A regular employee, as the Illinois Act defines the term, works an average of how many hours per week?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/1-10
A resident lessee may refer prospective lessees to the owner for pay without a license, up to how many in a 12-month period?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-20
A resident manager is exempt from Illinois licensure when the manager does what?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-20
A team, in the Illinois definitions, is at least how many licensees working together under a team name?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/1-10
An attorney in fact is exempt from Illinois licensure when acting under what?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-20
The Department must employ at least one investigator per how many licensees?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/25-20
Every Board member must have been an Illinois resident and citizen for at least how long before appointment?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/25-10
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License law, continued
How long is a term on the Real Estate Administration and Disciplinary Board?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/25-10
How many Board members make a quorum under Section 25-10?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/25-10
How many members of the Illinois Board are public members who represent consumer interests?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/25-10
How many persons sit on the Real Estate Administration and Disciplinary Board?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/25-10
How much is transferred each September 15 into the Real Estate Research and Education Fund?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/25-25
In the Illinois definition of broker, a pattern of business in buying and selling contracts means one of the listed practices on how many occasions in a 12-month period?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/1-10
Into which fund are fines and penalties collected under Section 20-20 deposited?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-82
Is a team a separate legal entity under the Illinois definitions?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/1-10
May a home rule unit exercise a licensing power that the Act gives to the State?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/25-40
Missing how many Board meetings in one fiscal year is listed as cause for the Governor to end an appointment?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/25-10
No member may be reappointed if cumulative service on the Illinois Board would exceed how long?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/25-10
One credit hour under the Illinois Act means how many minutes of instruction?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/1-10
The renewal period defined in Section 1-10 begins how long before a license's expiration date?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/1-10
The twelve broker members of the Board must have been actively engaged as managing brokers or brokers for at least how long?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/25-10
What does inactive status mean for an Illinois licensee?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/1-10
What does the General Assembly say it intends by the Real Estate License Act of 2000?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/1-5
What happens to the license of a business entity that is not in good standing with the Illinois Secretary of State?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/1-10
What happens to the Real Estate Coordinator's own broker's license during the appointment?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/25-15
What is a customer under the Illinois Act's definitions?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/1-10
What is the 12-month pay cap for an exempt resident lessee who refers prospective lessees?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-20
When the Act speaks of an employee of a sponsoring broker, what else does the word cover?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/1-10
Which act would take a referring resident lessee outside the Illinois exemption?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-20
Which interest is left out of real estate as the Illinois Act defines it?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/1-10
Which law is expressly adopted into the Real Estate License Act of 2000 for hearings and notices?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-55
Which licensee may act as one's own sponsor under the Illinois definitions?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/1-10
Which person needs no license under the first Illinois exemption?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-20
Which word does Section 1-10 give to a person who is being represented by a licensee?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/1-10
Who appoints a designated managing broker for an office?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/1-10
Who appoints the members of the Illinois Real Estate Administration and Disciplinary Board?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/25-10
Who certifies to the Department that a managing broker, broker or residential leasing agent is sponsored?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/1-10
Who chairs the Illinois Board, ex officio and without a vote?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/25-15
Why is a multiple listing service outside the Illinois license requirement?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-20
Getting a license 49
The 45 additional managing broker hours must be completed within what period before the application is filed?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-28
A broker licensed in another state who seeks an Illinois broker's license under Section 5-60.5 passes what test?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-60.5
A license expired for more than how long means meeting the requirements for a new license?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-50
A new broker licensed within how many days before the next renewal deadline has until the second deadline to finish the post-license courses?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-50
A person first licensed within how many days before the renewal date need not complete continuing education for that first renewal?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-70
A person leasing under the 120-day allowance must enroll in the leasing agent course no later than how long after starting?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-5
A real estate auction certification requires a course of at least how many hours?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-32
A residential leasing agent completes no less than how many hours of core continuing education in a license term?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-10
After failing an examination how many consecutive times must an Illinois applicant repeat the pre-license education?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-35
An expired Illinois license may be renewed, with fees and continuing education, during what period after it expired?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-50
An out-of-state broker with less than how much recent practice must also complete the 45 post-license hours for an Illinois license?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-60.5
Before an Illinois broker applicant may engage in any activity the Act covers, what must be registered with the Department?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-27
