PERMANENT RULES
Date of Adoption: March 15, 2002.
Purpose: To allow Washington state to enter into written reciprocity agreements with other jurisdictions to ensure accountability for real estate agents and to better protect the public. Reciprocal agreements would allow real estate licensees from other jurisdictions to become licensed in Washington and Washington licensees to obtain license in the reciprocal jurisdiction. These agreements will eliminate cross border barriers and provide for discipline.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 308-124A-110.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.85.040(1).
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 02-03-058 on January 10, 2002.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making:
New 1,
Amended 1,
Repealed 0;
Pilot Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
or Other Alternative Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule:
Thirty-one days after filing.
March 15, 2002
Alan E. Rathbun
Assistant Director
OTS-5362.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 95-03-012, filed 1/5/95,
effective 2/5/95)
WAC 308-124A-110
Application for real estate examination,
licensed in another jurisdiction.
(1) Any person applying for a
real estate broker or real estate salesperson examination who is
actively licensed in the same or greater capacity in another
jurisdiction and has maintained his or her license in good
standing or who was actively licensed in the same or greater
capacity in good standing within the preceding six months is
eligible to take the Washington law portion of the examination.
(2) Any person applying to take the examination under this section shall submit an examination application approved by the department and shall submit evidence of licensure in another jurisdiction by a license verification form completed by an administrative officer of the licensure authority in such jurisdiction.
(3) After the qualifications for the examination have been verified by the department the candidate shall telephone the testing service up to three days prior to the desired test date to schedule an examination. Candidates requesting a morning or afternoon test session shall be scheduled immediately for an examination and will be provided with a registration number confirming their reservation. On the day of the examination, the candidate shall submit the verified examination application and examination fee by cashier's check, certified check or money order to the testing service approved by the department. Cash or personal checks will not be accepted from candidates.
(4) The director, upon advice of the Washington state real estate commission, may consider entering into written recognition agreements with other jurisdictions which license real estate brokers and salespersons similarly to Washington state. The recognition agreement(s) shall require the other jurisdiction to grant the same licensing process to licensees of Washington state as is offered by Washington state to licensee applicants from other jurisdictions.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.85.040 and SB 6284. 95-03-012, § 308-124A-110, filed 1/5/95, effective 2/5/95. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.85.040. 91-23-006, § 308-124A-110, filed 11/7/91, effective 12/8/91; 88-20-037 (Order PM 775), § 308-124A-110, filed 9/30/88; 87-20-091 (Order PM 683), § 308-124A-110, filed 10/7/87; 81-05-016 (Order RE 128), § 308-124A-110, filed 2/10/81.]