Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 539 - RULES OF GEORGIA REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS BOARD
ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024

The Administrative History following each Rule gives the date on which the Rule was originally filed and its effective date, as well as the date on which any amendment or repeal was filed and its effective date. Principal abbreviations used in the Administrative History are as follows:

f. - filed

eff. - effective

R. - Rule (Abbreviated only at the beginning of the control number)

Ch. - Chapter (Abbreviated only at the beginning of the control number)

ER. - Emergency Rule

Rev. - Revised

Note: Emergency Rules are listed in each Rule's Administrative History by Emergency Rule number, date filed and effective date. The Emergency Rule shall be in effect for 120 days or until the effective date of a permanent Rule covering the same subject matter superseding this Emergency Rule is adopted, as specified by the Agency.

Chapter 539-4 entitled "Procedural Rules" has been adopted. Filed August 16, 1990; effective September 5, 1990.

Chapters 539-1 entitled "Substantive Regulations", 539-2 entitled "Standards for appraisal Courses", 539-3 entitled "Standards for Appraisals" have been adopted. Filed September 25, 1990; effective October 15, 1990.

Rule 539-2-.03 has been amended. Filed January 30, 1991; effective February 19, 1991.

Rules 539-1-.02, .09, .15, 539-2-.09, .12 have been amended. Rule 539-1-.16 has been adopted. Filed May 8, 1991; effective May 28, 1991.

Rules 539-1-.15, 539-2-.01, .03 have been amended. Filed June 28, 1991; effective July 18, 1991.

Rules 539-2-.01, .05, .08 have been amended. Filed September 30, 1991; effective October 20, 1991.

Rules 539-1-.08 and 539-3-.09 have been amended. Rule 539-3-.12 has been adopted. Filed March 12, 1992; effective April 1, 1992.

Rules 539-1-.16 and 539-2-.05 have been amended. Rule 539-1-.17 has been adopted. Filed June 10, 1992; effective June 30, 1992.

Rule 539-1-.02, .16 have been amended. Filed July 14, 1992; effective September 1, 1992, as specified by the Agency.

Rules 539-1-.04 to .08, .10, .11, .13, .14 have been amended. Filed September 16, 1992; effective October 6, 1992.

Rule 539-2-.01 has been amended. Filed September 16, 1992; effective January 1, 1993, as specified by the Agency.

Rule 539-2-.05 has been amended. Filed December 8, 1992; effective December 28, 1992.

Rules 539-1-.02 to .04, .12, .16, 539-2-.01, .03, .05, 539-3-.01 to .03, .05 to .09, .11, .12 have been amended. Rules 539-3-.13, .14, .15 have been adopted. Filed March 10, 1993; effective March 30, 1993.

Rules 539-2-.03 to .05 have been amended. Filed June 8, 1993; effective June 28, 1993.

Rule 539-1-.05 has been amended. Filed September 15, 1993; effective October 5, 1993.

Rule 539-1-.16 has been amended. Filed November 16, 1993; effective December 6, 1993.

Chapter 539-3 has been amended. Filed January 12, 1994; effective February 1, 1994.

Rules 539-1-.16, 539-2-.03 have been amended. Filed March 9, 1994; effective March 29, 1994.

Rules 539-1-.15 and 539-2-.01 have been amended. Filed May 16, 1994; effective June 5, 1994.

Rules 539-3-.01, .06, .08 have been amended. Filed July 19, 1994; effective August 8, 1994.

Rules 539-1-.08, .16, 539-2-.03, .05, .07 have been amended. Filed September 21, 1994; effective October 11, 1994.

Rule 539-3-.09 has been amended. Filed November 16, 1994; effective December 6, 1994.

Rule 539-3-.07, .08 have been amended. Filed January 24, 1995; effective February 13, 1995.

Rules 539-1-.01, 539-3-.06, and 539-4-.01 have been amended. Filed March 27, 1995; effective April 16, 1995.

Rule 539-1-.15 has been amended. Filed May 19, 1995; effective June 8, 1995.

Rules 539-1-.07, .08, and 539-2-.03 have been amended. Chapter 539-4 has been repealed and a new Chapter adopted. Filed August 2, 1995; effective August 22, 1995.

Rule 539-3-.06 has been repealed and a new Rule adopted. Filed September 15, 1995; effective October 5, 1995.

Rule 539-1-.16 has been amended. Filed November 1, 1995; effective November 21, 1995.

Rules 539-3-.01, .08 have been amended. Filed January 22, 1996; effective February 11, 1996.

Rules 539-1-.02, .05, .08, 539-2-.02, .05, .06, .09 have been amended. Rule 539-2-.14 has been adopted. Chapter 539-5 entitled "Standards for Appraiser Course Instructors" has been adopted. Filed July 22, 1996; effective August 11, 1996.

Rule 539-1-.16 has been amended. Filed December 6, 1996; effective December 26, 1996.

Rules 539-1-.18, .19, .20 have been adopted. Filed January 15, 1997; effective February 4, 1997.

Rules 539-2-.01 has been amended. Filed April 1, 1997; effective April 21, 1997.

