§ 47-2853.152. Eligibility requirements.

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 47-2853.152.

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 16-130 rewrote section, which had read as follows:

"(a) A person applying for a license to practice as a Residential Real Property Appraiser shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board of Real Estate Appraisers that he or she possesses the knowledge and competence necessary to perform residential real estate appraisals by having satisfactorily completed at least 75 hours of classroom instruction in recognized or approved subjects related to residential real estate appraisals, including subjects covering the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, from a real estate appraisal or real estate related organization, college or university, state or federal agency, or proprietary school recognized by the Appraisal Foundation or the Board of Real Estate Appraisers.

"(b) A person who applies for a certificate to practice as a General Real Property Appraiser shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board of Real Estate Appraisers that he or she possesses the knowledge and competence necessary to perform all types of real estate appraisals by having satisfactorily completed at least 165 hours of classroom instruction in recognized or approved subjects related to real estate appraisals, including subjects covering the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, from a real estate appraisal or real estate related organization, college or university, state or federal agency, or proprietary school recognized by the Appraisal Foundation or the Board of Real Estate Appraisers.

"(c) In addition to the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this subsection, an applicant for a license or certificate to practice as a Residential Real Property Appraiser or General Real Property Appraiser shall submit to the Board of Real Estate Appraisers satisfactory evidence, as defined by rule, of at least 2 years of full-time experience in real estate appraising supported by written reports or file memoranda, and satisfactory evidence of additional qualifications as may be required by the Board to render appraisers licensed or certified under the provisions of this subchapter eligible to perform appraisals in connection with federally related transactions."

D.C. Law 17-353, in subsec. (b), substituted "registration shall apply until the Board's rules" for "registration until the Board rules".

Temporary Amendments of Section

Section 2(k) of D.C. Law 16-101 amended this section to read as follows:

"§ 47-2853.152. Eligibility requirements.

"(a) The Board shall establish by regulation the education, experience, and examination requirements that individuals must meet or exceed as conditions for obtaining licensure, certification, or registration as an appraiser trainee, a licensed residential real property appraiser, a certified residential real property appraiser, or a certified general real property appraiser.

"(b) The licensure requirements established by the Board shall comply with this part and shall meet or exceed any applicable federal requirements that are necessary in order that the federal financial institution's regulatory agencies recognize and accept licenses for licensed residential real estate appraisers, certified residential real estate appraisers, and certified general real estate appraisers issued by the Board. If the federal requirements change and the Board's regulations do not meet the minimum federal standards, the Board may substitute the federal standards established by the Appraisal Qualifications Board and the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation when reviewing an application for licensure, certification, or registration until the Board is able to amend its regulations.

"(c) The Board shall establish by regulation the requirements that individuals licensed in jurisdictions other than the District of Columbia as a certified residential real property appraiser or a certified general real property appraiser must satisfy prior to obtaining a temporary license from the Board. The Board's requirements shall comply with applicable federal law, but the Mayor may require the applicant to pay a license fee to the Department and may place restrictions on the validity of the temporary license.

"(d) The Board shall establish by regulation provisions for the supervision of appraiser trainees, provisions for defining and enforcing the standards of professional appraiser practice, and provisions for the disposition of complaints from any person or from any federal agency or instrumentality regarding improper appraiser conduct.

"(e) The Board shall establish continuing education requirements necessary for renewal or reinstatement of any license, certification, or registration that meet or exceed the continuing education requirements established under the authority of federal law.

"(f) By regulation, the Board may establish and enforce practice requirements or standards pursuant to District law and may enforce practice requirements or standards established under the authority of federal law."

Section 4(b) of D.C. Law 16-101 provides that the act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect.

Emergency Act Amendments

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2(k) of Non-Health Related Occupations and Professions Licensure Emergency Act of 2006 (D.C. Act 16-255, January 26, 2006, 53 DCR 763).

Legislative History of Laws

For legislative history of D.C. Law 12-261, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 47-2801.

For Law 16-130, see notes following § 47-2853.06.

For Law 17-353, see notes following § 47-308.