on civil rights law and fair

housing law.

(b) Possession of a master's degree in business administration or finance from a

degree or certificate granting public or independent nonprofit college or university, junior

college, or community college is considered equivalent to 60 clock hours of real estate

education.

(c) Possession of a bachelor’s degree in business or finance from a degree or

certificate granting public or independent nonprofit college or university, junior college,

or community college is considered equivalent to 30 clock hours of real estate education.

(4) An applicant for a salesperson license shall have completed 40 clock hours of

qualifying prelicensure classroom courses of which 4 clock hours must be on civil rights

law and fair housing law. The salesperson prelicensure education must be completed not

more than 36 months before the date of application.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2007 AACS; 2018 AACS; 2021 MR 6, Eff. Mar. 31, 2021.

R 339.22205 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2017 AACS.

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R 339.22207 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2017 AACS.

R 339.22209 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 339.22211 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2017 AACS.

R 339.22213 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2007 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 339.22215 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2017 AACS.

R 339.22217

applicants.

Acceptable related experience for broker and associate broker

Rule 217. For purposes of calculating the time an applicant for a license as a broker

or an associate broker has been engaged in the real estate business, as required by section

2505(7)(b)(viii) of the code, MCL 339.2505, both of the following apply:

(a) A person holding a real estate license in another state shall be given 1 year of

credit for each year in which he or she closed 5 or more real estate transactions.

(b) An applicant shall be given 1 year of credit for managing at least 10 units,

located in the state of Michigan, for 3 or more years.

History: 2018 AACS; 2021 MR 6, Eff. Mar. 31, 2021.

PART 3. LAPSE OF BROKER’S LICENSE AND BROKER’S DEATH OR

DISABILITY

R 339.22219 Lapse of broker’s license.

Rule 219. (1) If a broker’s license is lapsed, the licenses of all real estate

salespersons and all affiliated associate real estate brokers employed by that real estate

broker are automatically suspended until that real estate broker is relicensed pursuant to

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section 2502a(3) of the code, MCL 339.2502a, or until there is a change of employer and

the issuance of a new license.

(2) If a real estate salesperson or affiliated associate real estate broker whose license

was suspended pursuant to subrule (1) of this rule becomes employed by a different

licensed broker, the department shall issue a new license to the salesperson or associate

real estate broker without charge if the license is issued during the same term in which

the original license was issued.

History: 2018 AACS; 2021 MR 6, Eff. Mar. 31, 2021.

R 339.22221 Death or disability of broker.

Rule 221. (1) If a broker’s sole principal associate broker dies or becomes disabled,

the department shall allow all affiliated real estate licensees a reasonable time, not to

exceed 1 year, to either wind up the business of the real estate broker or designate a new

sole principal associate broker.

(2) The license of the deceased or disabled sole principal associate broker must not

be used to enter into new business transactions.

(3) One year after the date of death or disability of a broker’s sole associate principal

broker, the licenses of all affiliated real estate salespersons and associate real estate

brokers who are employed by the broker are automatically suspended, pending a

replacement of the sole principal associate broker or change of employer and the issuance

of a new license.

(4) If a real estate salesperson or affiliated real estate broker whose license was

suspended pursuant to subrule (3) of this rule becomes employed by a different licensed

broker, the department shall issue a new license to the real estate salesperson or associate

real estate broker without charge if the license is issued during the same term in which

the original license was issued.

History: 2018 AACS; 2021 MR 6, Eff. Mar. 31, 2021.

PART 4. PRACTICE AND CONDUCT

R 339.22301 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2017 AACS.

R 339.22305 Service provision agreement.

Rule 305. (1) In addition to complying with the provisions of the code, a broker or a

licensee acting on behalf of the employing broker who enters into a service provision

agreement with a party or parties shall provide, at the time of signing, a true executed

copy of the agreement to the party or parties signing the agreement. Every agreement

must be fully completed by the licensee before the party or parties sign it.

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(2) A service provision agreement must include a definite expiration date and must

not contain a provision requiring the party signing the agreement to notify the broker of

the party's intention to cancel the agreement upon or after the expiration date.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2021 MR 6, Eff. Mar. 31, 2021.

