If an applicant for any examination fails to take the examination on the date scheduled, he or she may make application in writing to the principal office of the department in Sacramento for a new date. A fee of twenty dollars ($20) shall accompany the written request for applying for the first new examination date in the case of a broker applicant, and a fee of fifteen dollars ($15) shall accompany the written request for the first new examination date in the case of a salesperson applicant. A fee of thirty dollars ($30) shall accompany the written request for all subsequent new examination dates for both broker and salesperson applicants.

This section shall remain in effect unless it is superseded pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 10226.5.

(Amended (as amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 342, Sec. 9) by Stats. 1997, Ch. 232, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1998. Note: Fees are subject to reduction as prescribed in Section 10226.5.)