Instructions for Non-Resident Applicants or Applicants Applying for Reciprocity
There are some additional requirements and instructions for non-resident applicants or applicants applying for reciprocity
1. WAIVER OF APPRENTICESHIP AND EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR NONRESIDENT/RESIDENT APPLICANTS WHO ARE LICENSED IN A RECIPROCAL STATE.
At present, the states with which Ohio has reciprocity include: ARKANSAS, ALABAMA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, INDIANA, ILLINOIS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, PENNSYLVANIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESEE, TEXAS, VIRGINIA, AND WEST VIRIGINIA. In addition to the regular application and a $25,000 bond, you must file the following forms and proofs:
a. Letter of certificate of auctioneer license from your state licensing agency verifying one year experience, either as an auctioneer or apprentice auctioneer. Certification must include verification of good standing in the reciprocal state.
b. If you are a resident of Ohio applying via reciprocity: you must provide a letter of good standing from a reciprocal state showing license in good standing for a period of two years and proof of the conduct of at least twelve auctions in the reciprocal state. The proof may be in the form of advertisements or sale bills that include your name as auctioneer. (ORC 4707.07 (D); 4707.12; 4707.13)
2. APPLICATION FOR A ONE AUCTION LICENSE FOR A NON-RESIDENT
If you are a non-resident applicant and do not have a license in a state that Ohio has a reciprocal agreement, you may apply for a one time license. In addition to the regular application and a $50,000 bond, you must file the following forms and proofs:
a. Proof, to the satisfaction of the Division of having personally conducted at least twelve auction sales within a two-year period immediately preceding application.
b. Such proof may be in the form of sale bills, advertising contracts or other written or printed documents pertaining to such sales. (ORC 4707.072; 4707.13)
PLEASE NOTE: WAIVER OF STANDARD APPRENTICESHIP AND/OR EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE SOLELY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE DIVISION
RECIPROCAL LICENSING STATES
| ALABAMA State Board of Auctioneers
2777 Zelda Rd Montgomery, AL 36106 Keith E. Warren Phone (334) 269-9990 Fax (334) 263-6115 ALAUCBD@aol.com |
MISSISSIPPI Auctioneer Commission
P.O. Box 5088 Jackson, MS 39296-5088 Kam Remsen, Executive Director Phone (601) 364-2384 Fax (601) 364-2387 auction@netdoor.com |
| ARKANSAS Auctioneers Licensing Board
101 E. Capitol, Suite 112B Little Rock, AR 72201 Kristy Arnold, Secretary Phone (501) 682-1156 Fax (501) 682-1158. kristy.arnold@arkansas.gov |
NORTH CAROLINA Auctioneer Licensing Board
108 Ber Creek Dr. Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526 Teresa Watson, Executive Director Phone (919)567-2844 Fax (919)567-2865 info@ncalb.org |
| FLORIDA Board of Auctioneers
1940 North Monroe Str Tallahassee, FL 32399-0762 Phone (850) 487-1395 Fax (850) 922-2918 callcenter@dbpr.state.fl.us |
PENNSYLVANIA State Board of
Auctioneer Examiners Post Office Box 2649 Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649 Terri Kocher, Board Administrator Phone(717) 783-3397 Fax (717) 705-5540 st-auctioneer@state.pa.us |
| GEORGIA Auctioneers Examining Board
Businesses and Occupations 237 Coliseum Drive Macon, GA 31217-3858 Steve Lindsey, Executive Director Phone (478) 207-2440 Fax (478) 207-1354 |
SOUTH CAROLINA Department of LLC
SC State Auctioneers Comm 110 Centerview Drive Columbia, SC 29211-1329 Molly Price, Program Administrator Phone (803) 896-4853 Fax (803) 896-4484 molly.price@llr.sc.gov |
| ILLINOIS Division of Professional Regulation
Auction Division 500 E. Monroe Ste 500 Springfield, IL 62701 Susan Sigourney, Administrative Assistant Phone (217) 785-9640 Fax (217) 782-2549 Susan.Sigourney@illinois.gov |
TENNESSEE Auctioneer Commission
500 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243-1152 Phone (615) 741-3236 Fax (615) 741-3236 |
| INDIANA Auctioneer Commission
Indiana Professional Licensing Agency 402 W. Washington Street, Room W072 Indianapolis, IN 46204-2700 Jeanette Langford, Director Phone (317) 234-3009 Fax (317) 233-4236 pla11@pla.in.gov |
TEXAS Dept. of Licensing & Regulation
Consumer Protection & Enforcement Div. (TDLR) Box 12157, Capitol Station Austin, TX 78711 Becky Sharp, Licensing Analyst Phone (512) 463-6599 Fax (512) 475-2871 auctioneers@license.state.tx.us |
| KENTUCKY Board of Auctioneers
9112 Leesgate Road, Suite 5 Louisville, KY 40222 Ken Hill, Executive Director Phone (502) 429-7145 Fax (502) 429-7147 auctioneers@ky.gov |
VIRGINIA Auctioneers Board
Perimeter Center, Suite 400 9960 Mayland Drive Richmond, VA 23233 Marion Brooks, Administrator Phone (804) 367-8500 Fax (804) 367-4294 auctioneers@dpor.state.va.us |
| LOUISIANA Auctioneers Licensing Board
11736 Newcastle Avenue, Bldg. 2, Suite C Baton Rouge, LA 70816 Sandy Edmonds, Executive Assistant Phone (225) 295-8420 Fax (225) 372-8584 Sandy@lalb.org |
WEST VIRGINIA Dept. of Agriculture
Auctioneer Program 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Charleston, WV 25305 Lisa Carpenter Phone (304) 558-3550 Fax (304) 558-0451 |