R 339.22307 Delivery of offer to purchase to buyer; delivery of written offers to

seller; delivery of copies of acceptance to buyer and seller; inclusion of terms and

conditions in offer to purchase.

Rule 307. (1) A licensee shall promptly deliver to the buyer a signed copy of the

offer to purchase after it has been signed by the buyer.

(2) A licensee shall make certain that all terms and conditions of the real estate

transaction are included in the offer to purchase.

(3) A licensee shall promptly deliver all written offers to purchase to the seller upon

receipt. Delivery may be made through any method acceptable to the parties including in

person, by mail, or through an electronic communication pursuant to the uniform

electronic transactions act, 2000 PA 305, MCL 450.831 to 450.849. The use of

electronic records or digital signatures for any real estate transaction requires the prior

agreement of the parties.

(4) Upon obtaining a proper acceptance of the offer to purchase, signed by the seller,

the licensee shall promptly deliver true executed copies of the acceptance to the

purchaser and seller.

(5) A licensee is not subject to disciplinary action for failing to submit to the seller

any additional offers to purchase that are received after the seller has accepted an offer

and the sales agreement is fully executed, unless a service provision agreement requires

that subsequent offers be presented.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2021 MR 6, Eff. Mar. 31, 2021.

R 339.22309 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2017 AACS.

R 339.22310 Rescinded.

History: 2002 AACS; 2017 AACS.

R 339.22311 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2017 AACS.

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R 339.22313 Trust or escrow accounts.

Rule 313. (1) In addition to complying with the provisions of the code, a trust or

escrow account must comply with all of the requirements of this rule.

(2) A trust or escrow account must be maintained in a demand account only.

Checks drawn on a trust or escrow account must be signed by a broker or an associate

broker. Cosignatories may be used; however, the signature of a broker or associate

broker must accompany this signature.

(3) A broker shall deposit all funds received in a fiduciary capacity, including

escrow funds and earnest money, in a non-interest-bearing demand trust account. The

account must be maintained pursuant to the requirements of section 2512(1)(k) of the

code, MCL 339.2512.

(4) A broker shall maintain a record of all funds received. At a minimum, the record

must include all of the following information:

(a) The date that the funds were received and the date of deposit.

(b) The name of the party who provided the funds.

(c) The amount of the funds received and deposited and the method of payment.

(5) A broker shall maintain a record of all funds disbursed. At a minimum, the

record must include all of the following information:

(a) The name of the party to whom funds were disbursed.

(b) The date of the disbursement.

(c) The check number.

(d) The purpose of the disbursement.

(e) The amount of the disbursement.

(6) The broker’s records must reflect the current account balance of each account

maintained and must be made available to the department upon request.

(7) The broker’s records must reflect the receipts and disbursements as they affect a

single, particular transaction between a buyer and seller and must contain, at a minimum,

all of the following information:

(a) For funds received, the record must include all of the following information:

(i) The names of both parties to a transaction.

(ii) The property address or brief legal description.

(iii) The dates and amounts received.

(b) For funds disbursed, the record must include all of the following information:

(i) The date of the disbursement.

(ii) The name of the payee.

(iii) The check number.

(iv) The amount of the disbursement.

(8) All trust or escrow account records must be maintained for a period of not less

than 3 years from the date of inception of the records.

(9) A broker or associate broker’s disbursement of an earnest money deposit must

be made at consummation or termination of the agreement pursuant to the agreement

signed by the parties. However, any deposit in the trust account of the broker for which

the buyer and seller have made claim must remain in the broker's trust account until a

civil action has determined to whom the deposit must be paid, or until the buyer and

seller have agreed, in writing, to the disposition of the deposit. The broker may also

commence a civil action to interplead the deposit with the proper court.

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History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2018 AACS; 2021 MR 6, Eff. Mar. 31, 2021.

R 339.22315

agreement.

