Reminder: December is HERE! Have you reinstated your license?

Brokers with an expired license are required to cease all brokerage activities from the date of license expiration, i.e., July 1. But the good news for those who didn’t mean to allow their license to expire is that they have until December 31^st to reinstate their license without additional education requirements. The bad news? December 31 is coming up fast. If the license isn’t reinstated by then, it will be too late to reinstate without additional steps.

What steps must a broker take to reinstate an expired license?  That answer depends on how long the license has been expired.

To reinstate a license expired for less than 6 months:

1. Go to the Commission’s homepage (www.ncrec.gov);
2. Click on Reinstate your License;
3. Enter your license number and PIN (last 4 of your SSN unless you have changed it); 
4. Answer required questions; and
5. Pay $90 reinstatement fee.

NOTE: Following expiration, a broker’s license is reinstated on inactive status. To regain active status, a License Activation / Affiliation form (REC 2.08) also must be submitted.

To reinstate a license expired for 6 months but no more than 2 years

1. Successfully complete one 30-hour Postlicensing course (course must be completed within 6 months prior to submitting reinstatement application); and
2. Submit a reinstatement application with the $90 application fee and all required documentation, including criminal background report;

-OR-

1. Submit a reinstatement application with the $90 application fee and all required documentation, including criminal background report; and
2. Pass the National and State sections of license exam.

NOTE: Following expiration, a broker’s license is reinstated on inactive status. To regain active status, a License Activation / Affiliation form (REC 2.08) also must be submitted.

To reinstate a license expired for more than 2 years:

1. complete the 75-hour NC Broker Prelicensing course [is this Successfully supposed to be a link? It might be helpful?] ;
2. Submit a license application with the $100 original application fee and all required documentation, including criminal background report; and
3. Pass the National and State sections of license exam.

NOTE: When a license has been expired for more than two years and is reinstated, brokers are licensed as a provisional broker and are subject to the 90-hour Postlicensing education program. To gain active status, a License Activation/Affiliation form (REC 2.08) also must be submitted.`

For more information, review Commission Rule 58A .0505 or visit the “Reinstate your License” page on the Commission’s website. You may also contact the Commission’s Education & Licensing Division at ls@ncrec.gov or 919-875-3700.