Title 25, Professions And Occupations

§467-11 Fees; original license and biennial renewals. (a) All fees for applications, registrations, certificates, and any license prescribed by this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of the compliance resolution fund established pursuant to section 26-9(o), and all fees al…

§467-11.5 Prerequisites for license renewal. (a) Prior to the license renewal of a real estate broker or real estate salesperson, the licensee shall provide the commission with proof of having attended at least twenty hours of continuing education or its equivalent as determined …

§467-12 Place of business and posting of license. (a) A licensed real estate broker shall have and maintain a definite place of business in the State, in compliance with this chapter and the rules of the commission, and shall display therein the real estate broker's license and u…

§467-13 Delivery of agreement. When a licensee prepares or has prepared an agreement authorizing the licensee to perform any of the acts for which the licensee is required to hold a license, or when such licensee secures the signature of any party or parties to any contract perta…

§467-14 Revocation, suspension, and fine. In addition to any other actions authorized by law, the commission may revoke any license issued under this chapter, suspend the right of the licensee to use the license, fine any person holding a license, registration, or certificate iss…

§467-15 Hearings. In every case where it is proposed to revoke or suspend the exercise of any license, fine any person holding a license, registration, or certificate, terminate any registration or certificate, or take any other action authorized by law, for any of the causes enu…

§467-15.5 License issued after a revocation or automatic termination. A person whose license has been revoked, or automatically terminated in accordance with section 467-18(e), may apply for a license as a new applicant after the revocation or termination period and, if applicabl…

§467-16 Real estate recovery fund; use of fund; fees. (a) The commission shall establish and maintain a trust fund which shall be known as the real estate recovery fund from which any person aggrieved by an act, representation, transaction, or conduct of a duly licensed real esta…

§467-17 Additional payments to fund. (a) If the balance remaining in the real estate recovery fund is less than $350,000, the department of commerce and consumer affairs shall assess every real estate licensee an additional payment to the recovery fund as provided in rules adopte…

§467-18 Statute of limitation; recovery from fund. (a) No action for a judgment that subsequently results in an order for collection from the real estate recovery fund shall be started later than two years from the accrual of the cause of action thereon. When any aggrieved person…

§467-19 Management of fund. (a) The sums received by the real estate commission for deposit in the real estate recovery fund shall be held by the commission in trust for carrying out the purpose of the real estate recovery fund. The real estate commission, as the trustee of the r…

§467-2 Exceptions. The provisions requiring licensing as a real estate broker or salesperson shall not apply: (1) To any individual who, as owner of any real estate or acting under power of attorney from the owner, performs any of the acts enumerated in the definitions of real es…

§467-20 False statement. It shall be unlawful for any person or the person's agent to testify before or file with the commission, or the testing service agency designated by the commission, any notice, statement, or other document required under this chapter, that is false or unt…

§467-21 The real estate commission has standing in court. When the real estate commission receives notice, as provided in section 467-18(a), the commission may enter an appearance, file an answer, appear at the court hearing, defend the action, or take whatever other action it de…

§467-22 Subrogation of rights. When, upon the order of the court, or upon the commission's settlement of a claim, the real estate commission has paid from the real estate recovery fund any sum to the judgment creditor, the commission shall be subrogated to all of the rights of th…

§467-23 Waiver of rights. The failure of an aggrieved person to comply with this chapter relating to the real estate recovery fund shall constitute a waiver of any rights hereunder. [L 1967, c 187, pt of §1; HRS §467-23]

§467-24 Maximum liability. Notwithstanding any other provision, the liability of the real estate recovery fund shall not exceed $50,000 for any one licensee. [L 1967, c 187, pt of §1; HRS §467-24; am L 1977, c 197, §2; am L 1983, c 116, §7]

§467-25 Disciplinary action against licensee. Nothing contained herein shall limit the authority of the real estate commission to take disciplinary action against any licensee for a violation of this chapter, or the rules and regulations of the commission; nor shall the repayment…

§467-25.5 Registration of schools, instructors; fees. (a) Schools. Any person may apply to the real estate commission for a certificate of registration as a real estate school upon the payment to the department of commerce and consumer affairs of an initial registration fee and t…

§467-26 Penalty. Any person violating this chapter shall be fined not more than $5,000 for each violation. [L 1933, c 140, §13; RL 1935, §7321; RL 1945, §7742; RL 1955, §170-14; HRS §467-26; am L 1984, c 263, §3; am L 1995, c 241, §9]

§467-3 Commission, appointments, qualifications, tenure. There shall be appointed a commission to be known as the real estate commission, to consist of nine members, at least four of whom shall be licensed real estate brokers who have been engaged in business as licensed real est…

§467-30 Registration, bonding, and other requirements for condominium hotel operators. (a) As used in this section: "Condominium hotel" includes those units in a project as defined in section 514B-3 and subject to chapter 514B that are used to provide transient lodging for period…

§467-4 Powers and duties of commission. In addition to any other powers and duties authorized by law, the real estate commission shall: (1) Grant licenses, registrations, and certificates pursuant to this chapter; (2) Adopt, amend, or repeal rules as it may deem proper to effectu…

[§467-4.5] Continuing education. (a) The commission shall have the authority to: (1) Set content and other requirements for continuing education courses, providers, and instructors; (2) Determine whether requirements have been met; (3) Specify a mandatory core course, courses, or…

§467-5 Board's employees. Subject to chapter 76, the department of commerce and consumer affairs may employ and remove such administrative and clerical assistants as the real estate commission requires and prescribe their powers and duties. [L 1933, c 140, pt of §4; RL 1935, pt o…

§467-6 Place of meeting. The director of commerce and consumer affairs shall provide suitable quarters for meetings of the real estate commission and for the transaction of its other business. [L 1933, c 140, §5; RL 1935, §7314; am L 1935, c 126, §1; RL 1945, §7735; RL 1955, §170…

§467-7 Licenses required to act as real estate broker and salesperson. No person within the purview of this chapter shall act as real estate broker or real estate salesperson, or shall advertise, or assume to act as real estate broker or real estate salesperson without a license …

[§467-7.5] License recognition. The commission may enter into a license recognition agreement with another state, or a jurisdiction recognized by the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials, with an equivalent real estate licensing law as determined by the commission. [L…

§467-8 Prerequisites for license, registration, or certificate. (a) No license, registration, or certificate under this chapter shall be issued to: (1) Any individual applying for a real estate broker or salesperson license who does not satisfy the requirements set forth in secti…

§467-9 License, registration, certificate, and applications. (a) Every applicant for issuance of a real estate license, registration, or certificate under this chapter shall file an application with the commission in a form and setting forth the information as may be prescribed o…

§467-9.5 Prerequisites for examination. (a) No individual shall be eligible for the licensing examination unless the individual: (1) Is a United States citizen, a United States national, or an alien authorized to work in the United States; (2) Is of the age of majority; (3) Has e…

§467-9.6 Examination. (a) Every applicant for a real estate examination shall file an application with either the commission or the testing service agency designated by the commission pursuant to rules of the commission to provide the testing service. The application shall be in …