(a) - (e)(No change.) (f)Experience claimed by an applicant must be submitted on forms prescribed by the board. (1)Experience claimed by an applicant shall be submitted upon an Appraisal Experience Log with an accompanying Appraisal Experience Affidavit. (2)In exceptional situations, the board, at its discretion, may accept other evidence of experience claimed by the applicant. (3)If a consumer complaint or peer complaint is brought against the applicant alleging fraud, incompetence, or malpractice and the board finds the complaint is reasonable or if the board determines other just cause exists for requiring further information, the board may obtain the additional information or documentation requested by: (A)requiring the applicant to complete a form, prescribed by the board, that includes detailed listings of appraisal experience showing, for each appraisal claimed by the applicant, the city or county where the appraisal was performed, the type and description of the building or property appraised, the approaches to value utilized in the appraisal, the actual number of hours expended on the appraisal, name of client, and other information determined to be appropriate by the board; or (B)engaging in other investigative research determined to be appropriate by the board. (4)The board shall require verification of acceptable experience of all applicants for all appraiser credentials. [ certification and no more than 5.0% of applicants for licensure, selected by random sampling, applied when a minimum of twenty approved applications are received.] Applicants have 60 days to provide all documentation requested by the board. The verification may be obtained by: (A)requiring the applicant to complete a form, prescribed by the board, that includes detailed listings of appraisal experience showing, for each appraisal claimed by the applicant, the city or county where the appraisal was performed, the type and description of the building or property appraised, the approaches to value utilized in the appraisal, the actual number of hours expended on the appraisal, name of client, and other information determined to be appropriate by the board; (B)requesting copies of appraisals and all supporting documentation, including the workfiles; and (C)engaging in other investigative research determined to be appropriate by the board. (5)Failure to comply with a request for verification of experience, or submission of experience that is found not to comply with the requirements for experience credit, is a violation of these rules and may result in denial of certification or licensure, and any disciplinary action up to and including revocation. (g)(No change.)
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has
been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's
legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on August 22, 2013
TRD-201303567 Kerri T. Lewis
General Counsel
Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board
Earliest possible date of adoption: October 6, 2013
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3652
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