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Chapter 1301:11-3 | Certification/Licensing of Appraisers

 
 
 
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Rule 1301:11-3-01 | Definition.
 

"Nationally recognized appraisal organization" means an organization which:

(A) Offers classroom instruction in subjects related to real estate appraisal as specified in rule 1301:11-3-03 of the Administrative Code, that would be acceptable towards satisfying the pre-license or pre-certification education requirement,

(B) Offers a designation to real estate appraisers upon successful completion of appraisal education and attainment of appraisal experience,

(C) Has established standards of professional appraisal practice and a code of ethics for organization members which are consistent with the standards adopted by the real estate appraisal board, and

(D) Offers the classroom instruction specified in paragraph (A) of this rule to all individuals and does not require individuals to be a member of the organization to enroll and complete the instruction.

Last updated September 8, 2023 at 11:51 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 119.03, 4763.03
Amplifies: 4763.05
Five Year Review Date: 5/1/2026
Prior Effective Dates: 12/1/1990
Rule 1301:11-3-03 | Education requirements for applicants for licensing and certification.
 

(A) An applicant for a residential real estate appraiser license, shall comply with the following:

The applicant shall complete one hundred fifty classroom hours of instruction in the required core curriculum listed in this paragraph and at least one course devoted exclusively to federal, state, and municipal fair housing law, obtained from a nationally or state recognized appraisal or real estate organization, a college or university, community or junior college, a proprietary school, a state or federal commission or agency, a provider approved by the superintendent or the real estate appraiser board, or the appraisal foundation or its boards.

Fifteen of the one hundred fifty hours shall include the successful completion of the national uniform standards of professional appraisal practice course or its equivalent. Equivalency shall be determined by the appraiser qualifications board approval program or by an alternate method established by the appraiser qualifications board. At least one of the course instructors must be an instructor certified by the appraiser qualifications board in national uniform standards of professional appraisal practice and who is also a state certified appraiser in good standing.

The required core curriculum for licensing as a residential real estate appraiser shall also include thirty hours of instruction in basic appraisal principles, thirty hours of instruction in basic appraisal procedures, fifteen hours of instruction in residential market analysis and highest and best use, fifteen hours of instruction in residential appraiser site valuation and cost approach, thirty hours of instruction in residential sales comparison and income approaches, and fifteen hours of instruction in residential report writing and case studies.

(B) An applicant for a residential real estate appraiser certification shall comply with both of the following:

(1) The applicant shall satisfy one of the following college level education requirements:

(a) Hold a bachelors degree in any field of study;

(b) Hold an associates degree in a field of study related to business administration, accounting, finance, economics or real estate;

(c) Successful completion of thirty semester hours of college-level courses in each of the following topic areas and hours:

(i) English composition (three hours);

(ii) Microeconomics (three hours);

(iii) Macroeconomics (three hours);

(iv) Finance (three hours);

(v) Algebra, geometry or higher mathematics (three hours);

(vi) Statistics (three hours);

(vii) Computer science (three hours);

(viii) Business law or real estate law (three hours); and

(ix) Two elective courses in any of the topics listed above, or in accounting, geography, agricultural economics, business management or real estate (three hours each).

(d) Successful completion of at least thirty hours of college level examination program examinations from each of the following subject matter areas:

(i) College algebra (three semester hours);

(ii) College composition (six semester hours);

(iii) College composition modular (three semester hours);

(iv) College mathematics (six semester hours);

(v) Principles of macroeconomics (three semester hours);

(vi) Principles of microeconomics (three semester hours);

(vii) Introductory business law (three semester hours); and

(viii) Information systems (three semester hours).

(e) Any combination of paragraphs (B)(1)(c) and (B)(1)(d) of this rule that includes all of the courses and hours identified.

All college-level education must be obtained from a degree-granting institution accredited by the commission on colleges, a regional or national accreditation association or by an accrediting agency that is recognized by the U.S. secretary of education.

(f) An applicant does not need to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (B)(1) for this rule only if the applicant has held a residential appraisers license for a minimum of five years and the applicant has had no record of any adverse, final and non-appealable disciplinary action affecting the license residential appraisers legal eligibility to engage in appraisal practice within five years immediately preceding the date of the application residential real estate appraiser certification.

