SECTION .0200 – TRAINEE REGISTRATION AND APPRAISER LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION

21 NCAC 57A .0201         Qualifications for Trainee Registration and Appraiser Licensure and Certification

(a)  Applicants for registration as a trainee real estate appraiser, licensure as a licensed residential real estate appraiser, and for certification as a certified real estate appraiser shall satisfy the qualification requirements set forth in the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria as implemented by The Appraisal Foundation's Appraiser Qualifications Board, which is hereby incorporated by reference, including subsequent amendments and editions and can be found at www.appraisalfoundation.org/pages/criteria at no cost.

(b)  Applicants for licensure or certification who apply through the supervisor and trainee method and who are currently registered trainees shall submit a copy of their complete appraisal log in accordance with Rule .0407(d) of this Subchapter. All applicants for licensure or certification shall provide to the Board copies of appraisal reports and workfiles, as requested, in order for an appraisal to be given experience credit.

(c)  As an alternative to the requirements in Paragraph (b) of this Rule, applicants for licensure or certification shall complete the requirements of a Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal (PAREA) program or Practicum course as established in the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria and approved by The Appraisal Foundation's Appraiser Qualifications Board, shall submit a certificate of completion, and shall meet any additional requirements set forth in Rule .0601 of this Subchapter.

(d)  When a trainee or a licensed or certified real estate appraiser upgrades his or her registration, license, or certificate, the previous registration, license, or certificate shall be canceled by the Board.

(e)  In the event that the Board requests that an applicant submit updated information or provide further information that the Board determines is necessary in order for the applicant to complete the application and the applicant fails to submit the requested information within 90 days following the Board's request, the Board will void the application. An applicant whose application has been voided shall start the licensing process over by filing a complete application with the Board and paying all required fees, as set forth in G.S. 93E-1-6.

(f)  If an applicant has an open complaint before the North Carolina Appraisal Board or an appraiser licensing board from any other state, the application shall be accepted but no further action shall be taken on the application until the complaint is resolved. If the applicant has any pending criminal charges in this or any state, they shall be reviewed as set forth in G.S. 93B-8.1.

(g)  An applicant may request that his or her application be withdrawn at any time before final action is taken by the Appraisal Board on the application.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 93E-1-6; 93E-1-10; 93B-8.1;

Eff. July 1, 1994;

Amended Eff. July 1, 2014; January 1, 2013; July 1, 2010; September 1, 2008; January 1, 2008; March 1, 2007; April 1, 2006, July 1, 2005; August 1, 2002; April 1, 1999;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. October 3, 2017;

Amended Eff. July 1, 2026; December 31, 2025; June 1, 2020; May 1, 2020.