Before an Illinois license issues under Section 5-60.5, whom does a nonresident broker appoint as agent for service of process?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-60.5
By whom must a licensed residential leasing agent be sponsored and employed?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-5
The core curriculum for brokers and managing brokers totals how many hours in a license term?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-70
The core curriculum for brokers must include at least how many credit hours of fair housing training?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-70
Credit for a passed Illinois license examination ends if the person does not apply and qualify within what time?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-35
Each of the three broker post-license courses requires its own final examination of how many questions?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-50
For a corporation to hold an Illinois broker license, which officers must be licensed as managing brokers or brokers?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-15
For how long may a person lease residential property under a sponsoring broker's supervision while pursuing a leasing agent license, without being licensed?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-5
How many hours of continuing education must a broker complete in a license term to renew?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-70
How many hours of instruction on leasing residential real property must a residential leasing agent applicant complete?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-10
How many hours of post-license education must an individual whose first license is a broker's complete?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-50
How many hours of real estate course instruction must an Illinois broker applicant show?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-27
How many total education hours does Section 5-28 ask of a managing broker applicant?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-28
How often may a broker earn credit for the same continuing education course in one license term?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-70
The managing broker applicant's written examination covers what, in the words of Section 5-28?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-28
No license is granted to an entity if an owner or officer was denied a real estate license by the Department within the previous how many years?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-15
No more than how many hours of continuing education credit may be taken in one calendar day?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-70
Of the broker applicant's course hours, how many must consist of situational and case studies?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-27
Pre-license education stays valid for how long after all of it is satisfactorily completed?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-35
Section 5-27 sets what minimum age for the Illinois broker license?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-27
What broker experience must an Illinois managing broker applicant show?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-28
What can a false statement of material fact on an Illinois license application be, by itself?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-25
What does an active managing broker receive after permanently placing that license on inactive status by written request?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-27
What does an applicant lose by failing to appear for a scheduled Illinois license examination?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-35
What does the Act say about license applications based on reciprocal agreements on and after January 1, 2026?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-60.1
What extra course does a managing broker complete during each license term?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-70
What is the minimum age for an Illinois managing broker license?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-28
What may an applicant give in place of a Social Security Number on an Illinois license application?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-6
What must each Illinois licensee carry on one's person?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-50
What must nonparticipating owners or officers of a licensed Illinois corporation submit?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-15
When may the Department issue or renew a license despite an unpaid fine from a disciplinary matter?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-50
Which activity is closed to a licensed residential leasing agent in Illinois?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-5
Which applicants are excused from the broker pre-license course hours in Section 5-27?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-27
Which licensee is excused from the continuing education requirement for the term?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-70
Which record may the Department NOT consider on an Illinois license application?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-25
With a real estate auction certification, an auctioneer may set the time, place and method, place the notices, and do what else?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-32
Within how long must a licensee report to the Department a conviction for forgery or embezzlement?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-25
Sponsorship and compensation 35
A broker price opinion may NOT be given to a lienholder as the primary basis for what?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-45
A licensee must inform the Department of a change of email address, telephone number or office location within what time?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-41
A licensee who refers a client to a company for transaction services must disclose an ownership interest greater than what share?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-10
A sponsoring broker paid by both buyer and seller in one transaction must do what?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-10
A written authorization to keep an office open after losing its designated managing broker is valid for no more than how long, unless extended?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-29
A written brokerage agreement running longer than one year must give the client what right?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-25
After an office loses its designated managing broker, a written request to keep operating may go to the Department within how long?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-29
Besides the person charged, who is notified in writing of the disciplinary charges and the hearing date?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-60
Changes in a company's designated managing brokers must be reported to the Department within how long?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-45
For a designated agent who has not finished the 45 post-license hours, who directly handles all earnest money and contract negotiations?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-55
How many sponsoring brokers may an Illinois licensee have at any one time?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-20
May a licensee pay an unlicensed person who is not and will not be a party to the transaction for a referral of real estate services?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-15