(2) The applicant shall complete two hundred classroom hours of instruction in the required core curriculum listed in this paragraph and at least one course devoted exclusively to federal, state, and municipal fair housing law, obtained from a nationally or state recognized appraisal or real estate organization, a college or university, community or junior college, a proprietary school, a state or federal commission or agency, a provider approved by the superintendent or the real estate appraiser board, or the appraisal foundation or its boards.

Fifteen of the two hundred hours shall include the successful completion of the national uniform standards of professional appraisal practice course or its equivalent. Equivalency shall be determined by the appraiser qualifications board approval program or by an alternate method established by the appraiser qualifications board. At least one of the course instructors must be an instructor certified by the appraiser qualifications board in national uniform standards of professional appraisal practice and who is also a state certified appraiser in good standing.

The required core curriculum for certification as a residential real estate appraiser shall also include thirty hours of instruction in basic appraisal principles, thirty hours of instruction in basic appraisal procedures, fifteen hours of instruction in residential appraiser market analysis and highest and best use, fifteen hours of instruction in residential appraiser site valuation and cost approach, thirty hours of instruction in residential sales comparison and income approaches, fifteen hours of instruction in residential report writing and case studies, fifteen hours of instruction in statistics, modeling and finance, fifteen hours of instruction in advanced residential applications and case studies, and twenty hours of instruction in appraisal subject matter electives.

(C) An applicant for a general real estate appraiser certification shall comply with both of the following:

(1) The applicant shall hold a bachelor's degree or higher degree in any field of study from an accredited college or university. The college or university must be a degree-granting institution accredited by the commission on colleges, a regional or national accreditation association or by an accrediting agency that is recognized by the U.S. secretary of education; and

(2) The applicant shall complete three hundred classroom hours of instruction in the required core curriculum listed in this paragraph and at least one course devoted exclusively to federal, state, and municipal fair housing law, obtained from a nationally or state recognized appraisal or real estate organization, a college or university, community or junior college, a proprietary school, a state or federal commission or agency, a provider approved by the superintendent or the real estate appraiser board, or the appraisal foundation or its boards.

Fifteen of the three hundred hours shall include the successful completion of the national uniform standards of professional appraisal practice course or its equivalent. Equivalency shall be determined by the appraiser qualifications board approval program or by an alternate method established by the appraiser qualifications board. At least one of the course instructors must be an instructor certified by the appraiser qualifications board in national uniform standards of professional appraisal practice and who is also a state certified appraiser in good standing.

The required core curriculum for certification as a general real estate appraiser shall also include thirty hours of instruction in basic appraisal principles, thirty hours of instruction in basic appraisal procedures, thirty hours of instruction in general appraiser market analysis and highest and best use, fifteen hours of instruction in statistics, modeling and finance, thirty hours of instruction in general appraiser sales comparison approach, thirty hours of instruction in general appraiser site valuation and cost approach, sixty hours of instruction in general appraiser income approach, thirty hours of instruction in general appraiser report writing and case studies, and thirty hours of instruction in appraisal subject matter electives.

(D) An applicant for licensing or certification shall satisfy the requirements of paragraphs (A), (B)(2) and (C)(2) of this rule through distance education as defined in paragraph (A) of rule 1301:11-7-03 of the Administrative Code or through hours of instruction in a classroom setting. Distance education must satisfy the requirements of paragraph (A) of rule 1301:11-7-03 of the Administrative Code. Hours of instruction in a classroom setting must be approved by the appraisal qualifications board of the appraisal foundation, or obtained from a college or university, community or junior college, a nationally or state recognized appraisal or real estate organization, a proprietary school, a state or federal commission or agency, a provider approved by the superintendent or the real estate appraiser board, or the appraisal foundation or its boards.

