543B.20 Examination. Examinations for a license shall be given as often as deemed necessary by the real estate commission, but no less than one time per year. Each applicant for a license must pass anexamination authorized by the commission and administered by the commission or personsdesignated by the commission. The examination shall be of scope and wording sufficientin the judgment of the commission to establish the competency of the applicant to act asa real estate broker or salesperson in a manner to protect the interests of the public. Anexamination for a real estate broker shall be of a more exacting nature than that for a realestate salesperson and require higher standards of knowledge of real estate. The identity ofthe persons taking the examinations shall be concealed until after the examination has beengraded. A person who fails to pass either examination once may immediately apply to takethe next available examination. Thereafter, the applicant may take the examination at thediscretion of the commission. An applicant who has failed either examination may requestin writing information from the commission concerning the applicant’s examination gradeand subject areas or thediscretion of the commission. An applicant who has failed either examination may requestin writing information from the commission concerning the applicant’s examination gradeand subject areas or questions which the applicant failed to answer correctly, except that ifthe commission administers a uniform, standardized examination, the commission is onlyrequired to provide the examination grade and other information concerning the applicant’sexamination results which is available to the commission. [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §117.20; 81 Acts, ch 54, §9]C93, §543B.202013 Acts, ch 5, §23; 2014 Acts, ch 1092, §120Referred to in §538A.2, 543B.15, 543B.43 Sat Dec 23 01:45:21 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 543B.20 (20, 1)
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