Prohibition of licensee becoming party to net service provision

Rule 315. A licensee shall not become a party to a net service provision agreement

for an owner, seller, or buyer as a means of securing a real estate commission.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2018 AACS.

R 339.22317 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2017 AACS.

R 339.22319 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2017 AACS.

R 339.22321 Licensee commissions for other services; disclosure and consent of

buyer and seller required.

Rule 321. (1) A licensee who is entitled to receive, either directly or indirectly, a

real estate commission as a result of the sale of property, may not also receive a referral

fee or other valuable consideration for placing a loan in connection with that transaction

unless the licensee obtains the prior written consent of the buyer and seller in that

transaction and the fee is not otherwise prohibited by the real estate settlement procedures

act of 1974, 12 USC 2601 to 2617, or other applicable law.

(2) A licensee who is entitled to receive, either directly or indirectly, a real estate

commission as a result of the sale of property, may not also receive a referral fee or other

valuable consideration from an abstract, home warranty, title insurance, or other

settlement service provider in connection with that transaction unless the licensee obtains

the prior written consent of the party or parties with whom the licensee has an agency

relationship and the fee is not otherwise prohibited by the real estate settlement

procedures act of 1974, 12 USC 2601 to 2617, or other applicable law.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2021 MR 6, Eff. Mar. 31, 2021.

R 339.22323 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2017 AACS.

R 339.22325 Rescinded.

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History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2017 AACS.

R 339.22327 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2017 AACS.

R 339.22329 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2017 AACS.

R 339.22333

Misrepresentation of material facts prohibited; disclosure of

material facts.

Rule 333. (1) A licensee shall not, directly or indirectly, misrepresent material

facts.

(2) A licensee's full disclosure to a buyer or seller of material facts within his or

her knowledge about the condition of the real estate offered shall not be grounds for

disciplinary action, despite a claim by the buyer or seller that the disclosure constituted

disloyalty to the buyer or seller in violation of an agency relationship.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS.

R 339.22335 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 1997 AACS.

R 339.22337 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 339.22339 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2017 AACS.

R 339.22401 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2017 AACS.

R 339.22403 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 1997 AACS.

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R 339.22405 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2017 AACS.

R 339.22501 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2013 AACS.

R 339.22503 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2013 AACS.

R 339.22505 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2013 AACS.

R 339.22507 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2013 AACS.

R 339.22509 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2013 AACS.

R 339.22511 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2013 AACS.

R 339.22513 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2013 AACS.

R 339.22515 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2013 AACS.

R 339.22517 Rescinded.

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History: 1991 AACS; 2013 AACS.

R 339.22519 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2013 AACS.

R 339.22521 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2013 AACS.

R 339.22523 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2013 AACS.

R 339.22525 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS.

R 339.22527 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2013 AACS.

R 339.22529 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2013 AACS.

R 339.22601 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2007 AACS; 2018 AACS.

R 339.22602 Rescinded.

History: 2002 AACS; 2007 AACS; 2018 AACS.

R 339.22603 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2007 AACS; 2018 AACS.

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R 339.22604 Rescinded.

History: 2002 AACS; 2007 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2018 AACS.

R 339.22605 Rescinded.

History: 2002 AACS; 2007 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2018 AACS.

R 339.22606 Rescinded.

History: 2007 AACS; 2018 AACS.

R 339.22607 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2007 AACS; 2018 AACS.

R 339. 22609 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 1997 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2007 AACS; 2018 AACS.

R 339.22611 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2018 AACS.

R 339.22613 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2007 AACS; 2018 AACS.

R 339.22615 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2007 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 339.22617 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2007 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2018 AACS.

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PART 5. REAL ESTATE EDUCATION

SUBPART 1. PRELICENSURE EDUCATION

R 339.22618 Application for approval to offer prelicensure courses; forms;

required information.

Rule 618. (1) A real estate school shall submit a prelicensure course approval

application on the form approved by the department. The application must include, but is

not limited to, all of the following information:

(a) The school name, business address, telephone number, facsimile number,

website address, and e-mail address, if applicable.

(b) The course title.

(c) The names, addresses, telephone numbers, and qualifications of instructors.

