160 – Application.

§ 160. Application. This article applies to the profession of real estate appraisers and the use of the titles “state certified real estate appraiser” and “state licensed real estate appraiser”.

160-A – Definitions.

§ 160-a. Definitions. As used in this article the following terms shall mean: 1. “Analysis” is a study of real estate or real property other than estimating value. 2. “Appraisal” or “real estate appraisal” means an analysis, opinion or conclusion relating to the nature, quality, value or utility of specified interests in, or aspects of, […]

160-AA – Transitional Licensing.

§ 160-aa. Transitional licensing. Consistent with the intent and purpose of this article, and without the disapproval of the appraisal subcommittee of the federal financial institutions examination council, the board may prescribe requirements for transitional licenses which shall expire no later than January first, nineteen hundred ninety-three.

160-B – Use of the Title “State Certified Real Estate Appraiser” or “State Licensed Real Estate Appraiser” or “State Licensed Real Estate Appraiser Assistant.

§ 160-b. Use of the title “state certified real estate appraiser” or “state licensed real estate appraiser” or “state licensed real estate appraiser assistant”. 1. Only a person certified under this article shall use the title “state certified real estate appraiser” or licensed under this article shall use the title “state licensed real estate appraiser” […]

160-BB – Severability.

§ 160-bb. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this article shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part thereof directly involved […]

160-C – State Board of Real Estate Appraisal.

§ 160-c. State board of real estate appraisal. 1. There is hereby established within the department of state a state board of real estate appraisal which shall consist of nine members, three of whom shall be public members and six of whom shall be real estate appraisers, who shall have and exercise the powers of […]

160-D – Powers of the Board.

§ 160-d. Powers of the board. 1. The board shall adopt rules and regulations in aid or furtherance of this article and shall have the following powers and duties: a. To define, with respect to each category of state certified real estate appraisers, state licensed real estate appraisers, and state licensed real estate appraiser assistants, […]

160-E – Powers of the Department.

§ 160-e. Powers of the department. The department shall have the following powers and duties: 1. To receive applications for certification and licensing; 2. To establish the administrative procedures for processing applications for certification and licensing; 3. To approve or disapprove applications for certification or license and issue certificates or licenses; 4. To maintain a […]

160-F – Fees.

§ 160-f. Fees. 1. The department shall charge and collect fees not in excess of the following: a. An application fee for certification and licensing of two hundred fifty dollars. b. An examination fee of fifty dollars. c. A reexamination fee of fifty dollars. d. A fee for recertification or renewal of license of two […]

160-G – Certification and Licensing Process.

§ 160-g. Certification and licensing process. 1. Applications for original certification and recertification, original license and renewal of license, and examinations shall be made in writing to the department on forms approved by the board. 2. The fees, as fixed by the department pursuant to section one hundred sixty-f of this article, must accompany all […]

160-H – Licenses and Certifications.

§ 160-h. Licenses and certifications. 1. There shall be one class of license for state licensed real estate appraiser assistants, one class of license for state licensed real estate appraisers and two classes of certification for state certified real estate appraisers. The classes of certification shall be state certified residential real estate appraiser and state […]

160-I – Examination Requirement.

§ 160-i. Examination requirement. An original certification as a state certified real estate appraiser or an original license as a state licensed real estate appraiser shall not be issued to any person who has not demonstrated through a written examination process that he or she possesses the following: 1. Appropriate knowledge of technical terms commonly […]

160-J – Examination Prerequisites.

§ 160-j. Examination prerequisites. 1. Certified general classification. As a prerequisite to taking the examination for certification as a state certified general real estate appraiser, an applicant shall present evidence satisfactory to the board that he or she has fulfilled the minimum education and experience requirements for such certification examination as established by the board, […]

160-K – Experience Requirement.

§ 160-k. Experience requirement. 1. An original certification of a state certified real estate appraiser, or an original license of a state licensed real estate appraiser, shall not be issued to any person who does not possess the equivalent of two years of appraisal experience in real property appraisal as defined by the board supported […]

160-L – Terms of Registration.

§ 160-l. Terms of registration. The term of a certificate or license issued under the authority of this article shall be two years from the date of issuance. The expiration date of the certificate or license shall appear on the certificate or license and no other notice of its expiration need be given to its […]

160-M – Nonresident Certification and Licensing.

§ 160-m. Nonresident certification and licensing. 1. Every applicant for certification or licensing under this article who is not a resident of this state shall submit, with the application for certification or license, an irrevocable consent that service of process upon him or her may be made by delivery of the process to the secretary […]

160-N – Nonresident Certification and Licensing by Reciprocity.

§ 160-n. Nonresident certification and licensing by reciprocity. If, in the determination of the board, the certification or licensing process has not been disapproved by the appraisal subcommittee of the federal financial institutions examination council, an applicant who is certified under the laws of such other state may obtain a certificate as a state certified […]

160-O – Renewal Certificate or License.

§ 160-o. Renewal certificate or license. 1. a. To obtain a recertification as a state certified real estate appraiser, or a renewal of license as a state licensed real estate appraiser, the holder of a current, valid certificate or license shall make application and pay the prescribed fee to the department not earlier than one […]

160-P – Basis for Denial.

§ 160-p. Basis for denial. The department may, in accordance with the provisions of this article relating to hearings, deny the issuance of a certificate as a state certified real estate appraiser, or license as a state licensed real estate appraiser, or license as a state licensed real estate appraiser assistant, to an applicant on […]

160-Q – Principal Place of Business.

§ 160-q. Principal place of business. 1. Each state certified or licensed real estate appraiser and each state licensed real estate appraiser assistant shall advise the department of the address of his or her principal place of business and all other addresses at which he or she is currently engaged in the business of preparing […]