SB913 Summary

• Establishes criminal history background check requirements for all real estate license applicants (provisional sales associates, sales associates, broker associates, and brokers) through the Oklahoma Real Estate Commission.

• Creates tiered restrictions on licensure based on conviction history: 20-year prohibition for crimes under Title 21 Section 13.1; 10-year prohibition for felonies involving forgery, embezzlement, fraud, or similar offenses; 5-year prohibition for other felonies, measured from completion of sentence including parole and probation.

• Clarifies that applicants with felony convictions are not automatically eligible for licensure after waiting periods but may still be licensed according to applicable Real Estate License Code rules.

• Requires applicants to pay the costs associated with national criminal history record checks conducted by the Oklahoma Real Estate Commission, with the Commission to investigate in accordance with its rules.

• Effective date: November 1, 2013.