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AR Code § 17-42-510 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 42 - Real Estate License Law|Subchapter 5 - Renewal of Licenses|§ 17-42-510. Education fees

 (a) The Arkansas Real Estate Commission may charge and collect the following fees annually:  (1) An original license fee for each main school not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500);  (2) An original license fee for each branch school not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300);  (3) A renewal fee for each main school not to exceed four hundred dollars ($400);  (4) A renewal fee for each branch school not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200);  (5) An administrator license application fee not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200);  (6) An administrator license renewal fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100);  (7) A principal instructor license application fee not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250);  (8) A principal instructor license renewal fee not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150);  (9) An associate instructor license application fee not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200);  (10) An associate instructor license renewal fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100);  (11) A license amendment fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100);  (12) A license reissuance fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00);  (13) A course approval fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each approved course;  (14) A course approval renewal fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) for each approved course;  (15) A late renewal fee for a license or course approval not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250); and  (16) For an appeal of the dismissal of a complaint by the Executive Director of the Arkansas Real Estate Commission, a filing fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100).    (b) Except for the fees for course approval and course approval renewal, state agencies and full-time accredited college or university instructors are exempt from the fees in this subchapter.
AR Code § 17-42-511 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 42 - Real Estate License Law|Subchapter 5 - Renewal of Licenses|§ 17-42-511. License application procedure

 (a) Applications for licensure are submitted on forms provided by the Arkansas Real Estate Commission.  (b) An applicant for licensure shall pay the fees required under this subchapter.  (c) An applicant for licensure or course approval shall furnish contact information on forms provided by the commission.  (d)  (1) An applicant, administrator, or licensee is required to maintain current contact information with the commission.  (2) Contact information includes physical and mailing addresses, home and business telephone numbers, and home and business email.
AR Code § 17-42-512 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 42 - Real Estate License Law|Subchapter 5 - Renewal of Licenses|§ 17-42-512. Term of license

 (a) A license is issued for a term of one (1) year.  (b)  (1) The Arkansas Real Estate Commission shall issue approval for renewal of a license in the absence of a reason or condition that may warrant the refusal of the renewal on receipt of a renewal request thirty (30) days before the expiration of the license.  (2) A late fee applies to applications received after the renewal deadline.    (c)  (1) A licensee who has not applied for renewal or whose renewal application did not meet the requirements for renewal shall be notified by the commission.  (2) If a license is not renewed by the date of its expiration, an application submitted for renewal of the license is considered a new application for licensure.
AR Code § 17-42-513 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 42 - Real Estate License Law|Subchapter 5 - Renewal of Licenses|§ 17-42-513. Approval of courses and course content

 (a) Except for courses exempted in § 17-42-503(b), a real estate course that is intended to satisfy the education requirements for a real estate license shall first be approved by the Arkansas Real Estate Commission.  (b) An application for course approval shall be submitted on the form required by the commission with the required fees.  (c) Requirements for course approval are determined by the commission.
AR Code § 17-42-514 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 42 - Real Estate License Law|Subchapter 5 - Renewal of Licenses|§ 17-42-514. Curricula

 (a) The Arkansas Real Estate Commission may:  (1) Require not less than six (6) nor more than seven (7) classroom hours of continuing education for licensees;  (2) Identify subject matter topics for continuing education courses;  (3) Identify a specific topic of not more than three (3) classroom hours to be included in the annual continuing education requirement;  (4) Develop and require a specific curriculum for continuing education courses for licensed brokers or their designees; and  (5) Identify subject matter topics for which licensed schools and instructors may develop courses that fulfill the annual continuing education requirements.    (b) The commission may develop the curricula for prelicense and postlicense education.
AR Code § 17-42-515 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 42 - Real Estate License Law|Subchapter 5 - Renewal of Licenses|§ 17-42-515. Violations