(E) For this rule, a "classroom hour" is defined as fifty minutes of instruction out of each sixty minute segment attended by the student. "Classroom hour" applies to instruction held in a classroom or in a distance education setting as defined in paragraph (A) of rule 1301:11-7-03 of the Administrative Code. With the exception of the course devoted exclusively to federal, state, and municipal fair housing law, classroom hours may be obtained only where the minimum length of the course offering is fifteen hours, and the individual shall successfully complete a closed-book final examination pertinent to that course offering. The examination must be proctored in person or remotely by an official approved by the college or university, or the sponsoring orgranization. Bio-metric proctoring as defined by the appraiser qualifications board for the appraisal foundation is an acceptable form of proctoring. The examination must appropriately cover topics included in each course found in paragraphs (A), (B)(2) and (C)(2) of this rule. An examination may be written on paper or administered electronically on a computer workstation or other device. Oral examinations are not acceptable. Courses taken to satisfy the education requirements found in paragraphs (A), (B)(2) and (C)(2) of this rule must not be repetitive. Experience shall not be substituted for education.

(F) To establish successful completion of the education requirements prescribed in this rule, an applicant shall submit to the division of real estate a certificate, transcript, letter or other similar documentation properly issued from the entity at which the course or courses of education was completed. The superintendent of real estate may request supporting documentation to determine the acceptability of a particular course or courses.

(G) An applicant must meet the education requirements in this rule prior to being seated for the examination.

(H) Credit toward qualifying education requirements found in paragraphs (A), (B)(2) and (C)(2) of this rule may also be obtained via the completion of a degree in real estate from an accredited degree-granting college or university approved by the association to advance collegiate schools of business, or a regional or national accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. secretary of education, provided that the college or university has had its curriculum reviewed by the appraiser qualifications board of the appraisal foundation.

(I) For purposes of the requirements found in paragraphs (B)(1) and (C)(1) of this rule, applicants with a college degree from a foreign country may have their education evaluated for equivalency by one of the following:

(1) An accredited, degree granting domestic college or university;

(2) A foreign degree credential evaluation service company that is a member of the national association of credential evaluation services; or

(3) A foreign degree credential evaluation service company that provides equivalency evaluation reports accepted by an accredited degree-granting domestic college or university or by a state licensing board that issues credentials in another discipline.

(J) Upon notice from the division of real estate that an application is incomplete or incorrect as filed, the applicant shall, within thirty days of the date of the last such notice, submit to the division the additional requested information or the corrected application. Failure to timely submit the additional requested information or the corrected application shall constitute just cause for the superintendent to void the application.

(K) In accordance with requirements established by the appraiser qualifications board, an applicant in the reserve components of the US armed forces, who was pursuing an appraiser license or certification prior to December 1, 2011, and who was called to active duty between December 1, 2011 and December 31, 2014, may satisfy the 2008 qualifications required by the appraiser qualifications board for an additional time period after January 1, 2015. The extension of time shall be equal to the applicants time of active duty, plus twelve months. The applicant shall provide the superintendent with proof of being called to active duty between December 1, 2011 and December 31, 2014 and was pursuing an appraiser license or certification prior to December 1, 2011.

Last updated May 31, 2023 at 8:32 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: Ohio Revised Code Section 4763.03 & 4763.05
Amplifies: Ohio Revised Code Section 4763.05
Five Year Review Date: 3/31/2028
Prior Effective Dates: 12/1/1990, 1/1/2009
Rule 1301:11-3-04 | Experience requirement.
 

(A) Applicants seeking a state-licensed residential real estate appraiser license shall:

(1) Certify under oath that he or she has acquired one thousand hours of experience in real estate appraisal, and

(2) Furnish, under oath, a detailed listing of the appraisal reports or file memoranda for each year for which experience is claimed and, upon request of the superintendent or the board, make available samples of appraisal reports prepared by the applicant in the course of the applicant's practice.

(3) The one thousand hours of experience required in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule must be achieved over a period of not less than six months immediately preceding the initial filing of the application.

(4) The one thousand hours of experience required in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule must be achieved either while registered as a state registered real estate appraiser assistant in Ohio or as a registered real estate appraiser assistant in another state so long as that state's requirements to be a registered real estate appraiser assistant meet or exceed the requirements of the "Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB) of the Appraisal Foundation."

