Reciprocal Salesperson Exam — Information & Free Practice
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Reciprocal Salesperson Exam
- Provider
- Pearson VUE
- Format
- Written state-law examination; reciprocal delivery is the state portion alone. Ordinary delivery includes the national/general portion and uses an overall score.
- Exam questions
- 40 scored state items plus 5–10 unscored pretest items
- Time limit
- 1 hour for the reciprocal salesperson/state portion
- Passing score
- 70 on the reciprocal salesperson examination; the ordinary salesperson examination uses an overall scaled score of 70
Examination outline
- I. Purpose of License Law/Rules and Regulation and Role of Commission
II. Licensing Requirements
- Activities which require a license
- Cobrokering
- Qualifications for a license
- Renewal of a license
- Continuing education
- Post-license education
- Temporary and original Salesperson licenses
III. License Status
- Transferring a license
- Inactive status
- Reactivation of a license
IV. Broker Licenses, Company Licenses, and Place of Business
- Issuance of company and branch office licenses
- Issuance of broker licenses
- Who may serve as qualifying broker
- Responsibilities of qualifying broker
- Termination of qualifying broker status
- Serving as qualifying broker for more than one company
- Temporary qualifying broker
- Associate broker status
- Operating from home
V. Recovery Fund
- Payment into fund
- Payment from fund
VI. Disciplinary Actions and Process
- Complaints
- Hearings
- Disciplinary actions
- Rehearing
- Appeals
- VII. Estimated Closing Statement
- VIII. Trust Funds
- IX. RECAD
X. Violations Which May Result in Disciplinary Actions
- Misrepresentation and dishonest dealings
- Inducing a party to break a contract
- Advertising
- Listing agreements
- Failure to give proper disclosure
- Keeping appropriate records
- Rebates
- Paying or receiving commissions from unlicensed persons
- Failure to inform Commission of suit/judgment/other disposition
- Lotteries
- Handling of documents
- Violation of rule or order of Commission
- Offers
Examination sources
- Alabama Salesperson Prelicense State Content Outline
Outlines 09, heading and effective date
- Alabama Salesperson Prelicense State Content Outline
Outlines 09, state-specific examination scoring
- Alabama Salesperson Prelicense State Content Outline
Outlines 09, salesperson content sections I-V
- Alabama Salesperson Prelicense State Content Outline
Outlines 10, salesperson content sections VI-X
- Alabama Administrative Code Chapter 790-X-1
790-X-1-.18(8), reciprocal passing grade and time
- Alabama Real Estate Commission law32
34-27-32(c)(1)b
- Alabama Real Estate Candidate Handbook
page 8, Available Exams, Reciprocal Salesperson Exam row
- Alabama Administrative Code Chapter 790-X-1
790-X-1-.18(5)(a)-(b)