A civic club holds a fundraising auction. When is the sale outside Chapter 1802?Texas Occupations Code, Sec. 1802.002(a)(3)
A licensed auctioneer wants to call bids for a company. Which company may the auctioneer act for under Sec. 1802.051(c)?Texas Occupations Code, Sec. 1802.051(c)
A person cries a sale in Texas with no license. How does Sec. 1802.301 grade the offense?Texas Occupations Code, Sec. 1802.301
A Texas auctioneer license is issued on March 3. When does §67.24 say it expires?16 Texas Administrative Code §67.24
A volunteer calls live bids on a neighbor's furniture and takes no pay. Is that person an "auctioneer" under Sec. 1802.001?Texas Occupations Code, Sec. 1802.001(5)
An applicant fails the license examination twice during a one-year period. What follows?Texas Occupations Code, Sec. 1802.058
An associate auctioneer is calling bids. Where must the sponsoring auctioneer be?16 Texas Administrative Code §67.71(b)
An auctioneer who lives outside Texas applies for a Texas license. What extra paper does Sec. 1802.054 ask for?Texas Occupations Code, Sec. 1802.054(b)
An auctioneer will charge a buyer's premium. What does §67.70 require of the advertising?16 Texas Administrative Code §67.70(a)(3)
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Occupations Code 1802 and Rules 67, continued
Below what balance on August 31 do license holders owe an added fee to the recovery fund at their next renewal?Texas Occupations Code, Sec. 1802.153(b)
Besides the fees, what must come with a license application under Sec. 1802.054(a)?Texas Occupations Code, Sec. 1802.054(a)(3)
Bids are opened, and bidders may then raise them. How does Chapter 1802 treat this sale?Texas Occupations Code, Sec. 1802.001(13)
The fund pays a claim against an auctioneer. At what yearly rate does interest run on what the auctioneer owes?Texas Occupations Code, Sec. 1802.207(b)
How does Sec. 1802.001 define an "auction"?Texas Occupations Code, Sec. 1802.001(3)
How is the seven-member Auctioneer Advisory Board made up under Sec. 1802.102?Texas Occupations Code, Sec. 1802.102(a)
How many hours of classroom instruction at an approved auction school does Sec. 1802.052 require for an auctioneer's license?Texas Occupations Code, Sec. 1802.052(a)(5)
May a Texas city require its own license of an auctioneer who holds a state license and complies with Chapter 1802?Texas Occupations Code, Sec. 1802.003
Most lots in a sale have no minimum bid, but a few do. How may the advertising describe the sale?16 Texas Administrative Code §67.70(a)(2)
Sec. 1802.151 sets up a fund for claims against licensed auctioneers. What kind of fund is it, and who holds it?Texas Occupations Code, Sec. 1802.151
Sec. 1802.205(c) keeps three things out of the actual damages paid from the fund. Which of these is not one of the three?Texas Occupations Code, Sec. 1802.205(c)
What does §67.25 ask of an auctioneer or associate auctioneer before each renewal?16 Texas Administrative Code §67.25(b)
What does §67.80 set as the fee to apply for a Texas auctioneer license?16 Texas Administrative Code §67.80(a)
What is the cap on total payments from the fund against one auctioneer arising from a single auction?Texas Occupations Code, Sec. 1802.206(c)
What is the most the department may pay one aggrieved party for all claims arising from a single auction?Texas Occupations Code, Sec. 1802.206(a)
What may stand in place of the license examination under Sec. 1802.052?Texas Occupations Code, Sec. 1802.052(a)(3)
What must every advertisement designed to solicit auction business include?16 Texas Administrative Code §67.70(a)(1)
What sets an associate auctioneer apart in Sec. 1802.001?Texas Occupations Code, Sec. 1802.001(2)
Which of these is not an "advertisement" under §67.10?16 Texas Administrative Code §67.10(1)
Which of these sales does Sec. 1802.002 place outside the chapter?Texas Occupations Code, Sec. 1802.002(a)(14)
General auction practices 15
An auctioneer moves. How soon must the department be told of the new address, and how?16 Texas Administrative Code §67.70(b)(2)
Bidders' payments for a seller's goods come into an auctioneer's hands. What kind of account does §67.70 require for them?16 Texas Administrative Code §67.70(b)(10)(A)
Goods are sold "as is". What does that mean in the Study Guide's definitions?Auctioneer Definitions, as printed in the Texas Auctioneer Study Guide, August 2026
How long must a licensed auctioneer keep the records of an auction?16 Texas Administrative Code §67.70(b)(3)
In an auction without reserve, when may the seller withdraw property after the auctioneer has called for bids on it?16 Texas Administrative Code §67.10(3)
In the Study Guide's definitions, what is "provenance"?Auctioneer Definitions, as printed in the Texas Auctioneer Study Guide, August 2026