(d) The name of the program coordinator.

(e) A summary of topics completed for each prelicensure course to be taught,

including the number of hours allocated to each topic.

(f) A sample certificate of completion that contains all of the following

information:

(i) The date of course completion.

(ii) Identification of the course including the name of the course as approved by the

department.

(iii) The name and approval number of the school.

(iv) The name of the student.

(v) The number of clock hours completed by the student.

(g) Methodology for verifying and monitoring attendance and the make-up policy.

(h) An enrollment application to be completed by prospective students that

contains a statement disclosing the percentage of students who successfully completed

the program in the past calendar year. The enrollment application must be updated no

later than February 1 of each calendar year.

(2) A real estate school shall report to the department any change in the information

on the application form within 30 days. The department shall accept or reject a change

within 60 days of notification of the change.

(3) A real estate school shall apply for and obtain approval as determined by the

department for real estate education courses before the courses are offered to the public.

(4) The department shall issue a certificate or letter of course approval or a notice of

denial to the school within 60 days after the application is received. Denials must be

based on substantive deficiencies and specify the reasons for the denial.

(5) The department shall accept courses for approval that meet the criteria

established by these rules and section 2504 of the code, MCL 339.2504.

History: 2018 AACS; 2021 MR 6, Eff. Mar. 31, 2021.

R 339.22619 Expiration date for prelicensure courses; renewal.

Rule 619. (1) Approval of prelicensure courses issued by the department to a real

estate school expires 1 year from the date the course was approved.

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(2) A proprietary real estate school licensed under the proprietary schools act, 1943

PA 148, MCL 395.101 to 395.103, must remain compliant with the act to maintain

approval as a real estate prelicensure school under this subpart.

(3) To maintain course approval, a proprietary real estate school shall submit to the

department a renewal application on the form approved by the department at least 60

days before the expiration date of the course approval.

History: 2018 AACS; 2021 MR 6, Eff. Mar. 31, 2021.

R 339.22620 Program coordinator.

Rule 620. Each real estate school shall designate at least 1 individual as program

coordinator. The program coordinator is responsible for supervising the program of

courses and ensuring compliance with the code and these rules.

History: 2018 AACS; 2021 MR 6, Eff. Mar. 31, 2021.

R 339.22621 Instructors.

Rule 621. (1) The department shall approve each instructor before he or she teaches

any real estate course. An instructor must possess at least 1 of the following minimum

qualifications:

(a) Teaches or has taught real estate courses at an accredited institution of higher

learning.

(b) Is licensed or certified by the department or other governmental agency to

engage in the real estate aspects of appraising, financing, marketing, brokerage

management, real property management, real estate counseling, real property law, or

other related subjects.

(2) An instructor is responsible for all of the following:

(a) Complying with all laws and rules relating to real estate education.

(b) Providing students with current and accurate information.

(c) Maintaining an environment conducive to learning.

(d) Assuring and certifying accurate attendance of students enrolled in courses.

(e) Providing assistance to students and responding to questions relating to course

materials.

(3) The real estate school shall submit to the department the qualifications of each

instructor teaching an approved course with the prelicensure course approval application.

The real estate school shall submit the qualifications to the department at least 60 days

before the instructor is scheduled to begin instruction.

History: 2018 AACS; 2021 MR 6, Eff. Mar. 31, 2021.

R 339.22622 Syllabus.

Rule 622. An approved real estate school shall provide students with a syllabus that

contains, at a minimum, all of the following information:

(a) The course title.

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(b) The times and dates of the course offering.

(c) The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the course coordinator and

instructor.

(d) A detailed outline of the subject matter to be covered.

History: 2018 AACS.

R 339.22623 Student attendance and makeup policy.

Rule 623. (1) A student shall attend 100% of a real estate prelicensure course in

order to obtain credit for the course.

(2) Credit for a distance-learning course requires completion of the entire course.

Completion of the entire course means the number of course hours attended equals the

number of hours for which the course is approved.

(3) A real estate school shall have a makeup policy for students who are absent

from or late in arriving at regularly scheduled class sessions.

