(a) A person desiring to be certified or licensed as an appraiser
or approved as an appraiser trainee or registered as a temporary non-resident
appraiser shall file an application using forms prescribed by the board. The
commissioner shall review the application and make a recommendation for final
action to the board. The board may decline to accept for filing an application
which is materially incomplete or which 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 unless the applicant:
(1) pays the fees requested by the board;
(2) satisfies any experience and education requirements established
by the Act or by these sections;
(3) successfully completes any qualifying examination prescribed
by the board;
(4) provides all supporting documentation or information requested
by the board in connection with the application and
(5) satisfies all unresolved enforcement matters and requirements
with the board.
(b) The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board adopts
by reference the following forms approved by the board and published and available
from the board, P.O. Box 12188, Austin, Texas 78711-2188:
(1) Application for Appraiser Certification or Licensing;
(2) Appraisal Experience Affidavit;
(3) Appraisal Experience Log;
(4) Application for Approval as an Appraiser Trainee;
(5) Request for Course Approval and Renewal;
(6) Temporary Non-Resident Appraiser Registration;
(7) Change of Office Address;
(8) Addition or Termination of Appraiser Trainee Sponsorship;
(9) Supplement to Application for Appraiser Certification or
Licensing by Reciprocity; and
(10) Extension of Non-Resident Temporary Practice Registration.
(c) 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.
(d) 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 of Certification,
License or Trainee Approval).
(e) The board may deny certification, licensing, approval as
an appraiser trainee, or registration for non-resident temporary practice
to an applicant who fails to satisfy the board as to the applicant's honesty,
trustworthiness, and integrity.
(f) The board may deny certification, licensure, approval as
an appraiser trainee, or registration for non-resident temporary practice
to an applicant who submits incomplete, false, or misleading information on
the application or supporting documentation.
(g) An application shall be considered void and subject to
no further evaluation or processing if the applicant fails to provide acceptable
documentation that all requirements for licensure, certification, or approval
as an appraiser trainee have been met within one year of the date the application
was received by the board, or within one year of the date of the applicant's
last examination, whichever occurs later.
(h) When an application is denied by the Board, no subsequent
application will be accepted within one year of the application denial.
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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 |