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Utah Real Estate Broker License requirements

A practical, source-checked guide to qualifying, passing the exam, applying, and keeping this license active.

Gabriel Giner

By Gabriel Giner, Editor  ·  Verified  ·  RE License Guide Editorial Desk

Source checked 5 official references Next review 2026-12-01
Required education
120 hours: Utah Law 30 (including 3 hours testing) + Broker Principles 45 (including 4 hours testing) + Broker Practices 45 (including 4 hours testing)
Exam fee
$69
Published fees
$69
Typical timeline
Three years / 60 points is the longest step
01

What to know first

A Utah broker license requires a second, separate 120 hours of education, not a short add-on to the sales-agent 120. The Division's Broker page and Section B of the Candidate Education Certifying Document list the courses: Part 1 Utah Law 30 Hours, including 3 hours testing; Part 2 Broker Principles (Fundamentals) 45 Hours, including 4 hours of testing; Part 3 Broker Practices (Broker Level) 45 Hours, including 4 hours of testing. The Pearson broker passing score is a scaled 75, not 70. The state exam has 90 scored items + 5–10 pretest, not the sales-agent 50. The combined sitting is still four hours and still $69. The same 12-month education deadline, 90-day application deadline, and six-month single-portion retake rule apply.

The handbook refers experience requirements to realestate.utah.gov, and the Division's Broker page spells them out. Within the past five-year period, you need three years of full-time, licensed, active real estate experience, or two years full-time licensed active plus one year full-time professional real estate experience from optional experience table 3 in the Appendix of R162-2f-202b. Within those five years, you must also accumulate at least 60 documented experience points complying with R162-2f-401a (tables 1 & 2 in R162-2f-501 appendices). File the Broker Experience Documentation Form (notarized, three years), the Broker Transaction Log or Broker Property Management Log (60 points), and a signed and notarized Broker Verification Form from each broker in a sealed envelope with the broker's signature across the seal. Principal and branch brokers also submit a notarized company letterhead authorization. Processing takes 30–60 days. The broker fee is $160 total, non-refundable ($100 application + $18 recovery fund + $32 fingerprint processing + $10 rap back), which is $6 more for the recovery fund than the sales-agent $12. A Nevada 64-credit Broker Management package or Arizona's BMC courses will not count toward Utah's 45+45+30.

02

Your path to the license

Follow these steps in order. Deadlines and affiliation requirements can make a passed exam unusable if they are missed.

  1. Build three years of experience and 60 points, and collect sealed broker-verification envelopes

    Division Broker page: three years full-time in five (or two + one from table 3) and 60 points. Confirm you qualify before paying for the 45+45+30 courses.

  2. Complete Utah Law 30, Broker Principles 45, Broker Practices 45 (testing hours included)

    The sales-agent 120 does not count toward this 120. Your hours go on Section B of the certifying document.

  3. Pass the Pearson exam at scaled 75 (80 national + 90 state, four hours combined, $69)

    Apply within 90 days. The fee is $160 ($100+$18+$32+$10).

  4. Apply in UtahID, fingerprint after the Division email, and complete principal-broker / firm filings

    Include the sealed envelopes, plus company letterhead authorization if you will be a principal or branch broker. Processing takes 30–60 days. Use the same email as Pearson.

How long the 120-hour course takes

Coursework is usually the longest step you control. Weeks below are classroom or online hours only; add application processing, fingerprint clearance, and exam scheduling from the roadmap above.

Part-time
12 weeksabout 10 hrs/week
Steady
6 weeksabout 20 hrs/week
Full-time
3 weeksabout 40 hrs/week

Overall estimate from our source review: Three years / 60 points is the longest step. After the 120 hours, allow time for the Pearson exam, the 90-day application window, the fingerprint email, and 30–60 days of Division processing. Applications are often delayed when a broker-verification envelope is not properly sealed.

