Section 812IAC3-1-1. Continuing education requirements

   (a) As a prerequisite to renewal of an auctioneer license, the licensee shall satisfactorily complete sixteen (16) hours of continuing education from an auctioneer continuing education course sponsor approved by the commission, which must be obtained during the four (4) year licensure period ending February 28 of every fourth year. No more than eight (8) hours of continuing education may be acquired during any one (1) day. However, instruction for an approved distance learning continuing education program may be more than eight (8) hours of instruction in a one (1) day course.

  (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), continuing education credit may be granted to an individual for instructing an auctioneer continuing education course. One (1) hour of continuing education credit may be earned per one (1) hour taught. Not more than four (4) hours of continuing education credit accumulated in this manner may be applied toward license renewal requirements. Instructors of auctioneer continuing education courses may not receive credit for repeated courses.

  (c) A licensee is not entitled to continuing education credit for any classroom hours that were used for required prelicensure education under 812 IAC 2-1.

  (d) A licensee who attends the same continuing education course more than once in the same four (4) year license period is entitled to continuing education credit for that course only once.

  (e) The commission may verify any information concerning continuing education that is submitted by the licensee as evidence supporting the course information. The commission may require licensees to provide information regarding the continuing education hours claimed on the individual's renewal. Failure to do so may lead to disciplinary action as provided for in IC 25-1-11.

  (f) It is the responsibility of each licensee to retain evidence to support the courses taken by the licensee for a period of three (3) years after the end of the renewal period for which the renewal application is submitted and the continuing education hours are claimed to the commission. These records shall include one (1) or more of the following:

(1) Certificates of completion such as the following:

(A) Course attendance verification by the sponsor.

(B) Certificates of completion.

(C) Continuing education attendance history third party.

(2) Course outline or other evidence of course content.

(3) Other evidence of support and justification.

  (g) For distance learning courses, licensees shall in addition to the requirements in subsection (f) retain proof of examination grades. (Indiana Auctioneer Commission; 812 IAC 3-1-1; filed Jul 3, 1996, 5:00 p.m.: 19 IR 3095; filed Sep 17, 1998, 3:50 p.m.: 22 IR 453; readopted filed Jul 18, 2002, 12:24 p.m.: 25 IR 4221; readopted filed Sep 26, 2008, 10:48 a.m.: 20081015-IR-812080335RFA; filed Jul 31, 2009, 8:37 a.m.: 20090826-IR-812080757FRA; filed Jul 31, 2009, 8:40 a.m.: 20090826-IR-812080759FRA; readopted filed Dec 2, 2014, 10:09 a.m.: 20141231-IR-812140387RFA)