May a sponsoring broker pay a licensee's earned compensation to a business entity?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-20
Section 10-15 bars a court action for compensation unless the person was what at the time of the act?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-15
Under Section 10-5, a licensee sponsored by a broker may accept pay for licensed activities from whom?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-5
Under Section 10-27, a licensee buying, selling or leasing an interest in the real estate must disclose what in writing to all parties?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-27
Under whose direct supervision must a sponsored licensee's marketing in any media run?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-30
What can a licensee who has not finished the 45 post-license hours NOT do?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-55
What happens to an Illinois license the moment its sponsorship is terminated?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-40
What happens to brokerage agreements when the sponsoring broker's license is suspended or revoked?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-25
What is the status of a written brokerage agreement with neither an automatic expiration nor the annual termination right?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-25
What must a licensee disclose to a client about compensation received from a third party?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-10
What must a sponsoring broker display on the outside of the physical office?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-45
What must a written broker price opinion say about itself?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-45
What must the licensee representing a consumer discuss with the consumer under Section 15-35?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-35
What name must an Illinois branch office use?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-45
When a sponsorship ends, who must notify the Department within 24 hours?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-40
When may a sponsoring broker's office sit inside a retail or financial business establishment?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-45
Which brokerage is excused from adopting a company or office policy under Section 10-40?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-40
Which direct payment for licensed activities does Section 10-5 allow?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-5
Which licensees may prepare a broker price opinion in Illinois?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-45
Who is responsible for supervising all licensees associated with an office?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-55
Who is responsible for, and supervises, all special accounts of an Illinois brokerage company?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-55
Within what time after establishing a sponsorship must the sponsoring broker notify the Department?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-40
The written agreement between a sponsoring broker and each sponsored licensee must address supervision, duties, compensation and what else?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-20
Escrow moneys 13
Any record relating to a transaction of a special account must be kept for a minimum of how long?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-45
Escrow moneys may be deemed abandoned only if how long has passed after a principal's written demand, with no disbursement and no court claim?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-20
Escrow records must be made available to Department personnel within what time of a request?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-20
For the Illinois definition of escrow moneys, when does a transaction exist?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/1-10
How often must electronic records required by the Illinois Act be backed up?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/5-45
Illinois lists as a ground for discipline keeping other people's funds in the same pot as a licensee's personal funds. What is that practice called?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-20
Section 20-20 requires escrow moneys belonging to others to be kept in what kind of account?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-20
When may the Illinois escrow account bear interest?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-20
Where do escrow moneys that are deemed abandoned go?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-20
Which escrow practice is a listed ground for discipline in Section 20-20?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-20
Which of these does the Illinois definition of escrow moneys expressly include?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/1-10
Which of these lets a broker disburse escrow moneys before the transaction is consummated or terminated?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-20
Which security deposit is NOT escrow moneys under the Illinois Act?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/1-10
Agency relationships 36
A buyer's licensee earns more when the price is higher. Is that presumed to be a breach of duty to the buyer client?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-15
A licensee engaged by a seller client must timely disclose which facts to prospective buyers who are customers?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-25
A licensee gives a customer false information supplied by the licensee's own client. When is the licensee NOT liable to the customer?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-25
A licensee must tell a customer in writing that the licensee is not the customer's agent no later than what event?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-35
A licensee passes to a client false information that came from a customer. When is the licensee liable to the client?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-15
A licensee preparing contemporaneous offers for two clients on the same property must do what?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-15
Absent a written agreement saying otherwise, an Illinois licensee working with a consumer is considered what?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-10
After a brokerage agreement ends, which duty to the former client continues by default in Illinois?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-30
After withdrawing from a client who did not consent to dual agency, when may the licensee take a referral fee for referring that client?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-45
An action under Article 15 is barred unless begun within how long after the person knew or should have known of the act?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-70
By when must a designated agent advise a consumer in writing that a designated agency relationship exists?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-35
Does a licensee breach a duty to a client by showing alternative properties to prospective buyers?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-15
Does the lack of a written brokerage agreement stop a client from trying to enforce an oral one?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-50
Does the payment of compensation decide whether an Illinois agency relationship has been created?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-40
How must Illinois licensees treat customers under Section 15-25?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-25
In a designated agency, who is the client's legal agent?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-50
