Your Arizona License Expired. Now What?

The moment your license expires

• You cannot perform any real estate activity — no showings, no offers, no negotiations, no referral fees on new business. Practicing on an expired license is a violation that can draw ADRE discipline beyond the late fee.
• Your renewal fee increases from $60 to $125 (salespersons) or from $120 to $245 (brokers) — per ADRE's official fee schedule.
• Your broker can see your expired status in the public database, and so can anyone else.

The one-year window

Arizona gives you up to one year after expiration to renew late. You'll need your 24 CE hours completed and submitted, plus the late fee. There are no extensions beyond that year.

After one year

Your license can't be renewed. You're starting over — pre-licensing education, exam, original application. The cost of missing the window isn't $65; it's potentially months out of business.

Fastest path back if you're expired right now

1. Count your completed CE hours in your Licensee Login (some may already be submitted).
2. Knock out what's missing — remember the 9-hour daily cap means a full 24 hours takes at least 3 days. Online, self-paced courses are the fastest route.
3. Submit every certificate in the portal, renew, pay the late fee.

While you're expired, the clock matters more than the money

Every week inactive is lost pipeline. If you're 10 months past expiration, treat this as an emergency — at 12 months the door closes permanently.

Fees per azre.gov fee schedule, June 2026.