A broker-in-charge license may be issued or renewed only for an applicant who meets one of two conditions. One is active engagement in the operation and management of the company. What is the other?S.C. Code 40-57-330(A)
A designated broker-in-charge leaves the office registered with the Commission. Within how many days must the broker-in-charge notify the Commission?S.C. Code 40-57-330(C)
A license lapsed because it was not renewed. At what point is the lapsed license canceled?S.C. Code 40-57-110(E)
An applicant holds an active real estate license in another state. Which part of the South Carolina examination must that applicant pass?S.C. Code 40-57-320(B)(6)
An applicant passes both the state and national portions of the examination. How long does the applicant have to apply for the license before both portions must be retaken?S.C. Code 40-57-320(B)(4)
Besides the sixty hours of Unit III A and Unit III B instruction, what licensure experience does the statute ask of a broker applicant without a qualifying degree?S.C. Code 40-57-320(A)(2)
How many commissioners sit on the South Carolina Real Estate Commission?S.C. Code 40-57-40(A)
How old must an applicant be for a South Carolina broker or broker-in-charge license?S.C. Code 40-57-310
In how many license classifications may one individual be licensed at the same time?S.C. Code 40-57-110(A)
Two brokerage firms quarrel over how a commission should be divided and ask the Commission to settle it. What does the license law say?S.C. Code 40-57-60(B)
What does the license law direct Commission staff to do at the offices of licensees?S.C. Code 40-57-60(C)
Which of these is outside the license law altogether?S.C. Code 40-57-240
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Statutes governing licensees and non-licensees 19
A broker-in-charge dies. For how long may the Department permit a supervised licensee to act as broker-in-charge?S.C. Code 40-57-135(C)(4)
A broker-in-charge holds a buyer's earnest money check in a sale. When does the forty-eight hours for depositing it begin?S.C. Code 40-57-136(D)(1)
A brokerage office changes its telephone number. Within how many days must the broker-in-charge notify the Commission by mail?S.C. Code 40-57-135(A)(8)
A licensee offers a finder's fee to an unlicensed neighbor, who is not a party to any sale, for the names of people planning to sell. How does the license law treat the offer?S.C. Code 40-57-710(A)(12)
A licensee sells a house she owns herself. Where in the contract must her license status appear?S.C. Code 40-57-135(F)(1)
A seller rejects an offer and makes no counteroffer. Within what time must the licensee give the offeror the signed offer rejection form?S.C. Code 40-57-135(I)(5)
A supervised licensee buys a property listed with his own firm. What must exist before the firm can claim a fee on the sale?S.C. Code 40-57-135(I)(8)
A supervised licensee forms a company to receive her commissions from her broker-in-charge. What does the statute require of that company?S.C. Code 40-57-135(B)
A supervised licensee is noticed for a formal complaint hearing before the Commission. Who else must attend?S.C. Code 40-57-710(B)
A supervised licensee promotes a listing in a social media post with little room for text. How may the post meet the rule on identifying the brokerage firm?S.C. Code 40-57-135(E)(2)
A team of supervised licensees has a team leader. To whom may the broker-in-charge delegate supervision of the team?S.C. Code 40-57-360(A)
An associate takes an earnest money check from a buyer on Tuesday. By when must it reach the broker-in-charge?S.C. Code 40-57-136(B)(4)
An unlicensed employee works under a licensee at an apartment community. Which task does the statute permit the employee to perform?S.C. Code 40-57-520(C)
Buyer and seller dispute the earnest money, and reading the contract does not settle it. Which of these lets the broker-in-charge release the deposit?S.C. Code 40-57-136(E)
The Department issues an administrative citation for a first violation of a particular provision of the license law. What is the most the penalty may be?S.C. Code 40-57-725(C)
For how long must a broker-in-charge keep copies of listing contracts, contracts of sale, leases and residential property disclosure forms?S.C. Code 40-57-135(D)
Trust funds sit in an interest-bearing account. When may the broker-in-charge keep the interest?S.C. Code 40-57-136(G)
What must be in hand before a licensee markets real estate that someone else owns?S.C. Code 40-57-135(E)(1)
When may a resident licensee pay part of a commission as a referral fee to a brokerage of another state?S.C. Code 40-57-120(E)
Agency and non-agency relationships 16
A buyer client of a firm wants to see a property that the broker-in-charge personally listed. In what capacity must the firm act?S.C. Code 40-57-350(J)(3)
A buyer's agent has two buyer clients competing for the same property. What must the agent give each of them?S.C. Code 40-57-350(F)
A firm has two branch offices. Each has a separate broker-in-charge and they share no supervised licensees. One office lists a house; the other works with a buyer client. Is this dual agency?S.C. Code 40-57-350(I)(2)
A firm is to act as a disclosed dual agent. At the latest, when must the buyer sign the dual agency agreement?S.C. Code 40-57-350(I)(1)
A licensee who represents the seller writes up and conveys an offer for an unrepresented buyer. What relationship does that ministerial act create with the buyer?S.C. Code 40-57-350(K)
A listed property is under a contract of sale. Unless the brokerage agreement says otherwise, which statement about the seller's agent is correct?S.C. Code 40-57-350(C)(1)
After an agency agreement has ended, which two duties does a broker still owe the former client?S.C. Code 40-57-380
At first substantive contact, before anything is signed, how does the statute presume the brokerage firm is acting toward the potential buyer?S.C. Code 40-57-370(C)
Buyer and seller are each represented by a designated agent of the same firm. What is the position of the broker-in-charge?S.C. Code 40-57-350(J)(5)
One supervised licensee represents a seller client and a buyer client, and the buyer wants to offer on that seller's property. What must the firm do?S.C. Code 40-57-350(J)(7)
