Oregon Code § 696.174·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
License renewal; reactivation; continuing education courses; rules.
(1) To renew an active license or
to reactivate a license for the first time since the license was renewed to an
inactive status, a real estate licensee, other than a timeshare sales agent,
must complete 30 hours of real estate continuing education courses that are
eligible for credit under ORS 696.182 during the two years preceding the
renewal or reactivation. The 30 hours must include:
(a) At least two
hours in a course approved by the Real Estate Board on recent changes in real
estate rule and law;
(b) At least two
hours in a course approved by the Real Estate Board on state and federal fair
housing laws; and
(c)(A) If the
real estate broker is renewing an active license for the first time or
reactivating a license for the first time since renewing the license to an
inactive status, an advanced course in real estate practices approved by the
Real Estate Agency;
(B) If a licensed
real estate property manager is renewing an active license for the first time
or reactivating a license for the first time since renewing the license to an
inactive status, an advanced course in property management practices approved
by the agency; or
(C) If a
principal real estate broker is renewing an active license for the first time
or reactivating a license for the first time since renewing the license to an
inactive status, an advanced course in brokerage practices approved by the
agency.
(2) The agency,
in consultation with real estate professionals and educators, shall develop a
reporting format to ensure that a real estate licensee, other than a timeshare
sales agent, has completed the number of hours required by subsection (1) of
this section. The reporting format must include:
(a) The date,
name and length of time of each course attended;
(b) The name of
the real estate continuing education provider that offered the course;
(c) The name of
the instructor who taught the course; and
(d) Any other
information that the agency requires by rule.
(3) The agency
may waive any portion of the requirements of this section for a real estate
licensee who submits satisfactory evidence that poor health or other circumstances
beyond the real estate licensees control prevented the real estate licensee
from attending part or all of the continuing education courses required by
subsection (1) of this section.
(4) To renew an
active license for the first time or to reactivate a license for the first time
since the license was renewed to an inactive status, a real estate licensee,
other than a timeshare sales agent, shall pass an assessment of licensee
proficiency, in a manner approved by the Real Estate Agency. [1969 c.674 §11;
1973 c.416 §6; 1977 c.649 §25; 1981 c.617 §9; 1983 c.359 §1; 1987 c.611 §19;
1989 c.724 §6; 1991 c.5 §33; 1995 c.335 §1; 2001 c.300 §14; 2009 c.324 §4; 2009
c.502 §2; 2011 c.158 §§11,12; 2017 c.234 §10; 2018 c.92 §1; 2021 c.161 §1; 2025
c.39 §9; 2025 c.389 §9a]