(5) Except as provided in paragraph (G) of this rule, the one thousand hours of experience required in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule must be achieved under the supervision of an Ohio certified real estate appraiser or any state certified real estate appraiser so long as that state's requirements to be a state certified real estate appraiser meet or exceed the requirements of the AQB. A certified appraiser who is supervising an applicant pursuant to this rule shall be known as a supervisory appraiser as defined in paragraph (N) of this rule.

(6) A state-registered real estate appraiser assistant may have more than one supervising appraiser.

(7) An Ohio certified real estate appraiser may not supervise more than three state - registered real estate appraiser assistants at any one time.

(8) An appraisal log shall be maintained by the state - registered real estate appraiser assistant and each supervising appraiser jointly. The state - registered real estate appraiser assistant and each supervising appraiser shall share responsibility to ensure the appraisal log is accurate, current and complies with the requirements of this rule. At a minimum the appraisal log must include:

(a) Date of report;

(b) Type of assignment;

(c) Address of subject property;

(d) Property type, residential or general;

(e) Capacity, field or review;

(f) Number of actual work hours by the state - registered real estate appraiser assistant on the assignment;

(g) The signature and state certification number of the supervising appraiser. Separate appraisal logs shall be maintained for each supervising appraiser if applicable; and

(h) Description of work performed by the state - registered real estate appraiser assistant, the scope of the review performed by the supervising appraiser and the level of supervision performed by the supervising appraiser.

(B) An applicant seeking a state-certified residential real estate appraiser certificate shall:

(1) Certify under oath that the applicant has acquired one thousand five hundred hours of experience in real estate appraisal, and

(2) Furnish, under oath, a detailed listing of the appraisal reports or file memoranda for each year for which experience is claimed and, upon request of the superintendent or the board, make available samples of the appraisal reports prepared by the applicant in the course of the applicant's practice.

(3) The one thousand five hundred hours of experience required in paragraph (B)(1) of this rule must be achieved over a period of not less than twelve months immediately preceding the initial filing of the application.

(4) The one thousand five hundred hours of experience required by paragraph (B)(1) of this rule must be achieved while registered as a state - registered real estate appraiser assistant or as a licensed real estate appraiser in Ohio or while registered as a real estate appraiser assistant or as a licensed real estate appraiser in another state so long as that state's requirements to be a registered real estate appraiser assistant or licensed real estate appraiser meet or exceed the requirements of the AQB.

(5) Except as provided in paragraph (G) of this rule, the one thousand five hundred hours of experience required in paragraph (B)(1) of this rule achieved by any state-registered real estate appraiser assistant must be under the supervision of an Ohio certified real estate appraiser or any state certified real estate appraiser so long as that state's requirements to be a state certified real estate appraiser meet or exceed the requirements of the AQB. For a licensed residential real estate appraiser seeking to become an Ohio certified residential real estate appraiser, any experience that exceeds the scope of the residential real estate appraiser license must be obtained while under the supervision of an Ohio certified real estate appraiser or any state certified real estate appraiser in another state so long as that states requirements to be a state certified real estate appraiser meet or exceed the requirements of AQB. A certified appraiser who is supervising an applicant pursuant to this rule shall be known as a supervisory appraiser as defined in paragraph (N) of this rule.

(6) Experience obtained while a state - registered real estate appraiser assistant must comply with paragraphs (A)(6), (A)(7) and (A)(8) of this rule.

(7) Experience obtained while an Ohio licensed real estate appraiser or as a licensed real estate appraiser in another state shall be maintained in an appraisal log. At a minimum the appraisal log must include:

(a) Date of report;

(b) Type of assignment;

(c) Address of subject property;

(d) Property type, residential or general;

(e) Capacity, field or review;

(f) Number of actual work hours by the state licensed real estate appraiser on the assignment;

(g) If the experience is outside the scope of the applicants license, the log shall include the signature and state certification number of the supervising appraiser with whom the applicant jointly obtained such experience. The applicant and supervising appraiser shall share responsibility to ensure the appraisal log is accurate, current and complies with the requirements of this rule. Separate appraisal logs shall be maintained for each supervising appraiser if applicable; and

(h) Description of work performed by the state licensed real estate appraiser, the scope of the review performed by the supervising appraiser and the level of supervision performed by the supervising appraiser.