 An applicant for a real estate educator license or a licensee is subject to disciplinary action under this subchapter if the applicant for a real estate educator license or a licensee pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of any of the following:   (1) Obtaining a real estate educator license or real estate education course approval by fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment;  (2) Violating this subchapter, the rules adopted by the Arkansas Real Estate Commission, or an order issued by the commission;  (3) Committing an act, a felony listed under § 17-3-102, or a crime involving violence, fraud, dishonesty, untruthfulness, or untrustworthiness regardless of whether the imposition of the sentence has been deferred or suspended;  (4) Engaging or allowing unlawful discriminatory practices;  (5) Violating the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., regarding access to and delivery of real estate education courses;  (6) Issuing or reporting a false certificate of completion for a real estate education course;  (7) Teaching a course in a way that instructs licensees to engage in unlawful or noncompliant activities;  (8) Failing to monitor attendance of students to ensure satisfactory completion of real estate education courses approved by the commission;  (9) Utilizing an instructor or guest speaker who does not meet the requirements of this subchapter;  (10) Making a substantial misrepresentation of a material fact to the commission;  (11) Advertising in a false, misleading, or deceptive way;  (12) Being unworthy or incompetent to act or operate as a real estate education school or association or a real estate educator; or  (13) Engaging in other conduct that constitutes improper, fraudulent, or dishonest dealing.
AR Code § 17-42-516 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 42 - Real Estate License Law|Subchapter 5 - Renewal of Licenses|§ 17-42-516. Investigation of complaint — Penalties

 (a)  (1) The Arkansas Real Estate Commission may on its own motion and shall on the complaint in writing of a person, if the complaint and evidence presented make a prima facie case, investigate the action of a person or entity engaged in the business or acting in the capacity of a real estate school, association, or instructor licensed by the commission.  (2) A student's inability to pass the real estate exam does not in and of itself make a prima facie case.  (3) If the complaint fails to state a prima facie case or if the Executive Director of the Arkansas Real Estate Commission determines there is insufficient proof of a violation of this subchapter, the executive director shall dismiss the complaint.  (4) If the executive director determines that there is sufficient proof of a violation of this subchapter, the person or entity responsible shall be notified of the charges and ordered to appear for a hearing.  (5) If the person or entity is found to have violated this subchapter, the commission may impose one (1) or more of the following sanctions:  (A) Suspend, revoke, or deny:  (i) The license of the person or entity; or  (ii) A course approval or the renewal of a course approval;    (B) Impose a penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation;  (C) Require completion of appropriate education programs or courses;  (D) Place conditions or restrictions on the license or course approval held by the person or entity in violation or order the licensed entity or person to reimburse moneys collected from the complainant; or  (E) Impose other requirements or penalties as may be appropriate to the circumstances of the case that achieve the desired disciplinary purposes without impairing the public welfare and morals.      (b) The commission shall file suit in the circuit court of the county in which the defendant resides or does business to collect a penalty assessed under this subchapter if the penalty is not paid within the time prescribed by the commission.  (c) Under certain circumstances, the commission may suspend the imposition of any sanction.  (d) The license of an instructor, school, or association with outstanding disciplinary fines or student reimbursements is suspended until the moneys owed the commission or amounts ordered to be paid by the commission are paid.
AR Code § 17-42-517 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 42 - Real Estate License Law|Subchapter 5 - Renewal of Licenses|§ 17-42-517. Dismissal of complaint — Appeal

 (a) A person whose complaint against a licensed school, administrator, or instructor is dismissed by the Executive Director of the Arkansas Real Estate Commission without a hearing may appeal the dismissal to the Arkansas Real Estate Commission subject to the following:  (1) The request for appeal is in writing and received by the commission within sixty (60) days following the date of dismissal by the executive director;  (2) The request for appeal is accompanied by a filing fee as the commission may require under this subchapter; and  (3)  (A)  (i) The appellant shall pay the cost of preparing the record for the commission's review.  (ii) The appellant shall pay the costs within thirty (30) days after notification of the amount or the appeal is dismissed.    (B) If the commission's review results in an order to hold a hearing, the filing fee and the cost of preparing the record are refunded to the appellant.  (C) A person who is indigent and cannot pay the filing fee or the cost of the record, or both, may file a pauper's oath in a form provided by the commission. If the commission determines that the appellant is indeed indigent, the filing fee or cost of the record may be waived.      (b)  (1) An appeal perfected under subsection (a) of this section is presented to and decided by the commission on the written record.  (2) The decision by the commission may be to affirm the dismissal by the executive director, to order additional investigation, or to order a hearing.
AR Code § 17-42-518 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 42 - Real Estate License Law|Subchapter 5 - Renewal of Licenses|§ 17-42-518. Hearings