No statute or contract sets another date. By when must the seller or consignor be paid all amounts due?16 Texas Administrative Code §67.70(b)(10)(D)
The notice that tells consumers where to send complaints must be on the auction listing contract and on at least one other thing. Which of these counts?16 Texas Administrative Code §67.70(c)(4)
The owner of the goods has kept the right to bid at the sale. What does §67.70 require?16 Texas Administrative Code §67.70(c)(1)(C)
What does §67.70 say about false bidders?16 Texas Administrative Code §67.70(c)(3)
What is a buyer's premium, as the Texas Auctioneer Study Guide defines it?Auctioneer Definitions, as printed in the Texas Auctioneer Study Guide, August 2026
Which of these must be announced, posted or disclosed before an auction begins?16 Texas Administrative Code §67.70(c)(1)
Which of these must the records for each auction state?16 Texas Administrative Code §67.70(b)(7)
Who may call bids at a sale run by a Texas licensee?16 Texas Administrative Code §67.70(c)(2)
Within what time must auction proceeds go into the trust or escrow account, unless the seller is paid at once or the contract says otherwise?16 Texas Administrative Code §67.70(b)(10)(B)
Business and Commerce Code 11
A bidder calls out "I take that back" before the gavel falls. Does the bid below it come back to life?Texas Business and Commerce Code, Sec. 2.328(c)
A breach exposes bidders' sensitive personal information. By what day at the latest must they be told?Texas Business and Commerce Code, Sec. 521.053(b)
A buyer pays with a credit card instead of cash. What does Sec. 604A.0021 say about a surcharge?Texas Business and Commerce Code, Sec. 604A.0021(a)
A lot is put up with no word either way about a reserve. How does Sec. 2.328 class the sale?Texas Business and Commerce Code, Sec. 2.328(c)
An auction company holds bidder records with sensitive personal information that it will not keep. How must they be destroyed?Texas Business and Commerce Code, Sec. 521.052(b)
The gavel is coming down on $900 when a hand goes up for $950. What does Sec. 2.328 let the auctioneer do?Texas Business and Commerce Code, Sec. 2.328(b)
Goods at an auction are put up in lots. How does Sec. 2.328 treat each lot?Texas Business and Commerce Code, Sec. 2.328(a)
The seller bids at the sale and no notice was given that the right was reserved. What may the buyer do?Texas Business and Commerce Code, Sec. 2.328(d)
What act of the auctioneer closes the sale of a lot under Sec. 2.328?Texas Business and Commerce Code, Sec. 2.328(b)
What kind of security interest does a consignor hold in goods that are the subject of a consignment?Texas Business and Commerce Code, Sec. 9.103(d)
What three things make a financing statement sufficient under Sec. 9.502(a)?Texas Business and Commerce Code, Sec. 9.502(a)
Deceptive trade practices 6
An auctioneer knows of a defect, stays silent so that bidders will bid, and they would not have bid had they known. What does Sec. 17.46 call this?Texas Business and Commerce Code, Sec. 17.46(b)(24)
Reconditioned tools are described at a sale as new. Which listed deceptive practice is this?Texas Business and Commerce Code, Sec. 17.46(b)(6)
What does Sec. 17.46 say of advertising goods with intent not to sell them as advertised?Texas Business and Commerce Code, Sec. 17.46(b)(9)
What fine does Sec. 17.11 set for willfully misrepresenting who owns a business in order to hold a going-out-of-business auction?Texas Business and Commerce Code, Sec. 17.11(d)
What must a person who advertises a going-out-of-business auction sale state in the advertising?Texas Business and Commerce Code, Sec. 17.11(c)
Which buyer is not a "consumer" under Sec. 17.45?Texas Business and Commerce Code, Sec. 17.45(4)
Contracts 6
An auctioneer agrees to provide services to a seller. What must the auctioneer give the seller under Sec. 1802.121?Texas Occupations Code, Sec. 1802.121(a)
At what price does a contract for the sale of goods need a signed writing to be enforceable under Sec. 2.201?Texas Business and Commerce Code, Sec. 2.201(a)
By when must the contract for an auctioneer's services and all its terms be agreed and signed?16 Texas Administrative Code §67.70(b)(4)
Does an agreement that modifies a contract for the sale of goods need new consideration to be binding?Texas Business and Commerce Code, Sec. 2.209(a)
The seller wants to add items to the inventory after it is signed. How must the change be made?Texas Occupations Code, Sec. 1802.121(c)
What must the auctioneer and client agree to in writing before any auction?Texas Occupations Code, Sec. 1802.121(c)
Real estate 8