(C) An applicant seeking a state-certified general real estate appraiser certificate shall:

(1) Certify under oath that the applicant has acquired three thousand hours of experience in real estate appraisal, of which at least fifty per cent (one thousand five hundred hours) must have been acquired in connection with the appraisal of real estate other than the appraisal of residential real estate consisting of one to four units, and

(2) Furnish, under oath, a detailed listing of the appraisal reports or file memoranda for each year for which experience is claimed and, upon request of the superintendent or the board, make available samples of appraisal reports prepared by the applicant in the course of the applicant's practice.

(3) The three thousand hours of experience required in paragraph (C)(1) of this rule must be achieved over a period of not less than eighteen months immediately preceding the initial filing of the application.

(4) The three thousand hours of experience required in paragraph (C)(1) of this rule must be achieved either while registered in Ohio as a state-registered real estate appraiser assistant, a state licensed real estate appraiser or as a state certified residential real estate appraiser or while registered as a real estate appraiser assistant, a licensed real estate appraiser or as a certified residential real estate appraiser in another state so long as that state's requirements to be a registered real estate appraiser assistant, licensed real estate appraiser or certified residential real estate appraiser meet or exceed the requirements of the AQB.

(5) Except as provided in paragraph (G) of this rule, the three thousand hours of experience required in paragraph (C)(1) of this rule achieved by any state - registered real estate appraiser assistant must be under the supervision of an Ohio certified real estate appraiser or any state certified real estate appraiser so long as that state's requirements to be a state certified real estate appraiser meet or exceed the requirements of the AQB. For a licensed residential real estate appraiser or a certified residential real estate appraiser seeking to become an Ohio certified general real estate appraiser, any experience that exceeds the scope of the residential real estate appraiser license or certificate must be obtained while under the supervision of an Ohio certified general real estate appraiser or any state certified general appraiser in another state so long as that states requirements to be a state certified general appraiser meet or exceed the requirements of the AQB. A certified appraiser who is supervising an applicant pursuant to this rule shall be known as a supervisory appraiser as defined in paragraph (N) of this rule.

(6) Experience obtained while a state-registered real estate appraiser assistant must comply with paragraphs (A)(6), (A)(7) and (A)(8) of this rule.

(7) Experience obtained while registered in Ohio as a state licensed real estate appraiser or as a state certified residential real estate appraiser or while as a licensed real estate appraiser or as a certified residential real estate appraiser in another state shall be maintained in an appraisal log. At a minimum the appraisal log must include:

(a) Date of report;

(b) Type of assignment;

(c) Address of subject property;

(d) Property type, residential or general;

(e) Capacity, field or review;

(f) Number of actual work hours by the state licensed or certified residential real estate appraiser on the assignment;

(g) If the experience is outside the scope of the applicants license or certificate, the log shall include the signature and state certification number of the supervising appraiser with whom the applicant jointly obtained such experience. The applicant and supervising appraiser shall share responsibility to ensure the appraisal log is accurate, current and complies with the requirements of this rule. Separate appraisal logs shall be maintained for each supervising appraiser if applicable; and

(h) Description of work performed by the state licensed or certified residential real estate appraiser, the scope of the review performed by the supervising appraiser and the level of supervision performed by the supervising appraiser.

(D) For purposes of this rule, acceptable appraisal experience shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

(1) Appraisals;

(2) Appraisal reviews;

(3) Appraisal consulting;

(4) Mass appraisals; and

(5) "Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal" (PAREA) programs approved by the AQB.

(E) For purposes of this rule, the acceptable appraisal experience must be satisfied by time spent on the appraisal process. The appraisal process consists of: analyzing factors that affect value; defining the problem; gathering and analyzing data; applying the appropriate analysis and methodology; arriving at an opinion and correctly reporting the opinion in compliance with "Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice."

(F) All acceptable appraisal experience must be obtained after January 30, 1989. All experience must have been completed in compliance with the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice, as adopted by the "Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation" to be considered as acceptable appraisal experience and the experience must demonstrate proficiency in appraisal principles, methodology, procedures and reporting conclusions. All experience involving a supervising appraiser must be obtained while the supervising appraiser was acting within the scope of their certificate to be considered as acceptable appraisal experience. Except as provided in paragraph (G) of this rule, education shall not be substituted for experience hours.

