NRS645.332. Applicants licensed in another jurisdiction: Exemption from certain examination requirements; issuance of license as broker or broker-salesperson by reciprocity.

      1.  An applicant for a license as a real estate salesperson is not required to pass the uniform portion of a national real estate examination otherwise required by NRS 645.330 and 645.460 if:

      (a) The applicant holds a license in good standing as a real estate broker, broker-salesperson or salesperson issued by another state or territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia;

      (b) The requirements for licensure as a real estate salesperson issued in that state or territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia, are substantially equivalent to the requirements in this State for licensure as a real estate salesperson; and

      (c) The applicant has passed the examination in that state or territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia.

      2.  The Division may issue a license as a real estate broker or broker-salesperson to a person who holds a license as a real estate broker or broker-salesperson, or an equivalent license, issued by a state or territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia, if that state or territory, or the District of Columbia, has entered into a reciprocal agreement with the Commission for the issuance of licenses pursuant to this chapter and the person submits proof to the Division that:

      (a) The person has been issued a license as a real estate broker or broker-salesperson, or an equivalent license, by that state or territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia; and

      (b) At the time the person files an application with the Division, the license is in good standing.

      3.  The Division may refuse to issue a license as a real estate broker or broker-salesperson pursuant to subsection 2 to a person who has committed any act or offense that would be grounds for denying a license to an applicant or taking disciplinary action against a licensee pursuant to this chapter.

      4.  The Commission shall not enter into a reciprocal agreement pursuant to subsection 2 unless the provisions relating to the practice of real estate, including the requirements for the licensing of real estate brokers and real estate broker-salespersons in the other state or territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia, are substantially similar to the provisions relating to the practice of real estate in this State.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 1284)