A bankruptcy court approves the employment of an auctioneer. What must its order fix?Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, Rule 6005, as printed in the Texas Auctioneer Study Guide, August 2026
A retailer plans an auction of manufactured homes to Texas consumers. How far ahead must the housing department be told in writing?10 Texas Administrative Code §80.32(t), as printed in the Texas Auctioneer Study Guide, August 2026
A trustee under a deed of trust personally conducts the foreclosure auction of the real property. Does Chapter 1802 apply?Texas Occupations Code, Sec. 1802.002(a)(4)
An auctioneer without a real estate license auctions a house. What may the auctioneer not do?22 Texas Administrative Code §535.5(f), as printed in the Texas Auctioneer Study Guide, August 2026
How does the Property Code class a manufactured home, unless the owner has elected otherwise and filed the statement?Texas Property Code, Sec. 2.001(a)
How many manufactured homes may a person sell to consumers in a 12-month period without a retailer's license?Texas Occupations Code, Sec. 1201.101(b)
What makes a manufactured home real property under Sec. 2.001(b) of the Property Code?Texas Property Code, Sec. 2.001(b)
Where is a notice of a federal lien on real property filed?Texas Property Code, Sec. 14.002(b)
Sales tax 8
An applicant auctions only tax-exempt items. What may be asked of the comptroller as proof that no sales tax permit is required?34 Texas Administrative Code §3.311(c), as printed in the Texas Auctioneer Study Guide, August 2026
An owner reclaims a consigned item at the auction. Is sales tax due on that sale?34 Texas Administrative Code §3.311(b), as printed in the Texas Auctioneer Study Guide, August 2026
How long must sales tax records be kept under the comptroller's rule?34 Texas Administrative Code §3.281(e), as printed in the Texas Auctioneer Study Guide, August 2026
On which of these should an auctioneer not collect sales tax, by the comptroller's rule on auctioneers?34 Texas Administrative Code §3.311(b), as printed in the Texas Auctioneer Study Guide, August 2026
What discount may a permit holder claim for filing a sales tax return and paying on time?34 Texas Administrative Code §3.286(h), as printed in the Texas Auctioneer Study Guide, August 2026
Which of these does the comptroller's agricultural exemption sheet list as taxable?Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Publication 96-1112, as printed in the Texas Auctioneer Study Guide, August 2026
Which permit holders may file their sales and use tax returns once a quarter?34 Texas Administrative Code §3.286(g), as printed in the Texas Auctioneer Study Guide, August 2026
Who is responsible for collecting and remitting the sales tax due on taxable items an auctioneer sells at auction?34 Texas Administrative Code §3.311(b), as printed in the Texas Auctioneer Study Guide, August 2026
Salvage, wildlife, vehicles and firearms 14
A licensed auctioneer sells vehicles as a bid caller at a bona fide auction. Which condition keeps the auctioneer from being a dealer under Sec. 503.024(d)?Texas Transportation Code, Sec. 503.024(d)
A licensed dealer-auctioneer holds an auction away from the licensed premises. How may the firearms be handled under ATF Ruling 96-2?ATF Ruling 96-2, as printed in the Texas Auctioneer Study Guide, August 2026
A person trades in distressed food and cosmetics but runs no salvage establishment. What license does Sec. 432.005 require?Texas Health and Safety Code, Sec. 432.005(b)
Alligator parts are consigned to a sale. What must go with them?31 Texas Administrative Code §65.359(c), as printed in the Texas Auctioneer Study Guide, August 2026
An auctioneer takes possession of firearms from several owners under consignment contracts and sells them at auctions held every month or two. What does ATF Ruling 96-2 hold?ATF Ruling 96-2, as printed in the Texas Auctioneer Study Guide, August 2026
An executor possesses an estate's firearms and an auctioneer helps find buyers at an estate-type auction. Does the auctioneer need a federal firearms license?ATF Ruling 96-2, as printed in the Texas Auctioneer Study Guide, August 2026
Canned food has lost its labels. What is it under the Food, Drug, Device, and Cosmetic Salvage Act?Texas Health and Safety Code, Sec. 432.003(6)
Cattle sold at auction are delivered to the buyer. What must go with the delivery under Agriculture Code Sec. 146.001?Texas Agriculture Code, Sec. 146.001(a)
Goods made from a threatened species may be offered for sale if the seller holds one of three papers. Which is one of them?31 Texas Administrative Code §65.171(c), as printed in the Texas Auctioneer Study Guide, August 2026
How many vehicles of the same type, owned and registered in the seller's own name, may a person sell in a calendar year without a dealer general distinguishing number?Texas Transportation Code, Sec. 503.024(a)(1)
