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North Carolina Auctioneer Licensing Board
Licensing and Enforcement
This Board regulates auctioneers, apprentice auctioneers, and auction firms. This site has resources for both licensees and the general public about the auction profession.
North Carolina Auctioneer Licensing Board
Agency Information
2026-2027 Renewal : License renewal applications have been mailed. Online renewals are now open. PIN is on your Renewal.
Continuing Education Exemption for Licensed Active Auctioneers Age 65 or Older
Active Auctioneers who are at least 65 years old and have been licensed in North Carolina for at least the previous FIVE years are exempt from Continuing Education requirements for annual license renewal purposes. The CE exemption does not apply to Auction Firm Designated Persons, unless they are otherwise exempted licensed Auctioneers, as described above. Additionally, any licensed Auctioneer or Auction Firm Designated Person experiencing a hardship may submit a written request to the Board for a CE waiver for the next license renewal period. Waiver requests must be in written form and detail the reason(s) for the request. Waiver requests are considered by the Board on a case-by-case basis. Licensees are welcome and encouraged to take CE courses, whether they are exempt or not.
21 NCAC Administrative Code 04B – Periodic Review
Per statute, each state agency that promulgates administrative rules is required to consider its full set of rules at scheduled intervals and make a current determination as to whether or not each rule remains necessary. The NC Auctioneer Licensing Board voted during its September 14, 2026 Board meeting that all of the rules within 21 NCAC 04B remain NECESSARY and submitted those initial determinations to the NC Office of Administrative Hearings/Rules Review Commission. Those initial determinations can be viewed here. Additional information can be viewed at www.oah.nc.gov. and at www.ncalb.org.
Subsequent to the Determination of Need process, any proposed changes to the language of the existing rules will be considered. FOR NOW, a comment period is open through November 30, 2026 for interested parties to submit written comments on whether each of the rules is either NECESSARY or NOT NECESSARY.
The full text of the rules within 21 NCAC 04B can be viewed at www.oah.nc.gov.
Comments will be accepted through November 30, 2026 via Email to: comments2026@ncalb.org
or
NC Auctioneer Licensing Board
108 Ber Creek Drive
Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
ATTN: Charles Diehl
Examination Dates - Deadline Dates
Click on each specific date to view deadline dates.
For notices of board meetings, you can check the meeting schedule below or go to the North Carolina Secretary of State's Public Notice Calendar.
(In the field "Search for a name containing," auctioneer.")
Board meetings are open to the public, with the exception of closed sessions allowed under G.S. 143-318.11.