(G) Up to fifty per cent of the experience hours required pursuant to this rule may be obtained for the actual number of hours worked on non-client appraisals, provided:

(1) The experience is obtained as part of a case study or practicum course that has been approved through the appraisal qualifications board course approval program and the course provider certifies the actual number of hours worked on appraisal development and reporting for actual subject properties, or

(2) The experience is obtained as part of a mentorship program that has been approved by the board and the mentor certifies the actual number of hours worked on appraisal development and reporting for actual subject properties.

(3) The experience obtained in paragraph (G) of this rule must include the generally applicable methods of appraisal practice for the license or certificate. Content includes but is not limited to: requiring the student to produce credible appraisals that utilize an actual subject property; performing market research, containing sales analysis; and applying and reporting the applicable appraisal approaches in conformity with uniform standards of professional appraisal practice. Assignments must require problem solving skills for a variety of property types for the license or certificate.

(H) Upon request of the superintendent or board, all applicants must provide documentation in the form of reports, certifications, work files or other evidence to support experience claimed.

(I) An applicant must meet the experience requirement set forth in this rule prior to being seated for the examination.

(J) For purposes of this rule, a supervisory appraiser shall be responsible for the training, guidance and direct supervision of the registrant or the applicant by:

(1) Accepting responsibility for the appraisal by signing and certifying the appraisal report complies with uniform standards of professional appraisal practice;

(2) Reviewing and signing registrant or applicants appraisal reports; and

(3) Personally inspecting each appraised property with the registrant or applicant until the supervisory appraiser determines the registrant or applicant is competent to inspect the property in accordance with the competency rule of uniform standards of professional appraisal practice.

(K) Supervisory appraisers must complete a course that, at a minimum, complies with the specifications for course content established by the AQB. Course content must meet the requirements found in paragraph (K) of rule 1301:11-7-02 of the Administrative Code. The course must be completed by the supervisory appraiser prior to supervising a registrant. This paragraph applies only to supervisory appraisers beginning their supervision of a registrant on or after January 1, 2015. Experience hours obtained by a registrant will not be credited toward meeting this rules requirements until the supervisory appraiser has completed this course described in this paragraph.

Supervisory appraisers must complete the requirement described in paragraph (K) of this rule through distance education as defined in paragraph (A) of rule 1301:11-7-03 of the Administrative Code or through classroom hours of instruction. Distance education must satisfy the requirements of paragraph (D) of rule 1301:11-7-01 of the Administrative Code and distance education must be obtained from a nationally or state recognized appraisal or real estate organization, a college or university, community or junior college, a proprietary school, a state or federal commission or agency, a provider approved by the superintendent or the real estate appraiser board, or the appraisal foundation or its boards. Hours of instruction in a classroom setting must be approved by the appraisal qualifications board of the appraisal foundation, or obtained from a college or university, community or junior college, a nationally or state recognized appraisal or real estate organization, a proprietary school, a state or federal commission or agency, a provider approved by the superintendent or the real estate appraiser board, or the appraisal foundation or its boards.

(L) The registrant or applicant as well as the supervisory appraiser shall be entitled to obtain copies of the appraisal reports and be permitted appropriate access and retrieval arrangements for all workfiles for appraisals in which he or she participated.

(M) Supervisory appraisers must identify the registrant that they supervise on a form prescribed by the superintendent. The form must be completed, signed and received by the superintendent prior to beginning any supervision of a registrant. A registrant is not eligible to satisfy the experience requirements found in this rule until this form is received by the superintendent.

If a supervisory appraiser or a registrant is placed in inactive status, the registrant is no longer eligible to satisfy the experience requirements found in this rule. If a supervisory appraiser or registrant returns from inactive status to active status, a registrant may be eligible to satisfy the experience requirements found in this rule provided a form prescribed by the superintendent is completed, signed and received by the superintendent indicating the resumption of the supervision. The resumption of the supervision will be the date the superintendent receives this form.

