(a) A person desiring to be certified or licensed as
an appraiser, approved as an appraiser trainee, or registered as a
temporary out-of-state appraiser shall file an application using forms
prescribed by the Board or the Board's online application system,
if available. The Board may decline to accept for filing an application
that is materially incomplete or that is not accompanied by the appropriate
fee. Except as provided by the Act, the Board may not grant a certification,
license or approval of trainee status to an applicant who has not:
(1) paid the required fees;
(2) satisfied any experience and education requirements
established by the Act or by these sections;
(3) successfully completed any qualifying examination
prescribed by the board;
(4) provided all supporting documentation or information
requested by the board in connection with the application;
(5) satisfied all unresolved enforcement matters and
requirements with the board; and
(6) met any additional or superseding requirements
established by the Appraisal Qualifications Board.
(b) An application may be considered void and subject
to no further evaluation or processing if an applicant fails to provide
information or documentation within 60 days after the Board makes
written request for the information or documentation.
(c) A certification, license, or appraiser trainee
approval is valid for the term for which it is issued by the Board
unless suspended or revoked for cause and unless revoked, may be renewed
in accordance with the requirements of §153.17 of this title
(relating to Renewal or Extension of Certification and License or
Renewal of Trainee Approval).
(d) The Board may deny certification, licensing, approval
as an appraiser trainee, or registration for out-of-state temporary
practice to an applicant who fails to satisfy the board as to the
applicant's honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity.
(e) The Board may deny certification, licensure, approval
as an appraiser trainee, or registration for out-of-state temporary
practice to an applicant who submits incomplete, false, or misleading
information on the application or supporting documentation.
(f) When an application is denied by the Board, no
subsequent application will be accepted within one year of the application
denial.
(g) This subsection applies to an applicant who is
the spouse of a person serving on active duty as a member of the armed
forces of the United States.
(1) The Board shall issue on an expedited basis a certificate
or license to an applicant who holds a current certificate or license
issued by another state or jurisdiction that has licensing requirements
that are substantially equivalent to the requirements for the certificate
or license issued in this state.
(2) The Board may issue a license to an applicant who
within the five years preceding the application date held the certificate
or license in this state that expired while the applicant lived in
another state for at least six months.
(3) The board may allow an applicant to demonstrate
competency by alternative methods in order to meet the requirements
for obtaining a particular certificate or license issued by the Board.
For purposes of this subsection, the standard method of demonstrating
competency is the specific examination, education, and/or experience
required to obtain a particular certificate or license.
(4) In lieu of the standard method(s) of demonstrating
competency for a particular certificate or license and based on the
applicant's circumstances, the alternative methods for demonstrating
competency may include any combination of the following as determined
by the Board:
(A) education;
(B) continuing education;
(C) examinations (written and/or practical) ;
(D) letters of good standing;
(E) letters of recommendation;
(F) work experience; or
(G) other methods required by the commissioner.
(h) This subsection applies to an applicant who is
serving on active duty or is a veteran of the armed forces of the
United States.
(1) The Board shall credit any verifiable military
service, training or education obtained by an applicant that is relevant
to a license toward the requirements of a license.
(2) This subsection does not apply to an applicant
who holds a restricted license issued by another jurisdiction.
(3) The applicant must pass the qualifying examination,
if any, for the type of license sought.
(i) A person applying for license under subsection
(g) or (h) of this section must also:
(1) submit the Board's approved application form for
the type of license sought;
(2) submit the appropriate fee for that application;
and
(3) submit the supplemental form approved by the Board
applicable to subsection (g) or (h) of this section.
(j) The commissioner may issue a certificate or license
by endorsement in the same manner as the Texas Department of Licensing
and Regulation to an applicant under this subsection.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §153.9 adopted to be effective March 2, 1992, 17 TexReg 1231; amended to be effective April 1, 1993, 18 TexReg 1680; amended to be effective November 10, 1993, 18 TexReg 7542; amended to be effective July 21, 1994, 19 TexReg 5354; amended to be effective March 1, 1995, 19 TexReg 10357; amended to be effective March 1, 1997, 22 TexReg 1717; amended to be effective March 31, 1999, 24 TexReg 2351; amended to be effective November 17, 1999, 24 TexReg 10090; amended to be effective April 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 2163; amended to be effective September 30, 2004, 29 TexReg 9188; amended to beeffective July 25, 2005, 30 TexReg 4212; amended to be effective January 1, 2006, 30 TexReg 8689; amended to be effective June 6, 2006, 31 TexReg 4624; amended to be effective October 30, 2007, 32 TexReg 7687; amended to be effective November 9, 2008, 33 TexReg 8942; amended to be effective November 10, 2009, 34 TexReg 7806; amended to be effective September 20, 2010, 35 TexReg 8496; amended to be effective September 12, 2012, 37 TexReg 7174; amended to be effective December 22, 2013, 38 TexReg 9048 |