Ohio’s resident Major Lines — Life pathway ordinarily requires approved Life prelicensing education, the standalone Life examination, a BCI/FBI background check, and an electronic resident application.
Eligibility
- Minimum age
- 18
- Residency requirement / status
- Resident individual applicant
Prelicensing education
- Prelicensing education required
- Yes
- Required education hours
- 20 approved Life hours
- Education requirement explanation
- Course certificate or approved waiver is valid 180 days.
- Exemptions available
- Yes
- Exemption explanation
- Named professional credentials require an ODI waiver.
Background
- Fingerprints required
- Yes
- Background check required
- Yes
- Fingerprint / background instructions
- Complete BCI/FBI WebCheck. PSI test-center option is $72.25; other approved-provider prices vary. Results are valid one year.
Application
- Application required
- Yes
- Application fee
- $10 state fee; NIPR transaction fee may be additional
- Application channel / system
- NIPR / LicenseHub
- Application instructions
- Complete PLE or approved waiver, pass PSI 11-44, complete WebCheck, then apply electronically.
- Official application reference
- https://nipr.com/licensing-center/state-requirements/ohio-resident-licensing-individual
Renewal & maintenance
- Renewal cycle
- Biennial, last day of birth month
- Renewal fee
- $0 on time; $50 late; $100 reinstatement
- CE required
- Yes
- CE hours
- 24
- CE cycle
- Each two-year term
- Ethics hours
- 3
Portability
- Nonresident licensing available
- Yes
- Reciprocity / nonresident overview
- No same-authority resident-transfer PLE/exam waiver was verified; confirm current individual circumstances.
Military / veteran / spouse
- Veteran-specific provisions
- Documented military service may support a discretionary renewal-date extension.
Source governance
- Primary authoritative source
- https://test-takers.psiexams.com/api/content/bulletin/5496
- Secondary official sources
- NIPR Ohio resident renewal requirements
- Statute / regulation reference
- Ohio Revised Code 3905.06 and OAC 3901-5-09
- Source reference URL
- https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3905.06
- Last verified date
- 2026-08-20
- Verification status
- Verified
- Review / recheck date
- 2026-11-19
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