 (a) Proceedings under this subchapter are conducted under the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.  (b) Except in the case of a person or entity obtaining a license or course approval by false or fraudulent representation, the Arkansas Real Estate Commission shall not investigate the actions of or conduct a disciplinary hearing regarding a licensed school, administrator, or instructor unless the complaint is filed or the investigation begins within three (3) years from the date of the actions.
AR Code § 17-42-601 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 42 - Real Estate License Law|Subchapter 6 - Interest on Trust Accounts Program|§ 17-42-601. Establishment of program

 (a) The Arkansas Real Estate Commission is hereby authorized and empowered, subject to the following restrictions and limitations, to establish a program authorizing and permitting the collection of interest on real estate brokers' trust accounts and the disbursement of the interest by the depository institutions involved to an Arkansas nonprofit corporation for use for such tax-exempt purposes as are hereinafter set forth.  (b) Participation in the program shall be completely voluntary with each broker rather than mandatory.
AR Code § 17-42-602 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 42 - Real Estate License Law|Subchapter 6 - Interest on Trust Accounts Program|§ 17-42-602. Notice

 (a) All real estate brokers participating in the interest on real estate brokers' trust accounts program shall post a notice at least four inches by seven inches (4" x 7") stating that they participate in the interest on real estate brokers' trust accounts program.  (b) The notice shall be displayed prominently and shall contain information concerning the purposes for which the interest accumulating on the account shall be used, and shall state: “If funds belonging to you are deposited in this firm's trust account, any interest earned therefrom will be forwarded by the depository bank to a nonprofit organization which will dispense the funds to provide for economic development, research, education, and such other public service purposes as may be determined by the recipient corporation selected by the Arkansas Real Estate Commission.”
AR Code § 17-42-603 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 42 - Real Estate License Law|Subchapter 6 - Interest on Trust Accounts Program|§ 17-42-603. Disposition of funds

 (a)  (1) The recipient of the funds generated by the interest on real estate brokers' trust account program shall be such Arkansas nonprofit corporation as the Arkansas Real Estate Commission shall designate.  (2) The corporation shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of not fewer than five (5) nor more than fifteen (15) members.  (3) At least sixty percent (60%) of the total number of directors shall be appointed by the commission and the remainder by the Arkansas Realtors Association.  (4) The corporation shall be tax exempt as defined by § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.    (b) The funds generated by the program shall be used for economic development, research, education, and such other public service purposes as may be determined by the recipient corporation specified in this section.
AR Code § 17-42-701 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 42 - Real Estate License Law|Subchapter 7 - Interference with Real Estate Licensee Relationships|§ 17-42-701. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Actual introduction” means the referral of a principal to a licensee by the person or entity seeking the referral fee before the principal and licensee have engaged in material discussions regarding a specific real estate transaction;  (2)  (A) “Interference with a licensee relationship” means:  (i) A demand for a referral fee from a licensee when reasonable cause for payment does not exist;  (ii) A threat to reduce, withhold, or eliminate any relocation or other benefits or the actual reduction, withholding, or elimination of any relocation or other benefit for the purpose of obtaining a referral fee from a licensee when reasonable cause for payment does not exist; or  (iii) An attempt to induce a principal to breach or terminate a representation agreement for the purpose of replacing that representation agreement with another representation agreement in order to obtain a referral fee.    (B) “Interference with a licensee relationship” does not mean:  (i) Communications between an employer or an employer's representative and an employee concerning relocation policies and benefits if the communication does not involve advice about or encouragement to terminate or amend an existing representation agreement; and  (ii) Advice to a principal about the right to allow a licensee relationship to expire under its own terms or not to renew the licensee relationship upon its expiration;      (3) “Licensee relationship” means an agreement between a licensee and a principal under which the licensee agrees to act as a principal broker as defined in § 17-42-103;  (4) “Principal” means the buyer, seller, landlord, or tenant in a licensee relationship;  (5) “Reasonable cause for payment” means the creation of a cooperative or subagency relationship between licensees or a representation agreement as the result of an actual introduction of business;  (6)  (A) “Referral fee” means any mutually agreed-upon fee, commission, or other consideration to be paid by a licensee to any person or entity.  (B) “Referral fee” does not mean a cooperative commission offered by a listing licensee to a selling licensee or by a selling licensee to a listing licensee; and    (7)  (A) “Representation agreement” means an agreement between a principal and a licensee in which the licensee agrees to perform any of the activities of a principal broker.  (B) “Representation agreement” includes:  (i) A buyer's agency agreement, a property listing agreement, and a cooperative brokerage agreement; and  (ii) Any agreement containing any of the agreements described in subdivision (7)(B)(i) of this section.
AR Code § 17-42-702 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 42 - Real Estate License Law|Subchapter 7 - Interference with Real Estate Licensee Relationships|§ 17-42-702. Interference with licensee relationships prohibited

