A. An inactive license status shall be established.

            B. Any licensee in good standing with the commission may elect to place his license in an inactive license status at any time prior to expiration of the license by submitting the appropriate transfer application and remitting the applicable fees as set forth in this Chapter.

            C. During the period the license is in the inactive status, the licensee shall be prohibited from engaging in any activity requiring a real estate license. The licensee shall be required to renew the inactive license on an annual basis by filing the required renewal application and paying the inactive renewal fees as specified in this Chapter.

            D. The licensee may request transfer from inactive status to active status at any time, provided the inactive license is current at the time the request is received at the commission.

            E. An inactive licensee will not be required to fulfill the continuing education requirement established for active licensees on an annual basis; however, upon application to return to active license status the licensee shall have completed the continuing education specified as follows:

            (1) Licensees remaining in the active status for less than one year shall have completed the twelve-hour continuing education requirement for the previous year.

            (2) Licensees remaining in the inactive status from one to five years shall complete the number of continuing education hours specified herein for the following periods of inactivity:

            (a) One to less than three years in the inactive status – twenty hours of continuing education.

            (b) Three to less than five years in the inactive status – forty hours of continuing education.

            (3) If the licensee remains in the inactive status for two to five renewal periods, the licensee shall complete a four-hour course covering Louisiana real estate license law or commission rules and regulations as part of the hours specified in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection to be eligible to return to active license status. The required four-hour course shall be completed within one year prior to the date of the license transfer to the active status.

            (4)(a) The licensee may remain in the inactive license status indefinitely, provided the licensee complies with the annual inactive renewal procedures. Licensees remaining in the inactive status for five or more years shall be required to complete a maximum of eighty hours of approved continuing education within the five-year period immediately preceding the request to return to active license status.

            (b) Such continuing education shall include a four-hour Louisiana real estate license law or commission rules and regulations course. The course shall be completed within one year prior to the date of the license transfer to the active status.

            (c) Any licensee that has continued to obtain annual continuing education in the required areas during the period that the licensee is in the inactive status may cumulate those hours and be eligible to transfer to the active status at any time.

            (5) Any request by an inactive licensee to transfer to active status shall be accompanied by payment of the prescribed fees and proof of completion of the applicable continuing education hours.

            Acts 1989, No. 655, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1995, No. 1207, §1; Acts 1997, No. 845, §1; Acts 1999, No. 629, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 200; Acts 2016, No. 533, §1; Acts 2021, No. 193, §1, eff. April 1, 2022.