What is the exam-ready answer?
| Roadmap lesson | 132 of 500 |
|---|---|
| Official syllabus topic | State Laws and Rules: Substantive Regulations; Unfair Practices |
| Official PSI group | State Laws and Rules |
| Published group count | 16 of the 52 Georgia questions |
| Exam portion | Georgia salesperson supplement |
| Source edition | PSI Georgia Candidate Information Bulletin dated July 1, 2026 |
| Law checked through | August 2, 2026 |
| Last verified | August 2, 2026 |
The Rule
PSI publishes 16, 21, and 15 items for the three Georgia groups. It does not publish a guaranteed subtopic count. The statute, current GREC rule, contract, or other cited primary authority controls each lesson.
Complete lesson
Read these concepts as one Georgia decision system. A plausible national rule can still be the wrong answer when the stem supplies a Georgia statute, instrument, role, or procedure.
Instruction duty
Rule 520-1-.07 requires brokers and qualifying brokers to instruct affiliated licensees on Georgia license law and rules.
Affiliation agreements
A broker must use written agreements covering compensation and unfinished work when licensees affiliate with the firm.
Support personnel
Both firm and affiliated licensee are responsible for support personnel, whose permitted tasks must remain ministerial and be documented in writing.
Delegation limit
An associate broker, office manager, accountant, or assistant may perform assigned work, but the qualifying broker remains responsible for the firm's compliance structure.
Decision rule
Georgia rule and national contrast
Worked Georgia example
Scenario. A qualifying broker lets a team leader approve all advertising without training or review, and the team repeatedly omits the firm name.
Reason it through. Delegating review does not erase the qualifying broker's duty to instruct and manage compliance. The repeated omission shows a supervision failure as well as advertising violations.
Answer. Both the advertising conduct and the broker's supervision can support regulatory action.
Common exam traps
- Confusing tax independence with regulatory independence
- Assuming delegation ends responsibility
- Ignoring support-personnel agreements
- Treating the firm name as optional branding
Original practice questions with detailed explanations
These are original instructional questions mapped to the July 1, 2026 PSI outline. They are not copied from PSI or a live examination. Choose an answer before opening the explanation.
Question 1Which statement best states the Georgia rule for Georgia Broker and Qualifying-Broker Supervision?
- A. Locate the affiliated licensee, supervising broker, firm policy, delegated task, and control that should have prevented or corrected the violation.
- B. Independent contractors are outside broker supervision.
- C. A qualifying broker avoids responsibility by appointing a team leader.
- D. Only trust-account tasks require broker supervision.
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Answer: A. Locate the affiliated licensee, supervising broker, firm policy, delegated task, and control that should have prevented or corrected the violation.
The correct choice states the controlling rule. The other choices either remove a required element, replace Georgia authority with a generic assumption, or expand an exception beyond the cited source.
Question 2A qualifying broker lets a team leader approve all advertising without training or review, and the team repeatedly omits the firm name.
- A. Ignore the Georgia-specific fact because good intentions control.
- B. Both the advertising conduct and the broker's supervision can support regulatory action.
- C. Apply the nearest national rule without checking Georgia authority.
- D. Let the participant with the strongest preference decide without following the required process.
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Answer: B. Both the advertising conduct and the broker's supervision can support regulatory action.
Delegating review does not erase the qualifying broker's duty to instruct and manage compliance. The repeated omission shows a supervision failure as well as advertising violations. The correct option follows that reasoning. The distractors ignore the controlling Georgia source, substitute intent for procedure, or give decision-making authority to the wrong person.
Question 3When solving Georgia Broker and Qualifying-Broker Supervision, what should a candidate identify first?
- A. The answer choice that sounds most ethical, without classifying the actor or document.
- B. One familiar deadline, applied to every Georgia transaction regardless of the source.
- C. Ask who held the license, who controlled the firm, who delegated the task, and what written supervision or review the rule required.
- D. A national default, even when the stem identifies a Georgia statute or GREC rule.
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Answer: C. Ask who held the license, who controlled the firm, who delegated the task, and what written supervision or review the rule required.
The decision rule identifies the facts that control this topic. The other choices reward tone, a memorized number, or a national default while skipping the Georgia actor, document, authority, or procedure.
Mastery tracking
Mark this Georgia lesson mastered only when every statement is true.
- State the direct answer and decision rule without notes.
- Explain all four concepts and identify the controlling Georgia source.
- Solve the worked example after changing one important fact.
- Reject every listed trap and explain what makes it tempting.
- Answer all three original questions correctly and explain every distractor.
- Repeat this topic in mixed Georgia practice on a later day.
Recommended next lesson
Continue with Georgia Real Estate Advertising Rules. Continue through the roadmap from lesson 132.
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