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AGENT SPECIAL NOTICE 2017 Dues & Billing Information On October 1, the invoice for the 2017 Annual Membership Dues and 2017 MLS Participation Fees will be emailed to individual agents. Agents are responsible for making payments to the Association for membership dues and MLS fees. If you are a PRIMARY member and payment is received IN FULL by November 18, 2016 for both your Association dues and MLS fees, you will then receive a $40 credit toward your MLS fees. AGENT FEES FOR 2017 ARE AS FOLLOWS: 2017 Dues Annual Association Membership Dues - Local Dues: $135.00 - State Dues: $146.00 - National Dues: $155.00 * RPAC Voluntary Contribution Total Membership Dues 2017 MLS Fees $436.00 Annual MLS Participation Fee $49.00 $485.00 Annual MLS Participation Credit (Primary Members Only, if paid by 11.18.16) $228.00 $40.00 Total MLS Participation Fees $188.00 (Primary Members only if paid by 11.18.16) Payment of 2017 Membership Dues and 2017 MLS Fees will be accepted through Saturday, December 31, 2016 until 5:00pm. • If payment of 2017 Dues is not received by 5:00pm on December 31st, all membership privileges will be suspended Sunday, January 1, 2017 at 8:00am and a $25 late fee for Membership Dues will be assessed. • If the MLS Annual Fee is not received by 5:00pm on December 31st, MLS access will be suspended Sunday, January 1, 2017 at 8:00am and a $50 reinstatement fee for MLS Access will be assessed. To avoid interruption of membership privileges and/or MLS access, please pay your Membership Dues and your Annual MLS Participation Fee by December 31, 2016 at 5:00pm. * RPAC contributions are not deductible for income tax purposes. Contributions to RPAC are voluntary and are used for political purposes. You may refuse to contribute without reprisal and the National Association of REALTORS® or any of its state associations or local boards will not favor or disfavor any member because of the amount contributed. 70% of each contribution is used by your state PAC to support state and local political candidates. Until your state reaches its RPAC goal, 30% is sent to National RPAC to support federal candidates and is charged against your limits under 2 U.S. C. 411a; after the state PAC reaches its RPAC goal it may elect to retain your entire contribution for use in supporting state and local candidates. 26 RPCRA.ORG | SEPT/OCT 2016