History of Florida real estate license law and the statutes and rules that govern it

Question 1

In which year did Florida enact its first real estate license law?

Accepted Answer

1923

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1925

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1927

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1933

Question 2

Which Florida statutory chapter supplies general professional regulation provisions for DBPR-regulated professions?

Accepted Answer

Chapter 455

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Chapter 475, Part I

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Chapter 61J2

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Chapter 475 appraiser provisions

Question 3

A Florida sales associate wants the profession-specific practice act governing brokerage licensure. Which source should the associate identify?

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Chapter 475, Part I, Florida Statutes

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Chapter 455 as the complete real estate practice act

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A local real estate association membership code

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Chapter 475 provisions for certified appraisers

Question 4

Which source contains the Florida Real Estate Commission administrative rules?

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Chapter 61J2, Florida Administrative Code

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Chapter 455, Florida Statutes

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Chapter 475, Part I, Florida Statutes

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A statewide private association code of ethics

Question 5

A colleague says FREC may use a rule to replace any statutory requirement it considers inconvenient. Which evaluation is correct?

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Incorrect, because FREC rules implement powers and duties conferred by law.

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Correct, because real estate expertise permits FREC to amend statutes.

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Correct, if the rule was adopted after the statute.

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Incorrect, because FREC may issue advice but cannot adopt rules.

Question 6

Which event belongs at 1925 on a Florida real estate licensing timeline?

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Creation of the Florida Real Estate Commission

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Enactment of the first Florida real estate license law

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Adoption of the current examination rule as rule 61J2-2.029

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Replacement of real estate licensing with private association membership

Question 7

A Florida sales associate applicant receives 75 points on the state licensure examination. Under the examination rule, how is that result classified?

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Successful completion of the licensure examination

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Unsuccessful because more than 75 points are required

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Unsuccessful because 80 points are required

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Successful completion only if the applicant also earns 75 points in each subject

Question 8

A study sheet lists law, principles and practices, and mathematics for the Florida sales associate examination. Which point allocation belongs on it?

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45 law, 45 principles and practices, 10 mathematics

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45 law, 40 principles and practices, 15 mathematics

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40 law, 45 principles and practices, 15 mathematics

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50 law, 40 principles and practices, 10 mathematics

Question 9

A researcher finds section 475.615 on registered trainee and certified appraisers and uses it as the sales associate application standard. What is the central error?

Accepted Answer

Transferring a provision to a different credential because it shares a chapter

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Assuming a statute may address professional qualifications

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Consulting Chapter 475 for any real estate-related credential

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Using a statute instead of private membership standards

Question 10

Why did Florida develop real estate licensing as a public regulatory system?

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To protect the public in real estate transactions

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To set a minimum commission for brokerage services

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To assure appreciation in the value of licensed brokers’ listings

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To establish membership qualifications for a private trade association

Question 11

A Florida broker labels an association’s membership code a FREC administrative rule. Which fact best corrects the label?

Accepted Answer

Private membership standards and state administrative rules come from different authorities.

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Membership codes become statutes when most local brokers join.

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Any standard concerning real estate belongs to Chapter 61J2.

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An association rule has the same source as a legislative enactment.

Question 12

A training handout says Chapter 455 is irrelevant to sales associates because Chapter 475 covers real estate. Which revision is best?

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Explain that applicable general provisions and real estate-specific provisions must be read together.

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Keep the statement because profession-specific statutes displace all general provisions.

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Replace Chapter 475 with Chapter 455 as the sole source of brokerage law.

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Replace both chapters with the examination vendor’s policies.

Question 13

Under section 475.05, what is the purpose of FREC’s rulemaking power?

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To implement laws conferring powers or duties on the commission

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To enact statutory amendments without legislative action

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Only to decide questions of practice in proceedings before the commission

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Only to govern the commission’s own internal operations

Question 14

A citation reads “Fla. Admin. Code R. 61J2-2.029.” How should a learner classify this source?

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An administrative rule addressing examination areas of competency

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A section of Chapter 455 enacted by the legislature

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A section of Chapter 475 enacted by the legislature

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A private brokerage policy interpreting the examination

Question 15

An archive displays a 1927 history entry beneath section 475.05. A student concludes that Florida first licensed real estate practitioners in 1927. Why is that conclusion unsound?

Accepted Answer

A particular section’s legislative history need not mark the beginning of the entire licensing system.

