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| Real Estate License Candidate Fingerprinting | New Fees Effective March 3, 2008 |
Effective September 5, 2006, ALL Candidates for New Jersey Real Estate Licenses will be required to complete the fingerprinting process as a condition of securing a real estate license. This includes all new candidates for individual Real Estate Salesperson, Real Estate Broker-Salesperson, Real Estate Broker licenses as well as any individual who will serve as an officer, director, member, partner or owner of a controlling interest of a corporation, limited liability company or partnership applying for a license to conduct business as a Real Estate brokerage company. |
Individual candidates have one year from the completion date of their pre-licensure education to take and pass the State examination administered by Pearson VUE AND to file a fully completed application for licensure with the Licensing Services Bureau, Real Estate. In order to avoid problems with the expiration of their one year of eligibility for licensure and to make a timely filing, candidates MUST complete the fingerprinting process as soon as possible after PASSING the State examination. Applications for licensure WILL NOT be accepted without a fully completed application, the appropriate license fee and evidence of the completion of the fingerprinting process. Evidence of completion of the fingerprinting process MUST include:
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Candidates for Real Estate Instructor licenses and for directors and principals of applicants for Real Estate School licenses will also be required to complete the fingerprinting process as a condition of securing the respective real estate licenses. Forms and instructions for Real Estate Instructors and Real Estate Schools concerning the fingerprinting process are NOT available on the web site. These license candidates MUST contact the Real Estate Commission, Education Bureau at (609) 292-7272, extension 50113 for information about their fingerprinting process. | |
| Criminal History Background Investigation New Jersey law requires that every applicant and any officer, director, partner or owner of a controlling interest of a corporation, limited liability company or partnership applying for a license as a Real Estate Salesperson, Real Estate Broker/Salesperson, Real Estate Broker, Real Estate Instructor, or Real Estate School issued by the New Jersey Real Estate Commission must submit fingerprints and written consent for a criminal history record check. Previously, fingerprinting involved the manual ink and roll method; however new technology allows for electronic impressions. To provide for a timely and efficient criminal history background review, the New Jersey Real Estate Commission/Department of Banking and Insurance will be utilizing the State Police coordinated non-criminal justice fingerprinting process known as Live Scan. The State of New Jersey has contracted with a vendor, Sagem Morpho Inc., to perform this service. The company has established permanent sites throughout the State as well as several mobile units available to meet their contractual agreement. |
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| How to Schedule an Appointment Prior to contacting Sagem Morpho, each candidate MUST complete the appropriateUniversal Form (Version 3.0) (PDF) depending upon the license type they are seeking. The Real Estate Commission issues licenses to Real Estate Salespersons, Real Estate Broker/Salespersons, Real Estate Brokers, Real Estate Instructors and Real Estate Schools. Appointment scheduling is available via the Internet 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. The Department encourages everyone to schedule their appointment using the Sagem Morpho web site to avoid telephone holding times. For applicants who do not have internet access, appointments are available through the toll-free call center at 1-877-503-5981 on a first call, first served basis Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon. Hearing impaired scheduling is available at 1-800-673-0353. English and Spanish operators are available through the Call Center. |
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| Processing Fee All applicants must pay the criminal history record check fee directly to Sagem Morpho. The total cost for this process is $70.25. Payment will be required at the time of scheduling. Personal Checks are NOT accepted by Sagem Morpho. Sagem Morpho will accept Money Orders, Bank Checks, and Credit Cards. Payment instructions are relayed during the scheduling process but do have the credit card or Bank check or money order ready prior to contacting Sagem Morpho. |
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| Cancellation Fee A fee of $11 is charged to cover the cost of a scheduled appointment for applicants who do not cancel by noon on the business day prior to your scheduled appointment (Saturday noon for Monday appointments). The $11 fee also applies to applicants who are turned away from the printing sites due to their inability to present proper ID or who fail to present the proper and current version of the Universal Fingerprint form. All refunds are issued by Sagem Morpho. |
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| Selecting the Proper Universal Form The Real Estate Commission issues several different license types that require fingerprinting. The proper Universal Form must be completed for scheduling and presented at the appointment or you will be turned away from the scanning center and charged a $11 fee, as described above. The license type is identified in field #4 of the Universal Form. In addition, please be sure to use the most current version of the form. Real Estate Salespersons, Broker/Salespersons and Brokers will all use the same Universal Form (Version 3.0) (PDF). Real Estate Instructors will have their own Universal Form. Real Estate Schools will have a third version of the Universal Form. As noted above, the Real Estate Instructor and Real Estate School information must be obtained by contacting the Education Bureau at (609) 292-7272, extension 50113. Real Estate Instructor and School forms will NOT be available on the web site. |
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PLEASE NOTE... If you live, work or go to school in New Jersey you MUST be fingerprinted in person at one of the
Sagem Morpho facilities. |
For more information, write to... Licensing Services Bureau Real Estate, NJDOBI PO Box 474 Trenton, NJ 08625-0474 |
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Who needs to schedule a fingerprint scan for criminal history purposes as a condition of receiving a real estate license?
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If an individual has been fingerprinted in the State of New Jersey for another purpose, is the individual required to go through the process again? |
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How do I begin the process? |
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What do I bring to the scanning center? |
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| When should I schedule the fingerprint scan? The Department suggests that you schedule the fingerprint scan immediately after you pass the real estate licensing exam. The scheduled appointment will be within 7 to 10 days of completing the scheduling process. Remember that we suggest you take advantage of Sagem Morpho's online registration process. Real Estate salesperson, broker-salesperson and broker candidates MUST complete the fingerprinting process in sufficient time to file a license application prior to the eligibility expiration date as it appears on their passing score report issued by Pearson VUE. This date is one year from the date of pre-licensure education course completion. NOTE: The eligibility expiration date is NOT one year from the date of passing the State examination. |
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