In an Illinois designated agency, whose agency relationships decide whether a dual agency exists?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/1-10
In an Illinois dual agency, what knowledge do each client and the licensee possess?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-45
In no event may an Article 15 action be brought more than how long after the act or omission occurred?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-70
Is a consumer vicariously liable for a licensee's acts in providing licensed activities for the consumer?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-60
May an offer of subagency be made through a multiple listing service in Illinois?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-55
Section 15-20 gives no cause of action against a licensee for failing to disclose which of these?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-20
Section 15-45 lets an Illinois licensee act as a dual agent only with what?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-45
Section 15-75 of the Illinois Act lists minimum services a sponsoring broker owes under an exclusive agreement. Which is one of them?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-75
To whom may a designated agent disclose a client's confidential information to seek advice for the client's benefit?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-50
What does Article 15 of the Illinois Act apply to the exclusion of?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-5
What form must every brokerage agreement take under the Illinois definitions?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/1-10
What may a court award in an action brought under Article 15?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-70
When is a licensee excused from timely presenting all offers to and from a client?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-15
When is an Illinois licensee barred from serving as a dual agent at all?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-45
When the dual agency confirmation sits inside a purchase contract, what must the client do besides sign the contract?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-45
Which Article of the Real Estate License Act of 2000 may serve as a basis for private rights of action?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-5
Which may an Illinois dual agent NOT disclose without permission, according to the statutory consent form?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-45
Which of these is NOT confidential information under the Illinois Act?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/1-10
Which of these may an Illinois dual agent do for both clients, according to the statutory consent form?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/15-45
Working for a client as a designated agent without which document is a ground for discipline under Section 20-20?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-20
Promotion and names 15
A licensee who intends to sell or share consumer information gathered through the Internet must do what?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-35
A licensee's offer of free merchandise must disclose what in the same offer?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-20
A managing broker who is not a designated managing broker may hold out to the public as what?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-30
A sponsored licensee selling a solely owned home By Owner must put which words on the yard sign?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-30
For a franchise office, what must the broker's business name in marketing include?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/1-10
The Illinois Act bans blind marketing pieces. What does a blind piece leave out?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/1-10
In a By Owner sale of the licensee's own property, what may the sponsored licensee NOT use?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-30
Next to a team name, how large must the sponsoring broker's business name be?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-30
On which item is a designated managing broker NOT required to be identified as such?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-30
Placing a for sale sign on a property is a ground for discipline in Illinois when what is missing?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-20
Section 10-30 names which of these as an inherently misleading term in a team name?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-30
Using the insignia of membership in a real estate organization is a ground for discipline when the licensee is what?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-20
What must appear with the licensee's name on an Illinois licensee's business card?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-30
Which holding counts as solely owned for a licensee's By Owner sale under Section 10-30?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-30
Which online practice does Section 10-35 forbid a licensee to use?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/10-35
Discipline and hearings 32
A citation for unfinished continuing education may carry a penalty of no more than how much?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-20.1
A civil penalty for unlicensed practice in Illinois must be paid within how long after the order's effective date?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-10
A licensee must provide information the Department requests, or otherwise respond, within how long of the request?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-20
A licensee who is also an attorney may be disciplined for doing what in a transaction where the licensee acts as broker?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-20
A licensee who wishes to dispute a citation may request a hearing in writing within how long after it is served?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-20.1
A motion for rehearing may be presented within how long after the Board's report is served?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-64
A rule to show cause why a cease and desist order should not be entered allows at least how long to file an answer?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-21.1
A second or subsequent conviction for acting as a broker without a valid active license is what offense?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-22
Acting as a broker without a valid active Illinois license is what offense on a first conviction?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-22
After a court adjudication that a licensee illegally discriminated in licensed activity, and a hearing, what shall the Department do?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-50
After a temporary suspension without a hearing, a hearing must be commenced within how long?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-65
The Department must commence an action for a violation within how long after it occurred?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-115
Does paying a citation excuse the licensee from the education hours that were missed?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-20.1
Does repaying the Recovery Fund in full cancel other disciplinary proceedings against the licensee?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-110
Engaging in an act that violates Article 3 of the Illinois Human Rights Act is a ground for discipline in which case?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-20
