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(a)A certified or licensed appraiser or appraiser trainee may request to be placed on inactive status by filing a request for inactive status on a form approved by the board and paying the required fee. (b)A certified or licensed appraiser or appraiser trainee whose certificate, license, or approval has expired may renew on inactive status by: (1)filing, within one year of expiration, an application for inactive status on a form approved by the board; (2)indicating on the application that the appraiser wishes to renew on inactive status; and (3)paying the required renewal fees. (c)An appraiser on inactive status: (1)shall not appraise real property, engage in appraisal practice, or perform any activity for which an appraiser license or certification is required; and (2)must file the proper application and pay all required fees, except for the national registry fee, in order to renew the license, certification, or trainee approval. (d)To return to active status, a licensed or certified appraiser or appraiser trainee who has been placed on inactive status must: (1)request to return to active status on a form approved by the board; (2)pay the return to active status fee; (3)satisfy all appraiser continuing education (ACE) requirements that were not completed while on inactive status, except that the appraiser is not required to complete the most current USPAP update course more than once in order to return to active status and shall substitute other approved courses to meet the required number of hours of ACE; and (4)meet all then-current requirements for certification, licensure, or approval, including retaking and passing the examination, if the certificate, license, or approval was expired for more than six months at the time the licensed or certified appraiser or appraiser trainee applied for inactive status. (e)A licensed or certified appraiser or appraiser trainee who has been on inactive status may not resume practice until the active certification, license, or approval has been issued by the board.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has
been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of
the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on November 14, 2012
TRD-201205913 Kerri T. Galvin
General Counsel
Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board
Effective date: December 4, 2012
Proposal publication date: September 7, 2012
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3576
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