Section 36.2. Application process

(a) Application form. A person interested in becoming a licensed appraiser trainee, a certified residential real estate appraiser or a certified general real estate appraiser shall complete and file with the Board a notarized application form and an application fee. Application forms may be obtained by visiting the Board’s website at www.dos.state.pa.us/real or by writing, telephoning, or e-mailing the Board at Post Office Box 2649, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649, [phone], or [e-mail], respectively.

(b) Application fee. The application fee for licensure as an appraiser trainee or certification as a residential real estate appraiser or general real estate appraiser is set forth in § 36.6 (relating to fees). Application fees are nonrefundable. Payments must be in the form of a personal check or money order made payable to the ‘‘Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.’’

(c) Approved applications. Subject to the provisions of subsection (e), an approved application for certification as a residential real estate appraiser or general real estate appraiser will be valid for 1 year from the date of approval. If an applicant does not pass the certification examination within this 1-year period, the applicant’s application will be considered to have been withdrawn. If the applicant wishes to take the examination after 1 year from the date of approval, a new application, along with the required fee, shall be submitted to the Board.

(d) Disapproved applications. Subject to the provisions of subsection (e), an applicant for licensure as an appraiser trainee, certification as a residential real estate appraiser, or certification as a general real estate appraiser whose application has been disapproved by the Board will be notified in writing of the reasons for the disapproval, and will have 1 year from the date of disapproval to correct the deficiencies or to file a request for reconsideration. A request for reconsideration must give the reason for the applicant’s request, must be accompanied by documentary materials not previously submitted which the applicant wishes the Board to consider and may include a request for an informal interview with the Board. If a request for reconsideration is denied or, subject to the provisions of subsection (e), an applicant is unable to correct the deficiencies which resulted in the disapproval of the application within 1 year from the date of disapproval, a new application, along with the required fee, shall be submitted to the Board.

(e) Compliance with new requirements. Except as otherwise provided in § § 36.11 and 36.12 (relating to qualifications for certification as residential real estate appraiser; and qualifications for certification as general real estate appraiser), an applicant for certification as a residential real estate appraiser or general real estate appraiser shall comply with any increased education or experience requirements that take effect between the applicant’s filing of an initial application and the applicant’s passing the certification examination. An applicant for licensure as an appraiser trainee shall comply with any increased education requirement that takes effect between the applicant’s filing of an application that is disapproved and the applicant’s filing of a new application.

The provisions of this § 36.2 adopted July 24, 1992, effective July 25, 1992, 22 Pa.B. 3864; amended December 16, 1994, effective December 17, 1994, 24 Pa.B. 6298; amended July 20, 2007, effective July 21, 2007, 37 Pa.B. 3367; amended July 16, 2010, effective July 17, 2010, 40 Pa.B. 3956. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (328736) to (328737).

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Authority

The provisions of this § 36.2 issued under sections 5(2), 6(h) and 10(b) of the Real Estate Appraisers Certification Act (63 P. S. § § 457.5(2), 457.6(h) and 457.10(b)); amended under sections 5(2), 6(f), 9(a) and 10(b) of the Real Estate Appraisers Certification Act (63 P. S. § § 457.5(2), 457.6(f), 457.9(a) and 457.10(b)); and sections 3, 4(d) and 12 of the Assessors Certification Act (63 P. S. § § 458.3, 458.4(d) and 458.12).