History: 2018 AACS.

R 339.22624 Student records; content; inspection; certificate of completion;

reporting.

Rule 624. (1) A real estate school shall establish and permanently maintain a record

for each student.

(2) Student records must contain all of the following information:

(a) The student's name and address.

(b) The number of clock hours attended.

(c) The student's grade, if an examination is required to determine successful

completion of the course.

(d) The date of course completion.

(e) The last 4 digits of the student's social security number.

(f) The student's date of birth.

(g) The student’s real estate license identification number, if applicable.

(3) All records must be available for inspection during normal business hours by an

authorized representative of the department.

(4) A real estate school shall issue a certificate of completion to a student who

successfully completes an approved real estate course. The certificate must include all of

the criteria set forth in R 339.22618(1)(f).

(5) A student completing a prelicensure course shall present a state-issued photo

identification or acceptable alternative form of photo identification to the school before

receiving the certificate of completion. Both of the following apply:

(a) For courses conducted in a traditional classroom setting, a student or a licensee

shall present a state-issued photo identification or other acceptable alternative form of

identification that verifies, to the satisfaction of the school, the identification of the

student or licensee.

(b) For courses conducted through distance learning, the school shall ensure that

the student or licensee whose attendance is reported to the department is the same person

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who completed the distance learning course. The school shall take appropriate measures

to ensure accurate verification of the identity of each student or licensee before reporting

course completion to the department.

(6) At least 30 days before courses are held, a real estate school shall submit to the

department a schedule and geographic location for each course.

(7) Within 5 business days of the conclusion of the last course, a real estate school

shall submit, in a format required by the department, the names of students who have

successfully completed an approved course.

History: 2018 AACS; 2021 MR 6, Eff. Mar. 31, 2021.

R 339.22625

Denial, suspension, or rescission of approval to offer courses;

violation of code or rules.

Rule 625. A real estate school or instructor may be subject to the penalties of section

602 of the code, MCL 339.602, for any of the following reasons:

(a) Failure to comply with the provisions of the code or these rules.

(b) Revealing or attempting to discover, or soliciting, encouraging, or inducing a

person to reveal, the questions on a real estate license examination administered by or on

behalf of the department.

(c) Making a substantial misrepresentation or inducement regarding a real estate

school or course of study.

(d) Pursuing a continued and flagrant course of misrepresentation or the making of

false promises through agents, salespersons, advertising, or otherwise.

History: 2018 AACS; 2021 MR 6, Eff. Mar. 31, 2021.

R 339.22626 Distance learning.

Rule 626. (1) Real estate education courses represented as fulfilling the

requirements of section 2504 of the code, MCL 339.2504, and delivered through

distance learning shall be approved by the department before being offered to the public.

(2) A distance learning course must contain all of the following:

(a) All requirements listed R 339.22618 for approval of a prelicensure course.

(b) The individual modules of instruction offered on a computer or other interactive

program.

(c) A list of at least 1 learning objective for each module of instruction. The

learning objective must ensure that if all the objectives are met, the entire content of the

course is understood.

(d) A structured learning method to enable the student to attain each learning

objective.

(e) A method of assessment of the student's performance during each module of

instruction.

(f) A remediation for any student who is deficient in the assessment to repeat the

module until the student understands the course content material.

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(3) Delivery systems that meet the distance education criteria for current

certification by the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO) are

acceptable to the department, as follows:

(a) Proof of ARELLO certification as a primary or secondary provider, including

the summary sheet and certificate, are provided with the application for course approval.

(b) Upon withdrawal or expiration of ARELLO certification, the approval to offer

distance learning courses is suspended until ARELLO certification is reinstated or the

real estate school has applied for and received approval from the department according

to subrule (4) of this rule.

(4) Equivalent delivery systems may be used if they are approved by the department.

(5) The real estate school shall describe in detail on its application how it will

remedy hardware and software failures.

History: 2018 AACS; 2021 MR 6, Eff. Mar. 31, 2021.

R 339.22627 Advertising for approved real estate prelicensure courses.