How long before a disciplinary hearing must the Department notify the person charged in writing?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-60
How many prohibited acts does it take to make a violation of the Illinois Act?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-15
May a licensee use the Department hearing to challenge the merits of the court's discrimination finding?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-50
Negotiating a sale directly with a person known to have an exclusive brokerage agreement with another broker is allowed only when?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-20
Paying a citation fine is not reportable discipline unless the licensee has previously received how many citations and fines?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-20.1
The person charged is directed to file a written answer under oath with the Board within how long after service of the notice?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-60
Section 20-20 lets the Department impose a fine of up to how much for each violation?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-20
What fee does a person owe the Department, on top of the amount due, for a returned check?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-25
What follows if a person fails to make good a returned payment within 30 days of the Department's notice?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-25
What happens to a licensee's license when a post-judgment order authorizes payment from the Recovery Fund on that licensee's account?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-90
What must happen before the Department assesses the civil penalty for unlicensed practice?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-10
When may the Department restore a license after a term of suspension has been successfully completed?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-69
Where is venue for judicial review when the party seeking it is not an Illinois resident?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-75
Which Department record about a licensee is a public record under Section 20-23?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-23
Which filing is a listed ground for discipline under Section 20-20?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-20
Who may temporarily suspend an Illinois license without a hearing when the public interest imperatively requires emergency action?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-65
Whom may the Secretary appoint as hearing officer in an Illinois disciplinary action?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-66
Recovery Fund 14
A transfer into the Illinois Recovery Fund brings its balance to what amount?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/25-35
After the Department pays a judgment creditor from the Recovery Fund, what happens to the creditor's rights in the judgment?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-100
The aggrieved person must give the Department written notice within how long of the entry of a judgment that may lead to collection from the Fund?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-90
An action that leads to collection from the Illinois Recovery Fund must start no later than how long after the aggrieved person knew of the acts?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-90
Does a discharge in bankruptcy relieve a licensee of the repayment required before a petition to restore the license is heard?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-90
How is the maximum liability of the Illinois Recovery Fund for any one act set?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-85
How much prior written notice of supplementary proceedings must the aggrieved person give the Department?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-90
The State Treasurer transfers moneys into the Recovery Fund when its balance is less than what amount?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/25-35
What follows if the aggrieved person fails to name the responsible licensees as parties defendant?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-90
What is left out of a post-judgment order for payment from the Illinois Recovery Fund?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-85
What is the effect of an aggrieved person's failure to comply with the Act's Recovery Fund provisions?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-105
What kind of loss can be recovered from the Illinois Real Estate Recovery Fund?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-85
Who may NOT collect from the Illinois Recovery Fund on a judgment against a licensee?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-90
Whose conduct, besides a licensee's, can support a recovery from the Illinois Recovery Fund?Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/20-85
How this list was compiled: Written from the Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454, Articles 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25, as published by the Illinois General Assembly at https://www.ilga.gov/, read 2026-10-04. Each question links to its section page in the form https://www.ilga.gov/Documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/022504540K5-27.htm. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site from the statute text; nothing is copied from another practice test, a prep book or the state exam. Short quotations from the statutes are marked.
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This unofficial practice bank for the Illinois real estate license exam holds 233 questions on the Real Estate License Act of 2000: licensing, sponsorship, escrow moneys, agency and discipline, no math. Each answer names its section; checked October 4, 2026.
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Each question is one that a section of the Act answers. The Act licenses brokers, managing brokers and residential leasing agents, so study for the Illinois real estate broker exam starts with these sections. The filters follow the Act: license law, getting a license, sponsorship and compensation, escrow moneys, agency relationships, promotion and names, discipline and hearings, and the Recovery Fund. Getting a license is the largest.
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Broker applicants are at least 18 and show 75 hours of instruction, 15 of them situational and case studies (section 5-27).
Dual agency needs the informed written consent of all clients (section 15-45).
A new sponsorship reaches the Department within 24 hours (section 5-40).
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Is there an Illinois real estate exam study guide pdf?
There is no file to download. Print gives the questions with their explained answers and section numbers, and your browser can save that page as a PDF to study from.
Are these the questions on the Illinois real estate license test?
No. They are practice questions written from the Real Estate License Act of 2000. This site has never seen the state exam and is not affiliated with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. No licensed Illinois broker has reviewed them yet.
Is the real estate exam Chicago candidates take different?
The law is the same. The Real Estate License Act of 2000 is a state law, and section 25-40 makes each power it gives the State an exclusive State power or function. This bank holds nothing about test sites or schedules.
What does this practice test leave out?
Math, national real estate principles, the Department's rules in 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1450 and the Illinois Human Rights Act, which were not read for this bank. For what the exam itself covers, see the Department's own website.