Free Utah Real Estate Practice Exam Online

Correct answer: A. Sales agent

Correct. A sales agent is Utah's entry-level license under § 61-2f-102, issued after completing the 120-hour pre-licensing curriculum and passing the exam, and the sales agent must affiliate with a principal broker to practice.

• B: Incorrect. An associate broker has completed additional broker-level education and experience beyond the sales agent curriculum; while an associate broker also affiliates under a principal broker, it is not the entry-level license described.
• C: Incorrect. A principal broker is authorized to independently operate a real estate company and supervise other licensees, the opposite of the entry-level, supervised role described in the stem.
• D: Incorrect. A branch broker manages a branch office on behalf of a principal broker but is not the entry-level license category described here.

Correct answer: B. Real Estate Licensing and Practices Act

Correct. Utah Code Title 61, Chapter 2f is titled the Real Estate Licensing and Practices Act and governs licensing, education, trust accounts, and discipline for real estate brokers and sales agents in Utah.

• A: Incorrect. There is no separate Utah statute by this name; recovery-fund provisions are a part within the Real Estate Licensing and Practices Act, not a standalone act.
• C: Incorrect. The Utah Consumer Protection Act addresses deceptive trade practices generally and is not the statute establishing real estate license requirements.
• D: Incorrect. Utah has not adopted a statute by this name for real estate licensing; this is not the governing act.

Correct answer: C. 120 hours

Correct. The Utah Division of Real Estate requires 120 hours of approved education at a certified Real Estate Pre-License School under the Real Estate Pre-License Education Curriculum before a sales agent applicant may sit for the exam.

• A: Incorrect. 60 hours understates Utah's requirement; some other states use lower hour counts, but Utah does not.
• B: Incorrect. 90 hours does not match Utah's statutory pre-licensing requirement for sales agents.
• D: Incorrect. 168 hours is the qualifying-education hour requirement used by some other states for broker-level licensing, not Utah's sales agent pre-licensing requirement.

Correct answer: D. 1 year from registering for the license

Correct. All educational hours must be completed within one year of registering for the license, per the Division of Real Estate's education requirements for sales agents.

• A: Incorrect. 30 days is far too short a window; the Division does not impose a one-month completion deadline.
• B: Incorrect. 6 months is not the completion window the Division specifies for pre-licensing coursework.
• C: Incorrect. 9 months is not the completion window the Division specifies for pre-licensing coursework.

Correct answer: B. Only from the principal broker with whom the sales agent is affiliated

Correct. Utah sales agents and associate brokers are prohibited from accepting commission or compensation for real estate services from anyone except the principal broker with whom they are affiliated at the time the compensation is earned.

• A: Incorrect. A Utah sales agent cannot accept compensation directly from a party to the transaction; compensation must flow through the affiliated principal broker.
• C: Incorrect. Compensation is not left to the individual agent's discretion as to source; it must come through the principal broker.
• D: Incorrect. A referral fee must still route through the agent's own principal broker, not be paid directly to the individual agent by another firm.