Rule 627. All advertising for approved real estate courses that are held out to the

public as fulfilling the requirements of section 2504 of the code, MCL 339.2504 must

include the name of the approved school.

History: 2018 AACS.

R 339.22628 Solicitations.

Rule 628. (1) Organizational membership, employment, business-related

solicitations, or any other non-educational presentations are prohibited during

prelicensure courses and are not counted as part of the clock hours of the course.

(2) Students or licensees shall not receive credit for organizational membership,

employment, business-related, or any other non-educational presentations or solicitations

offered in conjunction with an approved course.

History: 2018 AACS.

SUBPART 2. CONTINUING EDUCATION

R 339.22629 Continuing education requirements for licensees.

Rule 629. (1) A licensee shall complete 18 hours of continuing education in each

license cycle as follows:

(a) A minimum of 2 hours of legal education courses involving statutes, rules, and

court cases must be completed during each year of a license cycle pursuant to section

2504a(2)(a) of the code, MCL 339.2504a, for a total of 6 or more hours of legal

education per license cycle.

(b) The remaining 12 hours of continuing education required for renewal may be

completed at any time during the license cycle.

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(2) Submission of an application for renewal constitutes the applicant’s certification

of compliance with the requirements of this rule.

(3) An applicant shall retain for a minimum of 4 years evidence acceptable to the

department that he or she has met the continuing education requirements for renewal, and

upon request, produce this evidence to the department pursuant to section 2504a(3) of the

code, MCL 339.2504a.

History: 2018 AACS; 2021 MR 6, Eff. Mar. 31, 2021.

R 339.22630 Waiver of continuing education.

Rule 630. A request for a waiver of continuing education pursuant to section 204(2)

of the code, MCL 339.204, must be received by the department before the expiration date

of the license.

History: 2018 AACS; 2021 MR 6, Eff. Mar. 31, 2021.

R 339.22631 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 1997 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2007 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2018 AACS.

R 339.22632

Eligible continuing education program.

Rule 632 (1) As used in this rule, “eligible continuing education course” means a

course that is reviewed and certified by a statewide real estate association that has a

membership representing more than 18,000 licensees.

(2) An association that reviews continuing education courses pursuant to subrule (1)

of this rule shall comply with all of the following:

(a) Ensure that all continuing education courses that are offered to licensees are

compliant with section 2504a of the code, MCL 339.2504a, and involve subjects that are

relevant to the management, operation and practice of real estate or otherwise contribute

to the professional competence of the licensee.

(b) Provide a system for monitoring a licensee’s compliance with section 2504a of

the code, MCL 339.2504a.

(c) Maintain a list of approved courses and ensure the list is available to licensees.

(3) A school, institution, program, or other person that has been denied certification

as an eligible continuing education course by a statewide real estate association that has a

membership representing more than 18,000 licensees may petition the department to

review the association’s decision pursuant to sections 520 and 521 of the code, MCL

339.520 and 339.521.

(4) If a statewide real estate association that has a membership representing more

than 18,000 licensees does not exist, then continuing education courses must be approved

by the board.

History: 2018 AACS; 2021 MR 6, Eff. Mar. 31, 2021.

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R 339.22633 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS.

R 339.22635 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS.

R 339.22637 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS.

R 339.22639 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2007 AACS.

R 339.22641 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2007 AACS.

R 339.22643 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 339.22645 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2007 AACS; 2018 AACS.

R 339.22647 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 339.22651 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 1997 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2007 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 339.22652 Rescinded.

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History: 2007 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 339.22653 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 1997 AACS.

R 339.22654 Rescinded.

History: 2002 AACS; 2007 AACS.

R 339.22655 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 1997 AACS.

R 339.22657 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 339.22659 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 1997 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2007 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 339.22661 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS.

R 339.22663 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2007 AACS.

R 339.22664 Rescinded.

History: 2002 AACS; 2007 AACS

R 339.22665 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 1997 AACS; 2007 AACS; 2014 AACS.

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R 339.22667 Rescinded.

History: 1991 AACS; 1997 AACS.

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