California Business and Professions Code

§ 10170.5

BPC § 10170.5 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 4 · Part 1 · Ch. 3 · Art. 2.5

Statute text

(a)Except as otherwise provided in Section 10170.8, a real estate license shall not be renewed unless the commissioner finds that the applicant for license renewal has, during the four-year period preceding the renewal application, successfully completed the 45 clock hours of education provided for in Section 10170.4, including all of the following:

(1)A three-hour course in ethics, professional conduct, and legal aspects of real estate, which shall include, but not be limited to, relevant legislation, regulations, articles, reports, studies, court decisions, treatises, and information of current interest.

(2)A three-hour course in agency relationships and duties in a real estate brokerage practice, including instruction in the disclosures to be made and the confidences to be kept in the various agency relationships between licensees and the parties to real estate transactions.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 786, Sec. 24. (SB 774) Effective January 1, 2026.