In what scenario is the $25 fee associated with real estate licensing applicable?

The $25 fee associated with real estate licensing is applicable in the scenario of moving your license. When a real estate professional relocates their practice from one brokerage to another, this administrative process requires notifying the licensing authority to update their records. The fee helps cover the costs associated with processing this change and ensures that the license reflects the current affiliation of the agent with a new brokerage.

Changing one’s name, renewing a license, or obtaining a duplicate license may involve different procedures or fees, but they are not specifically tied to the licensing move process. Each of those situations might have its own set of requirements and associated costs, but it's the movement of the license that specifically necessitates this $25 fee. Therefore, the focus on transferring the affiliation with a brokerage makes this scenario distinctively relevant to the fee.