{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1101.502","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.502","heading":"ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATE.","body":"(a) To be eligible to receive a certificate of registration or a renewal certificate under this subchapter, a person must:\n(1) be, at the time of application:\n(A) at least 18 years of age; and\n(B) a citizen of the United States or a lawfully admitted alien; and\n(2) successfully complete the required courses of study prescribed by this subchapter, including qualifying or continuing education requirements.\n(b) To be eligible to receive a certificate of registration or a renewal certificate under this subchapter, a business entity must designate as its agent one of its managing officers who is registered under this subchapter.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1064 (S.B. 747), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2011.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 826 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2022.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 7. PRACTICES AND PROFESSIONS RELATED TO REAL PROPERTY AND HOUSING","SUBTITLE A. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO REAL ESTATE","CHAPTER 1101. REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALES AGENTS","SUBCHAPTER K. CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1101.htm#1101.502","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"204900f1830b25ca13ba206994cb6cc0206e02a352b67b77813f12a788140cd0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1101.501","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1101.503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}