21 N.C. Admin. Code 4B.0801

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 8, October 15, 2024

Section 04B .0801 - CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE

(a) To renew a license in active status, an auctioneer, apprentice auctioneer, or designated person(s) in an auction firm shall complete Board-approved course(s) consisting of the hours of instruction as established as in Paragraph (d) of this Rule and shall provide documentation of completion of Board-approved course(s) to the Board.

(1) An auctioneer, apprentice auctioneer, or designated person(s) in an auction firm shall provide documentation on required continuing education courses to the Board by May 15th of the current renewal period.

(2) The Board shall not process a license renewal until the licensee has complied with this Rule.

(b) The Board shall approve courses that shall be conducted by sponsors approved by the Board under the rules of this Section. The subject matter of this course shall be determined by the course sponsor. The course sponsor shall provide instructor and student materials. The course shall be conducted as prescribed by the rules in this Section.

(c) The sponsor may conduct the course at any location as often as desired during the approval period. Approval of a sponsor to conduct a course authorizes the sponsor to conduct the course using an instructor who has been approved by the Board as a course instructor under Rule .0804 of this Section.

(d) The minimum classroom hours of instruction for each year shall be four.

(e) An auctioneer, an apprentice auctioneer, or a designated person(s) in an auction firm shall complete the continuing education requirements for each renewal period that his or her license was lapsed or suspended.

(f) Credit hours applied to the current renewal of a license shall not be used for future renewals.

(g) Excess continuing education hours may be carried forward as credits for a maximum of one renewal year.

(h) No part of any prelicensing course curriculum shall count as continuing education credit hours.

(i) Continuing education shall not be required until the second renewal after initial licensing pursuant to G.S. 85B-4(e).

21 N.C. Admin. Code 04B .0801

Authority G.S. 85B-4(e1);
Eff. July 1, 1999;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2001; January 1, 2000;
Temporary Amendment Eff. October 12, 2001;
Temporary Amendment Expired July 29, 2002;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2003;
Readopted Eff. July 1, 2020.

Authority G.S. 85B-4.(e1);
Eff. July 1, 1999;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2001; January 1, 2000;
Temporary Amendment Eff. October 12, 2001;
Temporary Amendment Expired July 29, 2002;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2003.

Readopted by North Carolina Register Volume 35, Issue 03, August 3, 2020 effective 7/1/2020.