03

Education and eligibility

Minimum age
18 years old
Identification
A Social Security number is required. An ITIN is not confirmed as a substitute.
Residency and identification
Division Broker page: within the past five years, three years full-time licensed active real estate experience, or two years full-time licensed active plus one year full-time professional real estate experience from optional experience table 3 (R162-2f-202b Appendix); plus 60 documented experience points in those five years (R162-2f-401a / R162-2f-501). Handbook 094500 refers applicants to the Division for detailed forms, and the Broker page lists the requirements.
Qualifying education
Per the Division's Broker page and Section B of the Candidate Education Certifying Document. The sales-agent 120 does not count toward this 120. Testing hours are included in the 30/45/45, not added on. Division waivers (including for active Utah Bar members) are recorded on that document. Out-of-state review is a 30-day Division process; wait for the waiver before taking remaining coursework or the exam. Utah Law 30 is usually the main requirement left for out-of-state applicants.
Education or filing deadline
The same 12-month education deadline, 90-day application deadline, and six-month single-portion retake rule apply as for sales agents. Prelicensing education is good for one year on the certifying document.
Character review
Same Pearson qualifying questions plus Division review of court documents. The same R162-2f-201 bars for felonies and dishonesty-related misdemeanors apply as for sales agents.
Background process
Fingerprint after the UtahID broker application, using the Division's email. Submit two FD-258 cards or a digital-fingerprint receipt. The $160 fee includes $32 + $10 rap back.
Experience
Three years full-time licensed active real estate experience in the five years preceding application, or two years full-time licensed active plus one year full-time professional real estate experience from optional table 3 (R162-2f-202b); plus 60 documented experience points in those five years (R162-2f-401a / R162-2f-501)
Broker affiliation
A Utah broker license lets you serve as principal broker and supervise sales agents. Associate broker and branch broker are different Division statuses on the broker checklist. Principal and branch brokers need a notarized company letterhead authorization to use the company name. Incomplete applications are returned, and fees are non-refundable.

Documents to prepare

  • Candidate Education Certifying Document Section B (Utah Law 30 + Principles 45 + Practices 45, including named testing hours)
  • Signed and notarized Broker Experience Documentation Form (at least three years of qualifying experience)
  • Broker Transaction Log or Broker Property Management Log (at least 60 experience points within five years)
  • Signed and notarized Broker Verification Form from each broker, in a sealed envelope with the broker's signature across the seal
  • Pearson broker scores at scaled 75
  • UtahID application within 90 days of passing; $160 fee; fingerprints after the Division email
  • Notarized company letterhead authorization if principal or branch broker
  • Certification of Legal Presence
04

The licensing exam

Per Pearson handbook 094500's broker table and outlines #094502: national 80 scored + 5 pretest; Utah broker state 90 scored + 5–10 pretest; a four-hour combined sitting (the handbook gives no per-portion minute split); scaled 75 on each portion; $69. State broker outline (July 15, 2016): I definitions 5–7; II licensing 15–17 (RELMS, forms and display of license); III licensee practice 33–35 (supervision, trust accounts, REPC, exclusive brokerage agreements, managing the company, limited agency); IV disciplinary action 9–11; V Recovery Fund 2–3; VI additional Utah topics 8–10 (fractionalized long-term estates, timeshare/camp resort, water rights, mechanic's liens, foreclosure, sex-offender registry, stigmatized property); VII property management 4–6; VIII closing statements 6–8. Broker candidates must not sit for the 50-item sales-agent state exam.

Pearson VUE, after broker education (handbook 094500). Same $69 fee and four-hour combined sitting. Take the broker exam, not the sales-agent exam (scaled 70, 50-item state portion). · Fee: $69

Part Questions Minutes Pass
Broker National / general 80 240 75%
Broker Utah State 90 240 75%
Scoring details from the candidate handbook
  • Broker National / general: 80 scored + 5 pretest; scaled 75 (not the sales-agent 70); 4-hour combined sitting (the handbook does not split minutes); $69
  • Broker Utah State: 90 scored + 5–10 pretest; scaled 75; licensee practice 33–35 items, including supervision and trust accounts. 4-hour combined sitting

Same rules as sales agents: retake only a failed portion within six months, $69 per sitting, 24-hour wait to rebook. The broker passing score is a scaled 75. Do not sit for the 50-item sales-agent state exam.

