LAC 46:LXVII.305. Documentation

A. All initial license applications for an individual real estate broker or salesperson license shall be submitted with the following documentation: 1. proof of completion of the real estate instruction hours prescribed by R.S. 37:1437; a. real estate pre-license instruction hours obtained in other jurisdictions may be accepted for full or partial credit at the discretion of the commission and shall be based on the applicability of the subject matter to current pre-license education requirements; b. real estate pre-license instruction hours obtained from nationally recognized institutes may be accepted for full or partial credit at the discretion of the commission and shall be based on the applicability of the subject matter to current pre-license education requirements; c. every applicant for a Louisiana real estate license shall provide proof of at least 30 classroom hours of pre-license instruction that includes the Louisiana Real Estate License Law, rules and regulations of the commission, Louisiana Civil Law, as it relates to real estate, and any other instruction hours the commission deems necessary and appropriate; 2. license history verification from each jurisdiction in which the applicant has held or currently holds a real estate license; 3. verification of passing an equivalent real estate license examination, if the applicant is currently or was previously a resident licensee in another jurisdiction; 4. copy of any trade name or trademark registration issued by the Secretary of State for use by the individual broker or salesperson applicant in real estate license activities. 5. applicants for an initial individual real estate broker license shall provide proof that they have been licensed as an active real estate licensee for four years, with two of the four years occurring immediately preceding submission of a broker license application. B. Every application for a corporation, partnership or limited liability company broker license shall be submitted by the designated qualifying broker with the following documentation: 1. copy of the resolution or other document executed by a principal of the corporation, partnership or limited liability company designating an individual real estate broker as the qualifying broker; 2. copy of the registration certificate issued by the Secretary of State; 3. copy of any trade name or trademark registration issued by the Secretary of State for use by the corporation, partnership or limited liability company in real estate license activities.