How old must an antique passenger car or truck be for its sale to fall outside dealing under Sec. 503.024(b)?Texas Transportation Code, Sec. 503.024(b)(5)
What is "salvaged merchandise" in Sec. 432.003?Texas Health and Safety Code, Sec. 432.003(18)
What must be done to a secondhand mattress before it may be sold to a consumer?25 Texas Administrative Code §205.8(a), as printed in the Texas Auctioneer Study Guide, August 2026
Who may sell a finished product made from a fur-bearing animal?31 Texas Administrative Code §65.377(a), as printed in the Texas Auctioneer Study Guide, August 2026
How this list was compiled: Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1802 (Auctioneers), read on October 12, 2026 on the Texas Legislature's statute site (https://tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/OC/htm/OC.1802.htm); 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 67 (Auctioneers), read the same day section by section on the Secretary of State's rules site (https://texas-sos.appianportalsgov.com/rules-and-meetings?chapter=67&interface=VIEW_TAC&part=4&title=16); the Business and Commerce Code (Chapters 2, 9, 17, 521 and 604A), Health and Safety Code Chapter 432, Property Code Chapters 2 and 14, Occupations Code Chapter 1201, Agriculture Code Chapter 146 and Transportation Code Chapter 503 on the Legislature's site; and the other agencies' rules, ATF Ruling 96-2 and the definitions as printed in the Texas Auctioneer Study Guide, August 2026, published by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/auc/pdf/tx-auctioneer-study-guide.pdf). The topics follow the content outline of the department's Candidate Information Bulletin for the Texas Auctioneer Examination (https://test-takers.psiexams.com/api/content/bulletin/560). Each question names its section and links to it. Licence: Own work. Every question, wrong choice and explanation was written for this site from the text of the law and the state's study guide. Nothing comes from the state examination, a testing service, a prep course or an exam question pool.
How it works
This unofficial Texas auctioneer practice test asks 97 of our own questions across the state exam's outline, from Chapter 1802 and Rules 67 to sales tax and firearms. Not affiliated with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
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The eleven areas of the Texas auctioneer exam
The department's Candidate Information Bulletin, updated August 12, 2026, spreads 75 scored questions over eleven areas. The largest are Occupations Code Chapter 1802 with Rules 67 (16 questions), general auction practices (12), the Business and Commerce Code (9) and real estate (8).
What is left out
Alcohol and tobacco. The Alcoholic Beverage Code chapter that the state's study guide prints was not on the Legislature's site on October 12, 2026, so no question rests on it.
Where the answers come from
The Texas codes on the Legislature's site, 16 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 67 on the Secretary of State's site, and the department's Texas Auctioneer Study Guide, August 2026, for other agencies' rules, ATF Ruling 96-2 and definitions.
Auction proceeds go into the trust or escrow account within 72 hours, and the seller is paid within 15 banking days (§67.70(b)(10)).
Every advertisement carries the auctioneer's name as it appears on the license, and the license number (§67.70(a)(1)).
The recovery fund pays one aggrieved party at most $15,000 for a single auction (Sec. 1802.206).
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the Texas auctioneer exam?
75 scored questions in 112 minutes, plus 5 unscored questions with 8 more minutes, by the department's Candidate Information Bulletin. The bulletin gives 75 percent correct as the score to pass.
What is on the Texas auctioneer license exam?
Eleven areas. Chapter 1802 with Rules 67, auction practices, the Business and Commerce Code and real estate hold 45 of the 75 questions; deceptive trade practices and sales tax 6 each, contracts, vehicles, and alcohol, tobacco and firearms 4 each, salvage and wildlife 3 each.
How do you get an auctioneer license in Texas?
Be at least 18 and a citizen or legal alien, hold a high school diploma or equivalency certificate, complete 80 hours at an approved auction school, and pass the examination or show two years as a licensed associate with 10 auctions (Sec. 1802.052).
Is there a study guide for the Texas auctioneers test?
Yes. The department publishes a Texas Auctioneer Study Guide with excerpts of the laws the exam draws on, linked from its Auctioneer Exam Information page. It warns that it does not hold every rule and statute.