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A history entry beneath a statute describes a private association rule.

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A statute’s history entry establishes the date of every rule in its chapter.

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The date beneath a statute states when its current licensees first qualified.

Question 16

Which institution enacts the Florida statutes that provide the real estate licensing framework?

Accepted Answer

The Florida Legislature

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The Florida Real Estate Commission through administrative rules

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A statewide real estate trade association

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The examination vendor through candidate policies

Question 17

An applicant says a score of 74 satisfies Florida’s sales associate examination rule because it is close to 75. Which response correctly applies the rule?

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A 74 does not meet the stated passing threshold.

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A 74 meets the threshold because scores within one point qualify.

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A 74 passes if the law allocation exceeds the mathematics allocation.

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A 74 passes because the threshold is 70.

Question 18

A Florida brokerage manual directs staff to consult both the practice act and applicable commission rules. Why is that approach sound?

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The statutes provide authority and the rules implement that authority.

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The rules replace the practice act after FREC adopts them.

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The practice act governs members while the rules govern nonmembers of private associations.

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The statutes cover history while current duties arise solely from rules.

Question 19

A learner organizes sources into “general professional statute,” “real estate practice act,” and “commission rules.” Which sequence correctly fills those categories?

Accepted Answer

455; 475 Part I; 61J2

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475 Part I; 455; 61J2

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455; 61J2; 475 Part I

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61J2; 475 Part I; 455

Question 20

A candidate claims Florida adopted the first real estate license law and created FREC in the same year. Which chronology corrects the claim?

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First license law in 1923, then FREC in 1925

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FREC in 1923, then the first license law in 1925

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Both events in 1923

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Both events in 1925

Question 21

A sales associate asks whether Florida’s professional regulation framework consists entirely of private ethics requirements. Which explanation best addresses the error?

Accepted Answer

Florida has public statutes and administrative rules distinct from private membership standards.

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Chapter 455 alone regulates real estate licensees, so Chapter 475 does not apply to them.

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Private ethics requirements replace Chapter 475 for association members.

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Chapter 475 is public law, but commission rules bind only brokers, not sales associates.

Question 22

Which comparison accurately describes the sales associate examination’s law and principles-and-practices allocations under Florida’s rule?

Accepted Answer

They receive equal allocations of 45 points each.

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Law receives five more points than principles and practices.

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Principles and practices receives five more points than law.

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They receive equal allocations of 40 points each.

Question 23

A source list describes section 475.05 and rule 61J2-2.029 as the same kind of legal instrument. Which correction is accurate?

Accepted Answer

Section 475.05 is statutory authority; 61J2-2.029 is an administrative rule.

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Both are private standards adopted by the examination vendor.

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Both are statutes because they concern licensing.

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Section 475.05 is a rule, while 61J2-2.029 is a statute.

Question 24

How many points does Florida’s examination rule allocate to mathematics on the sales associate examination?

Accepted Answer

10 points

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5 points

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15 points

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20 points

Question 25

A Florida study guide quotes a law authorizing the commission to prescribe sales associate postlicensure education. Which source category does that quotation illustrate?

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Profession-specific statutory provisions for real estate licensees

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Private membership standards for real estate associations

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Appraiser credential requirements merely because they share Chapter 475

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An examination vendor policy with no statutory foundation

Question 26

A broker finds an outdated edition of the license law and a current edition. For deciding a present licensing duty, which approach is appropriate?

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Use the law currently in force, with applicable current rules.

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Use the law in force when the broker’s license was first issued.

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Use the current statute, but the rules in force when the license was first issued.

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Use the current law only after the broker completes continuing education on the change.

Question 27

A museum label calls the 1925 creation of FREC “the first Florida real estate license law.” What is the best correction?

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Keep 1925 for commission creation and identify 1923 separately as the first license law.

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Change the commission creation date to 1923 and keep the combined label.

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Describe 1925 as the date private association membership replaced licensing.

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Describe 1925 as the date of today’s examination rule.

Question 28

Assume a Florida administrative rule directly conflicts with a controlling statute and no exception resolves the conflict. Which principle should guide the legal comparison?

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The controlling statute prevails over an inconsistent implementing rule.

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The rule controls because it is more detailed.

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The rule controls because an agency specializes in the subject.

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The licensee may choose either because both are public sources.

