*New State Requirement*

Photo ID Cards for Real Estate Sales and Broker Professionals

In order to comply with this new State requirement (see below), all Real Estate Sales and Broker Professionals must complete and send in the DMV Consent Form to the Division of Licensing Services at P.O. Box 22001, Albany, NY 12201.  All links to forms and instructions can be found on the State NYSCAR website at:  www.dos.state.ny.us/lcns/realestate/dmv.html.

An amendment to subdivision 6 of section 441-a of the real property law, in relation to Real Estate Brokers and Real Estate Salespersons is as follows:

The department shall prepare, issue and deliver, with the assistance of the department of motor vehicles, to each licensee a pocket card in such form and manner as the department shall prescribe, but which shall contain the photo, name and business address of the licensee, and, in the case of a real estate salesperson, the name and business address of the broker with whom he or she is associated and shall certify that the person whose name appears thereon is a licensed real estate broker or salesperson, as may be. Such cards must be shown on demand. In the case of loss, destruction or damage, the secretary of state may, upon submission of satisfactory proof, issue a duplicate pocket card upon payment of a fee of ten dollars.