 (a) No person shall knowingly interfere with a licensee relationship between a licensee and a person or entity.  (b) No licensee shall be liable for a referral fee when reasonable cause for payment does not exist.  (c)  (1) Any person or entity aggrieved by a violation of this subchapter may bring a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction.  (2) The damages recoverable in an action under subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall be:  (A) The actual damages; and  (B) Reasonable attorney's fees and expenses.      (d) Nothing in this subchapter is intended to:  (1) Create a presumption that if reasonable cause for payment of a referral fee exists, a legal right to the referral fee exists; or  (2) Authorize the payment of a referral fee that is otherwise prohibited by law or rule of the Arkansas Real Estate Commission.
AR Code § 17-43-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 43 - Sanitarians|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-43-101. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   (1) “Continuing education unit” means value given for participation in organized continuing education experience under reasonable sponsorship, capable direction, and qualified instruction approved by the Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians;  (2) “Environmental sanitation” means the study, art, and technique of applying scientific knowledge for the improvement of the environment of man for his health and welfare;  (3) “Registered sanitarian” means an environmental health professional educated in the field of environmental health, physical, and biological sciences who meets the requirements of § 17-43-303(a) and (b) and § 17-43-306. Such persons may be specifically trained to organize, implement, and manage environmental health programs; and  (4) “Sanitarian-in-training” means a person who meets the educational qualifications as provided in this chapter but does not meet the experience requirements of this chapter for registration as a registered sanitarian.
AR Code § 17-43-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 43 - Sanitarians|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-43-102. Penalties

 Any person who violates any provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200) or by imprisonment not exceeding three (3) months, or by both fine and imprisonment, and each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
AR Code § 17-43-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 43 - Sanitarians|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians|§ 17-43-201. Creation — Members

 (a)  (1) There is created the Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians to consist of six (6) members who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.  (2)  (A) Five (5) members shall be sanitarians who have been residents in the State of Arkansas for at least one (1) year, have had experience in the field of environmental sanitation for at least five (5) years, are presently engaged in the field of environmental sanitation, and are not less than thirty (30) years of age. Each shall hold a current certificate of registration issued by the board.  (B) Terms of office shall be fixed so that one (1) professional member of the board will be retired each year.  (C)  (i) The Governor shall fill the expired term of the retiring board member by appointment.  (ii) The Governor shall consult the Arkansas Society of Professional Sanitarians before making an appointment under this subdivision (a)(2)(C).      (3)  (A) One (1) member shall not be actively engaged in the business of sanitation or retired as a sanitarian and shall represent consumers.  (B) This member shall be appointed from the state at large, subject to confirmation by the Senate.  (C) He or she shall be a full voting member but shall not participate in the grading of examinations.      (b) Each member shall be appointed for a five-year period except for a person who is appointed to fill the unexpired term of another member. The term of office shall expire on June 30 of each year.  (c) The Governor shall fill any vacancy caused by death, resignation, or removal for the unexpired term.  (d) The Governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incapacity, or neglect of duty.  (e) The members of the board shall serve without compensation but may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.
AR Code § 17-43-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 43 - Sanitarians|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians|§ 17-43-202. Organization and proceedings

 (a) The Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians shall hold a meeting at least one (1) time a year and at such times as the Chair of the Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians shall appoint.  (b) At the first meeting and annually thereafter, the board shall elect a chair and a secretary from its members appointed by the Governor.  (c) Three (3) members shall constitute a quorum, but no action may be taken on any questions unless at least three (3) members are in accord.  (d) The board shall adopt and have an official seal which shall be affixed to all certificates of registration.