Question 29

A learner needs the general Florida provision governing the department’s prescribed license application form, rather than real estate-specific education qualifications. Which provision is the best match?

Accepted Answer

Section 455.213, general licensing provisions

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Section 475.17, qualifications for real estate practice

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Rule 61J2-2.029, examination areas of competency

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Section 475.615, appraiser credential qualifications

Question 30

An editor calls the 75-point passing standard “a private school recommendation” even though it is quoted from rule 61J2-2.029. Which correction is justified?

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Call it a licensure examination standard stated in a Florida administrative rule.

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Call it a membership standard because education providers teach it.

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Call it a historical convention with no present rule source.

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Call it a statutory amendment enacted by the school.

Question 31

A student says license law exists chiefly to protect brokers from competition. Which lesson principle best corrects that explanation?

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The central purpose of licensing is protection of the public in real estate transactions.

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The central purpose is maintenance of brokerage commission levels.

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The central purpose is preservation of private association market share.

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The central purpose is reduction of financial risk for property investors.

Question 32

Under Florida’s examination rule, what point value represents a perfect licensure examination score?

Accepted Answer

100 points

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75 points

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90 points

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45 points

Question 33

A Florida research note quotes section 475.614 on rules protecting an appraiser’s signature. For a sales associate licensing question, how should that note be handled?

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Recognize its appraisal subject and locate the provisions applicable to sales associates.

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Treat it as the sales associate rule because it begins with 475.

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Treat it as a general application provision for all DBPR professions.

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Treat it as the commission’s examination scoring rule.

Question 34

An applicant reads the practice act but skips implementing rules because “a rule is not a statute.” What is the flaw in that reasoning?

Accepted Answer

The difference in source type does not eliminate the role of valid rules adopted under statutory authority.

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Every administrative rule is itself a legislative amendment.

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Commission rules replace statutory qualifications as soon as they are adopted.

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A statute applies only when no commission rule concerns the same subject.

Question 35

A new associate is told to find the legal basis for FREC’s power to adopt implementing rules. Which citation most directly answers that request?

Accepted Answer

Fla. Stat. § 475.05, commission rulemaking power

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Fla. Stat. § 455.213, general licensing applications

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Fla. Stat. § 475.615, appraiser qualifications

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A local association’s membership bylaws

Question 36

A private study group sets 80 as its practice-test goal. A learner concludes Florida’s state licensure examination passing score has therefore risen to 80. Which assessment is sound?

Accepted Answer

The group’s study goal does not amend the rule’s 75-point passing standard.

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The rule’s standard is 75 points in each subject area, not 80 overall.

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The official passing score is 70 points, so both 75 and 80 overstate it.

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The state exam has no fixed passing score; the testing vendor curves it each year.

Question 37

A researcher receives a question about Florida sales associate licensing but has a folder containing both brokerage and appraiser laws. What should the researcher do first?

Accepted Answer

Identify the credential and activity, then select the provisions governing them.

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Apply the appraiser provisions because they share the real estate chapter.

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Use the provision with the newest history date regardless of its subject.

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Discard the general professional chapter before checking applicability.

Question 38

A diagram shows private association bylaws creating Chapter 475, followed by Chapter 475 granting authority to FREC rules. Which change repairs the diagram’s authority chain?

Accepted Answer

Identify legislative enactment as the source of the statute and keep rules within delegated statutory authority.

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Replace the bylaws with Chapter 455 and drop Chapter 475, since Chapter 455 alone authorizes commission rules.

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Keep the bylaws, but add DBPR approval so commission rules have authority without a statute.

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Put association bylaws and statutes at the same level of public authority.

Question 39

A candidate needs the current legal source for sales associate examination scoring, not the history of licensing. Which material directly supplies it?

Accepted Answer

The examination scoring provisions in rule 61J2-2.029

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A timeline showing the first license law in 1923

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A timeline showing FREC’s creation in 1925

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The appraiser signature provisions in section 475.614

Question 40

A draft says, “Chapter 455 is the brokerage practice act; Chapter 475, Part I, supplies general professional provisions; Chapter 61J2 contains FREC rules.” Which editorial correction is needed?

Accepted Answer

Exchange the descriptions of Chapters 455 and 475, Part I.

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Move Chapter 61J2 into the category of statutes enacted by FREC.

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Replace Chapter 61J2 with private association standards.

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Exchange the descriptions of Chapter 475, Part I, and Chapter 61J2.