What to study

  • Utah Law 30 / Broker Principles 45 / Broker Practices 45 (testing hours included)

    Certified prelicense school

    The three named courses that make up the broker 120. Nevada's 18-hour Nevada law course and Arizona's BMC will not count. Recorded on Section B of the certifying document.

  • Handbook 094500 broker table (80/90, scaled 75) and outline #094502

    Pearson VUE / UDRE

    State outline: licensee practice 33–35 items, including supervision and trust accounts. Recovery Fund 2–3. Water rights fall within the 8–10 item additional-topics section.

  • Broker Experience Documentation Form, Transaction/Property Management Log, sealed Broker Verification Forms

    UDRE broker checklist

    60 points in five years. Signature across the seal. Fees are non-refundable if you file an incomplete application.

  • R162-2f-202b Appendix table 3 and R162-2f-501 points tables 1 & 2

    Utah Admin. Code

    The optional one-year professional-experience substitute and the 60-point tables. Use these rather than the three-year figure quoted on school blogs.

05

Application costs

These are commission or testing-vendor amounts we can cite. School tuition and optional preparation products are private-market prices.

Fee Amount
Application$100
Examination$69
Initial license$160
Fingerprints / background check$32

Division Broker page: $160 total non-refundable ($100 application fee, $18 recovery fund fee, $32 fingerprint processing fee and $10 rap back fee). The $100 application and $160 initialLicense amounts are not added together; $160 is the total Division fee. The recovery fund is $18 here and $12 for sales agents. Pearson's $69 is extra. Incomplete applications are returned, and fees are non-refundable. The on-time renewal fee is shown in UtahID; the Division's pages do not list a base renewal amount. The $50 late fee and $100 reinstatement fee on the sales-agent CE page are the published late charges.

Published state fees

$361

Application, exam, initial-license, and fingerprint amounts cited above. Excludes school tuition.

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Commission

Utah Division of Real Estate (Department of Commerce)

(801) 530-6747

Utah Code Title 61, Chapter 2f; Admin. Rule R162-2f-201 (character), R162-2f-202b (broker experience), R162-2f-401a / R162-2f-501 (experience points). Pearson VUE Utah Real Estate Candidate Handbook #094500 (July 2024; exam table rev 01/2026) and state/national outlines #094502 (04/2025; state outline effective July 15, 2016). Email [email protected].
Pre-licensing

120 hours: Utah Law 30 (including 3 hours testing) + Broker Principles 45 (including 4 hours testing) + Broker Practices 45 (including 4 hours testing)

Per the Division's Broker page and Section B of the Candidate Education Certifying Document. The sales-agent 120 does not count toward this 120. Testing hours are included in the 30/45/45, not added on. Division waivers (including for active Utah Bar members) are recorded on that document. Out-of-state review is a 30-day Division process; wait for the waiver before taking remaining coursework or the exam. Utah Law 30 is usually the main requirement left for out-of-state applicants.