Except for a supervisory appraiser or registrant placed in inactive status, the superintendent must be notified on a form prescribed by the superintendent when a supervisory appraiser no longer supervises a registrant. This form shall include, among other things, the date the supervision concluded. The effective date of the supervision concluding will be the date the superintendent receives this form or the date identified on the form, whichever is later. The registrant and the supervisory appraiser shall share responsibility to ensure all forms required in this rule have been received by the superintendent.

(N) A supervisory appraiser shall be a state certified appraiser and in good standing for a period of at least three years prior to being eligible to become a supervisory appraiser. A supervisory appraiser shall not have been subject to any disciplinary action within any jurisdiction within the last three years that affects the supervisory appraisers legal eligibility to engage in appraisal practice. A supervisory appraiser subject to a disciplinary action would not be considered to be in good standing until three years after the successful completion or termination of the sanction imposed against the supervisory appraiser. Supervisory appraisers must comply with the competency rule of uniform standards of professional appraisal practice for the property type and geographic location where the registrant is being supervised.

(O) Upon notice from the division of real estate that an application is incomplete or incorrect as filed, the applicant shall, within thirty days of the date of the last such notice, submit to the division the additional requested information or the corrected application. Failure to timely submit the additional requested information or the corrected application shall constitute just cause for the superintendent to void the application.

(P) PAREA programs approved by the AQB utilize simulated experience training and serve as an alternative to the traditional Supervisor/Trainee experience model. A full text of the AQB requirements for PAREA is available in an electronic format at https://appraisalfoundation.sharefile.com/share/view/s8918e2064c0a412cae15bcd79f98d25d. Information regarding the AQB requirements may also be obtained by writing to the following address - "Real Estate Appraiser Board, Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing, 77 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215-6133," or accessing the division of real estate and professional licensing website. Only PAREA programs approved by the AQB shall satisfy the requirements of this rule. Participants successfully completing approved PAREA programs will receive the following experience credit:

(1) For participants completing an approved licensed residential PAREA program:

(a) Licensed residential classification: up to one hundred per cent of the required experience hours.

(b) Certified residential classification: up to sixty-seven per cent of the required experience hours.

(c) Certified general classification: up to thirty-three per cent of the total required experience, none of which is eligible towards the required non-residential hours.

(2) For participants completing an approved certified residential PAREA program:

(a) Licensed residential classification: up to one hundred per cent of the required experience hours.

(b) Certified residential classification: up to one hundred per cent of the required experience hours.

(c) Certified general classification: up to fifty per cent of the total required experience, none of which is eligible towards the required non-residential hours.

Last updated September 1, 2021 at 11:10 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 4763.03, 4763.05
Amplifies: 4763.05
Five Year Review Date: 8/11/2026
Prior Effective Dates: 9/10/1996, 3/20/1999, 8/18/2016
Rule 1301:11-3-05 | Examination requirements for licensing and certification applicants.
 

(A) An applicant for a general real estate appraiser certificate or a residential real estate appraiser license or certificate shall satisfy all fee, education, experience and background requirements as are required by section 4763.05 of the Revised Code to be eligible to take the examination.

(1) An applicant for a residential real estate appraiser license shall achieve a passing score on an examination authorized for residential real estate appraiser license;

(2) An applicant for a residential real estate appraiser certificate shall achieve a passing score on an examination authorized for residential real estate appraiser certificate and

(3) An applicant for a general real estate appraiser certificate shall achieve a passing score on an examination authorized for general real estate appraiser certificate.

(B) The superintendent of real estate, with the consent of the real estate appraiser board, may enter into agreements with recognized national testing services to administer the residential real estate appraiser licensure examination, the residential real estate appraisal certification examination and general real estate appraiser certification examination under the superintendent's supervision and control, consistent with the requirements of Chapter 4763. of the Revised Code as to the contents of such examinations.

(C) An applicant must take the examination in accordance with the instructions provided by the testing vendor. The applicant shall have twelve months from the date of notification of testing eligibility, provided by the testing vendor, to achieve a passing score on the examination. If the applicant fails to achieve a passing score on the examination within the twelve month eligibility period, the applicants application file shall be closed. The applicant must notify the division of any change in application status that occurs during the twelve month eligibility period that would affect the fitness of the applicant to take the examination, including but not limited to, a criminal conviction or a change of name or address.

