Real Estate

Anyone who offers or attempts to offer the purchase, sale, lease, management, or exchange of another person’s property with the expectation of receiving valuable consideration must first obtain a Utah real estate license. An offer or attempt to offer includes advertising of a property or service. Failing to obtain a real estate license before engaging in any of these practices may be a violation of Utah law. For additional information please see Code 61-2f-201. License Required .

A company name change can only be done if the company's corporate ownership is staying the same. If company ownership is changing, then the company must be registered as a new company. To change a company name if ownership is the same, submit to the Division:

• Completed and signed Real Estate Company/Branch Change form .
• Certificate of Existence from the Utah Division of Corporations showing the company is current and in good standing.
• Notarized letter on the company’s letterhead, signed by a company Officer, Manager/Member or Owner, authorizing the Broker to use the company name.
• Documentation from a financial institution less than 30 days old verifying a trust account on which the Principal Broker is a signatory.

Note: Incomplete applications will be returned to the applicant.

To change a Real Estate Company owner, submit to the Division:

• Certificate of Existence from the Utah Division of Corporations showing the new ownership and that the company is current and in good standing.
• Notarized letter on the company’s letterhead, signed by a company Officer, Manager/Member or Owner, authorizing the Broker to use the company name.
• Documentation from a financial institution less than 30 days old verifying a trust account on which the Principal Broker is a signatory.

Note: Incomplete applications will be returned to the applicant.

To change the Broker for a Real Estate Company, submit to the Division:

• Completed and signed Real Estate Company/Branch Change form .
• Completed and signed Change Card for each Broker.
• Notarized letter on the company’s letterhead, signed by a company Officer, Manager/Member or Owner, authorizing the Broker to use the company name.
• Documentation from a financial institution less than 30 days old verifying a trust account on which the new Principal Broker is a signatory.

Note: Incomplete applications will be returned to the applicant.

All new Real Estate Agents (licensed July 1, 2007 - present) are required to take the 12 Hour New Agent Course in order to renew their license.

*This course is also qualified as a Core Course and could be used to towards CE requirements.

CE is not required if renewing as inactive, as long as the license is renewed on time. If an inactive license expires past 30 days, requirements to reinstate will be in accordance with 61-2f-204(2)(c), (d), and (e).

Licensees may be renewed late online within 30 days past expiration with a $50 late fee.

*Remember, if your license is inactive, you will need CE to renew an expired license past 30 days..

To reinstate a license after 30 days and within six months past expiration, you must submit renewal online. You must also:

• Complete at least 24 hours of certified Real Estate CE courses, including 9 hours of core topic courses (highlighted in yellow).
• Note: You may obtain credit for a non-certified course by submitting to the Division the Non-Certified Continuing Education Credit Request .
• For an active license, a Change Card (submitted through RELMS) and non-refundable $15 fee is required to re-activate the license.
• For Sales Agents, $60 non-refundable fee.
• For Brokers, $66 non-refundable fee.
• $100 non-refundable reinstatement fee.
• For Principal or Branch Brokers, documentation, less than 30 days old, from a Utah financial institution verifying a real estate trust account on which the Broker is a signatory.
• For Principal Brokers the Utah Division of Corporations must show the company is current and in good standing.

To reinstate a license after six months and within 12 months past expiration, complete (in addition to the reinstatement items above) to the Division:

A total of 42 hours of approved continuing education from an approved continuing education provider - 18 hours for renewal and an additional 24 hours to reinstate.

Licenses expired for more than one year are not eligible for reinstatement and Utah law requires that licensees reapply as a new applicant.

Note: Renewal and reinstatement applicants must complete the process online.

• Completed your continuing education requirements and are within your “license renewal window” (45 days for Real Estate, 3 months for Appraisers)
• Enroll in the FBI RapBack Fingerprint System.
• Renew your license by accessing your RELMS account

Eventually all currently licensed Real Estate and Appraisal Licensees are required to be enrolled in RAPBACK. RAPBACK fingerprinting enrollment commended in January, February, and the first two weeks in March of 2020. Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, enrollment in RAPBACK was suspended until July of 2021 when the enrollment process resumed. Real estate and appraisal license licensees are required to be fingerprinted and enroll in RAPBACK in order to renew their licenses.

Go to the Real Estate website's home page. Then scroll down and click on the aqua colored “RapBack Service” button in the lower right-hand corner of the Division Home page. Then enter your license number and last 4 digits of their social security number and will be directed to approve a consent form authorizing your enrollment in the FBI RapBack Fingerprinting system, and receive multiple pages of helpful information and further instructions on the fingerprinting procedure. Once your background check has "cleared" you will be able to renew your license in your individual RELMS account.

Yes. The FBI only allows the fingerprinting of an individual based upon a specific, unique statute which authorizes their fingerprinting. Since the statutory reason for a real estate and appraisal license are found under different sections of the Utah State Code, individuals holding both a real estate and appraisal license are required to enroll in the RapBack system when they renew each of their licenses. Licensees cannot use the same fingerprint cards for RapBack enrollment in both professions.