The same 12-month education deadline, 90-day application deadline, and six-month single-portion retake rule apply as for sales agents. Prelicensing education is good for one year on the certifying document.
Sponsoring broker

A Utah broker license lets you serve as principal broker and supervise sales agents. Associate broker and branch broker are different Division statuses on the broker checklist. Principal and branch brokers need a notarized company letterhead authorization to use the company name. Incomplete applications are returned, and fees are non-refundable.
Fingerprints

Brokers follow the same process: fingerprint after applying, using the Division's email. The Division's broker checklist accepts two fingerprint cards (Blue FD-258) or a receipt of digital fingerprint submission. The handbook describes digital prints for sales candidates at named centers, so check your authorization email to see whether broker candidates use UTFP or FD-258. The $160 fee includes $32 fingerprint processing + $10 rap back.
CE / renewal

Brokers follow the same 18-hour, two-year CE requirement as sales agents. The on-time-renewal page lists 6 core + 3 mandatory + 9 additional, while the sales-agent education page requires 9 CORE including the 3-hour mandatory; follow the broker instructions shown for your renewal cycle. The 45+45+30 hours are original licensing education, not renewal CE. The mandatory course is Residential, Commercial, or Property Management. Complete CE by the 15th of the renewal month. Renew in UtahID / My License One; RELMS is retired.

The same published $50 late fee and $100 reinstatement fee apply. Check the broker renewal fee in UtahID.
Recovery fund

The same 61-2f fund, tested in 2–3 broker state items. The Division's Broker page itemizes an $18 recovery fund fee inside the $160 fee (the sales-agent fee includes $12). It is not E&O.
06

Mistakes that delay applicants

  • Preparing for a scaled 70, or studying the 50-item sales-agent state outline

    The broker passing score is 75. The broker state exam has 90 items, with 33–35 items on practice and supervision.

  • Treating the sales-agent 120 as the broker 120

    Broker education is Utah Law 30 + Principles 45 + Practices 45, testing hours included, recorded on Section B, not Section A.

  • Filing without the sealed broker-verification envelopes or with an outdated points log

    The Division's checklist requires the broker's signature across the seal and 60 points within five years. Incomplete applications are returned, and you lose the $160 fee.

  • Relying on a school blog's experience requirement

    The Division's Broker page lists three years and 60 points; use that. Table 3 is the only one-year substitute, and it requires documented professional real estate experience.

  • Paying the sales-agent $154 fee, or the sales-agent $12 recovery fund, on a broker application

    The Division's Broker page lists $160, including an $18 recovery fund fee.

  • Practicing as a principal broker without the company letterhead authorization

    The Division's checklist requires this document for principal and branch brokers. A company cannot operate as a d/b/a under your individual license.

07

Reciprocity and recognition

Partner / path Accepted exam Conditions
No formal bilateral reciprocity is published for this credential.

Send a certified license history from each state of licensure to the Division. Waivers are recorded on the certifying document and expire; a one-time extension requires a history less than 30 days old. Utah Law 30 is usually the main requirement left. Experience points and sealed broker-verification envelopes are required for original Utah broker licenses unless your waiver says otherwise. The Division's Education Waivers page is written around the sales-agent $154 fee; broker applicants follow the broker checklist and the $160 fee.

08

Renewal and staying active

Brokers follow the same 18-hour, two-year CE requirement as sales agents. The on-time-renewal page lists 6 core + 3 mandatory + 9 additional, while the sales-agent education page requires 9 CORE including the 3-hour mandatory; follow the broker instructions shown for your renewal cycle. The 45+45+30 hours are original licensing education, not renewal CE. The mandatory course is Residential, Commercial, or Property Management. Complete CE by the 15th of the renewal month. Renew in UtahID / My License One; RELMS is retired.

Late renewal: The same published $50 late fee and $100 reinstatement fee apply. Check the broker renewal fee in UtahID.

The principal-broker company authorization is a document for the original application, not a renewal requirement. Original broker applications have been taking 30–60 days to process.