(D) The examination for a general real estate appraiser certificate or a residential real estate appraiser license or certificate shall include, but not be limited to, the following content areas:

(1) Influences on real estate value;

(2) Legal considerations in appraisal;

(3) Types of value;

(4) Economic principles;

(5) Real estate markets and analysis;

(6) Valuation process;

(7) Property description;

(8) Highest and best use analysis;

(9) Appraisal math and statistics;

(10) Sales comparison approach;

(11) Site value;

(12) Cost approach;

(13) Income approach;

(14) Valuation of partial interests;

(15) Appraisal standards and ethics; and

(16) Ohio real estate and appraisal laws and rules.

(E) Each applicant shall bring to the examination and submit to the examiner prior to being seated for the examination at least one form of government issued photo identification.

(F) The superintendent of real estate may waive the requirement of examination if an applicant can establish that he or she has achieved a passing score as specified in this rule on an appraiser license or certification examination approved by the appraiser qualifications board to qualify for an appraiser license or certification in another state and that the applicant is in good standing in that state.

Last updated September 8, 2023 at 11:51 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 4763.03
Amplifies: 4763.05
Five Year Review Date: 5/1/2026
Prior Effective Dates: 2/6/1996
Rule 1301:11-3-06 | Temporary practice registration.
 

(A) Each temporary appraiser registration issued in accordance with division (E) of section 4763.05 of the Revised Code shall expire six months after the issuance date or upon the completion of the work required by the appraisal assignment or specialized service, whichever is later.

(B) A temporary registration issued shall be expressly limited to a grant of authority to perform the appraisal assignment or specialized service required by the contract for appraisal services.

(C) The registration required in division (E) of section 4763.05 of the Revised Code shall be on a form prescribed by the superintendent of real estate and shall be accompanied by a fee specified in rule 1301:11-1-03 of the Administrative Code. The registration form shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:

(1) The applicant's name, business address and such other information as may be necessary to identify the applicant;

(2) A statement by the applicant setting forth:

(a) The type of license or certificate held by the applicants and the license or certificate number;

(b) The dates of licensure or certification and the expiration date of the applicant's current license or certificate;

(c) A complete record of any disciplinary actions taken, including any complaints or disciplinary proceedings pending against the applicant.

(3) Consent to service of process in Ohio;

(4) A statement that the applicant has read and agrees to abide by all appraiser laws and rules in this state and agrees to cooperate with any investigation initiated by the division of real estate or the appraisal board including supplying relevant documents and personally appearing before the board or the division's investigators; and

(5) Information sufficient to identify the appraisal assignment or specialized service to be performed under the temporary practice registration, including the projected beginning and ending dates for performing such appraisal assignment or specialized service, but shall not require the applicant to divulge any information concerning the appraisal assignment which would breach the applicant's duty of confidentiality to his client under the provisions of the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice.

(D) Persons granted a temporary registration under this rule shall not advertise or otherwise hold themselves out as being an Ohio state certified or state-licensed appraiser.

Last updated September 8, 2023 at 11:51 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 4763.03, 4763.05
Amplifies: 4763.05
Five Year Review Date: 5/1/2026
Prior Effective Dates: 5/7/1993, 1/1/2007
Rule 1301:11-3-08 | Criminal records checks.
 

(A) Within ten days after the date of filing an application for registration, licensure, or certification, an applicant shall submit fingerprints to the Ohio bureau of criminal identification and investigation [BCI&I] using a method authorized by BCI&I for a criminal records check pursuant to division (A)(1)(b) of section 4763.05 of the Revised Code. BC&I submits the results to the division of real estate and professional licensing. The applicant shall pay any required fee for the criminal records check and direct that the results be transmitted to the division of real estate and professional licensing.

(B) Failure to timely comply with the superintendents request may constitute just cause for the superintendent to close the applicants file and impose a forfeiture of any application fee.

Last updated September 1, 2021 at 11:10 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 4763.03, 4763.05
Amplifies: 4763.05
Five Year Review Date: 8/11/2026