To which of these do the brokerage relationship disclosure requirements NOT apply?S.C. Code 40-57-370(G)
To whom may a designated agent disclose a client's confidential information in order to get advice for that client's benefit?S.C. Code 40-57-350(J)(6)
What must a listing agreement clearly state about its end?S.C. Code 40-57-135(I)(2)
What turns a conversation with a consumer into "substantive contact"?S.C. Code 40-57-30(38)
When must a licensee give a potential buyer the Disclosure of Brokerage Relationships form?S.C. Code 40-57-370(A)
Which of these is one of the five brokerage relationships a South Carolina real estate brokerage firm may establish?S.C. Code 40-57-350(A)
Additional South Carolina statutes 8
A person claims injury from a discriminatory housing practice. Within what time must a complaint be filed with the South Carolina Human Affairs Commission?S.C. Code 31-21-120
A residential tenancy ends and the landlord keeps part of the security deposit. Within how many days must the tenant get an itemized written notice of the deductions?S.C. Code 27-40-410
An owner never gives the purchaser the residential property condition disclosure statement. What is the effect on the real estate contract?S.C. Code 27-50-50
The contract for a vacation time sharing plan must tell the purchaser of a right to cancel without penalty. Within how many days after signing?S.C. Code 27-32-40
Section 15-41-30 exempts a debtor's interest in a residence from attachment, levy and sale. What figure does subsection (A)(1) print for one debtor, before the adjustment subsection (B) makes in even-numbered years?S.C. Code 15-41-30(A)(1)
Under the Consumer Protection Code, what must a creditor ascertain before closing a real estate loan made for personal, family or household purposes?S.C. Code 37-10-102
Under the smoke detector law for rental dwellings, what must the seller of a covered dwelling give the purchaser at closing?S.C. Code 5-25-1340
Under the Vacation Rental Act, a "vacation rental" is a rental of residential property for a period of fewer than how many days?S.C. Code 27-50-230
Closing details 5
A licensee tells a buyer that the sale cannot go forward unless the buyer uses the closing attorney the firm prefers. What does the license law make of this?S.C. Code 40-57-710(A)(13)
The deed recording fee is made up of a state fee and a county fee. How much of each $1.85 is the county fee?S.C. Code 12-24-90
In an ordinary sale between private parties, whose liability is the deed recording fee?S.C. Code 12-24-20
Two cooperating licensees argue over the commission split, and one refuses to let the closing proceed until it is settled. What does the license law call this?S.C. Code 40-57-710(A)(28)
What recording fee does South Carolina impose on a deed for each $500, or fractional part of $500, of the realty's value?S.C. Code 12-24-10
How this list was compiled: Written from the South Carolina Code of Laws as published by the South Carolina Legislature at https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/statmast.php: Title 40, Chapter 57 (Real Estate Brokers, Brokers-in-Charge, Associates, and Property Managers) and sections of Title 5, Chapter 25; Title 12, Chapter 24; Title 15, Chapter 41; Title 27, Chapters 32, 40 and 50; Title 31, Chapter 21; and Title 37, Chapter 10, all read 2026-10-12. The spread of topics follows the broker counts of the state-specific portion outline in the South Carolina Real Estate Commission candidate information bulletin (updated 8/27/2026), at https://test-takers.psiexams.com/api/content/bulletin/441; the Commission's broker page is https://llr.sc.gov/re/broker.aspx. 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.
How it works
This unofficial South Carolina broker exam practice test has 60 of our own questions on the real estate broker exam's state portion, written from the South Carolina Code. It is not affiliated with the South Carolina Real Estate Commission.
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Real estate broker practice test for South Carolina, by outline
The Commission's candidate information bulletin gives brokers 50 state questions in five sections: the Commission and licensing 10, statutes governing licensees and non-licensees 16, agency and non-agency relationships 13, additional South Carolina statutes 7, closing details 4. The bank's 60 questions keep those shares.
What South Carolina writes its own way
Every supervised licensee works under a broker-in-charge, whose authority cannot be assigned to another licensee. A consumer is presumed the customer of a transaction broker until an agency agreement is signed. The outline puts the time sharing act on the broker's exam only.
Earnest money checks go into the trust account within 48 hours after written acceptance, not counting weekends and bank holidays (S.C. Code 40-57-136).
Without a qualifying degree, a broker license asks for five years of active associate licensure within the past seven (40-57-320).
A broker-in-charge keeps transaction records at least five years (40-57-135).
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the South Carolina real estate broker exam?
The bulletin's summary table lists a national portion of 75 questions worth 80 points in 120 minutes and a state portion of 50 questions in 80 minutes. Five to ten unscored experimental questions may be added.
What score passes the South Carolina broker exam?
Under number correct, the bulletin's score table lists 60 for the broker's national portion and 36 for the state portion. Both portions must be passed.
Is there a free South Carolina real estate broker exam study guide?
The bulletin's state references include the license law itself, Title 40, Chapter 57 of the Code, with the fair housing and landlord and tenant acts. All are free on the Legislature's site, and each explanation names the section behind its answer.
Are these the real South Carolina broker exam questions?
No. All 60 are our own, written from the Code. The exam has never been seen here, and no licensed South Carolina broker or attorney has reviewed the answers yet. The national portion is outside this page.