Applicant checklist

  • Three years full-time in five (or two + one from table 3) and 60 experience points, with sealed broker-verification envelopes
  • Utah Law 30 + Broker Principles 45 + Broker Practices 45 (testing hours included) on Section B
  • Pearson exam, 80 national / 90 state at scaled 75, $69, four hours combined, within 12 months of the course
  • UtahID application within 90 days; $160 fee; fingerprints after the Division email
  • Company letterhead authorization if principal or branch broker; plan for 18-hour CE by the 15th of the renewal month
09

How Utah is different

Nevada brokers need 64 college credits including Broker Management, Form 558 financials, and 75% on the exam. Arizona requires BMC #1–#3 plus three years of experience in five. Colorado's independent/employing broker builds on the associate-broker license. Idaho requires Brokerage Management 28 + Law 30 + electives and a scaled 75. Utah requires the named 45+45+30 hours (including testing time), three years and 60 points of experience, a scaled 75 with a 90-item state exam, a $160 Division fee, and sealed broker-verification envelopes.

Utah vs neighboring states

Utah Real Estate Broker License compared with nearby states
Jurisdiction License title Pre-license hours Exam vendor Exam questions Exam fee Published state fees Renewal cycle Min. age
Utah (this guide) Broker 120 Pearson VUE 170 $69 $361 2 yr 18
Arizona Broker 90 Pearson VUE 180 $125 $482 2 yr 18
Colorado Independent / Employing Broker 168 PSI 154 $49 $132 3 yr 18
Idaho Broker 90 Pearson VUE 130 $83 $353 2 yr 18
Nevada Broker See guide Pearson VUE 130 $100 $420 2 yr 18
New Mexico Qualifying Broker 46 PSI 125 $95 $694 3 yr 18
Wyoming Broker See guide Pearson VUE 130 $80 $719 3 yr 18

Hours are the pre-license total printed in each guide; states that count credits or named courses show “See guide.” Published state fees add the application, exam, initial-license, and fingerprint amounts the guide can cite — tuition is not included.

10

Frequently asked questions

Is the passing score still 70?
No. Brokers need a scaled 75 on each portion. Sales agents need 70.
Is the state exam still 50 items?
No. The broker state exam has 90 scored items. Licensee practice accounts for 33–35 of them (supervision, trust accounts, REPC, exclusive brokerage agreements).
Does the sales-agent 120 count?
No. The broker education is Utah Law 30 (including 3 hours testing) + Broker Principles 45 (including 4 hours testing) + Broker Practices 45 (including 4 hours testing), recorded on Section B of the certifying document.
How much experience?
Division Broker page: three years full-time licensed active in the last five, or two years plus one year from optional table 3, plus 60 experience points in those five years. You submit a notarized experience form, a transaction or property-management log, and sealed broker-verification envelopes.
What does the broker filing cost?
Division Broker page: $160 ($100 + $18 recovery fund + $32 fingerprint + $10 rap back). Pearson's $69 is extra. The recovery fund portion is $18, not the sales-agent $12.
Can I skip the sealed envelopes?
No. The Division's checklist requires a Broker Verification Form completed by each broker, signed and notarized, and submitted in a sealed envelope with the broker's signature across the seal. Incomplete applications are returned, and fees are non-refundable.
Do testing hours add to the 120?
No. The 3 and 4 testing hours are included in the 30 and the two 45s, not added on top.

Primary Sources

Regulatory requirements on this page are drawn from the official board, statute, and exam-provider materials listed below.

  1. Utah DRE — Broker (3 years / 60 points; Utah Law 30 + Principles 45 + Practices 45; $160 total; sealed verification envelopes)
  2. Pearson handbook #094500 — broker 90-item state exam, scaled 75, $69, 4 hours combined
  3. Pearson outlines #094502 (broker state 90 scored: licensee practice 33–35, licensing 15–17)
  4. Admin. Rule R162-2f-202b / R162-2f-401a / R162-2f-501 (experience years and points tables)
  5. Utah DRE on-time renewal (18-hour CE; UtahID / My License One)

Verified 2026-09-02  ·  Next scheduled review 2026-12-01

Update history

  1. Rewrote the guide text for readability and added state comparison tables. No requirements, fees, or deadlines changed.
  2. Requirements, fees, and deadlines checked against the primary sources cited on this page.

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