Rules 539-3-.01, .02, .08, .11, .13, .15 have been amended. Filed May 22, 1997; effective June 11, 1997.

Rules 539-1-.02, .16 have been amended. Chapter 539-3 has been repealed and a new Chapter adopted. Filed September 26, 1997; effective October 16, 1997.

Rules 539-1-.08, .16 have been amended. Filed June 8, 1998; effective June 28, 1998.

Chapter 539-2 has been amended. Filed October 6, 1998; effective October 26, 1998.

Rule 539-3-.02 has been amended. Filed February 2, 1999; effective February 22, 1999.

Rule 539-1-.21 has been adopted. Filed July 22, 1999; effective August 11, 1999.

Rules 539-1-.05, .06 and 539-3-.03 have been amended. Filed January 21, 2000; effective February 10, 2000.

Rules 539-1-.16 and 539-3-.02 have been amended. Filed May 19, 2000; effective June 8, 2000.

Rule 539-1-.02 has been amended. Filed May 19, 2000; effective July 1, 2000, as specified by the Agency.

Rule 539-1-.02 has been amended. Filed June 2, 2000; effective July 1, 2000, as specified by the Agency.

Rules 539-1-.13, 539-2-.01, .02, .04, and 539-5-.02, .03 have been amended. Filed July 21, 2000; effective August 10, 2000.

Rule 539-1-.01 A entitled "Definitions" has been adopted. Rules 539-1-.21, 539-4-.02, .03 have been amended. Filed September 29, 2000; effective October 19, 2000.

Rules 539-1-.04 and 539-3-.03 have been amended. Filed January 26, 2001; effective February 15, 2001.

Rules 539-1-.02, 539-2-.01, and 539-5-.03 have been amended. Rule 539-1-.22 has been adopted. Filed March 22, 2001; effective April 11, 2001.

Rule 539-1-.21 has been amended. Filed July 27, 2001; effective August 16, 2001.

Rule 539-2-.02 has been amended. Filed September 20, 2001; effective October 10, 2001.

Rules 539-1-.16, 539-3-.01, .02, .04 have been amended. Rules 539-2-.15, .16 have been adopted. Filed January 25, 2002; effective February 14, 2002.

Rule 539-1-.02 has been amended. Filed January 25, 2002; effective April 1, 2002, as specified by the Agency.

Rule 539-1-.05 has been amended. Filed January 25, 2002; effective July 1, 2002, as specified by the Agency.

Rule 539-1-.02 has been amended. Filed July 19, 2002; effective September 1, 2002, as specified by the Agency.

Rules 539-1-.08, .16, and .17 have been amended. Chapter 539-4 has been amended. Filed November 22, 2002; effective December 12, 2002.

Rules 539-1-.16 and 539-2-.05 have been amended. Filed March 20, 2003; effective April 9, 2003.

Rule 539-1-.08 has been amended. Filed May 22, 2003; effective June 11, 2003.

Rule 539-1-.16 has been amended. Filed January 26, 2004; effective February 15, 2004.

Rule 539-1-.16 has been amended. Filed May 24, 2004; effective June 13, 2004.

Rule 539-3-.01 has been amended. Filed September 23, 2004; effective October 13, 2004.

Rule 539-1-.01 has been amended. Filed November 18, 2004; effective December 8, 2004.

Rules 539-1-.15, .16, 539-2-.01, and .03 have been amended. Filed May 2, 2005; effective May 22, 2005.

Rule 539-1-.03 has been amended. Filed June 6, 2005; effective July 6, 2005.

Rules 539-1-.15 and .16 have been amended. Filed September 12, 2005; effective October 12, 2005.

Rules 539-2-.03 and .05 have been amended. Filed March 15, 2006; effective July 1, 2006, as specified by the Agency.

Rules 539-1-.16 and 539-3-.01 to .03 have been amended. Rule 539-3-.04 has been repealed. Filed June 22, 2006; effective August 1, 2006, as specified by the Agency.

Rules 539-1-.01 A, .03 and .05 have been amended. Rules 539-1-.04 and .06 have been repealed and new Rules adopted. Filed October 18, 2006; effective November 7, 2006.

Rule 539-1-.02 has been amended. Filed October 18, 2006; effective January 1, 2007, as specified by the Agency.

Rules 539-1-.08 and 539-2-.03 have been amended. Filed August 28, 2007; effective September 17, 2007.

Rule 539-1-.16 has been amended. Filed March 6, 2008; effective March 31, 2008, as specified by the Agency.

Rule 539-3-.02 has been amended. Filed July 24, 2008; effective August 31, 2008, as specified by the Agency.

Rules 539-5-.01 and .03 have been amended. Filed April 13, 2009; effective May 3, 2009.

Rules 539-1-.01 A and 539-3-.02 have been amended. Rule 539-1-.23 has been adopted. Filed August 18, 2009; effective September 7, 2009.

Rules 539-1-.01 A, .02, .05, .08, and .23 have been amended. Filed September 14, 2010; effective October 4, 2010.

Rule 539-3-.02 has been amended. Filed November 8, 2010; effective November 28, 2010.

Rule 539-1-.02 amended. F. Nov. 17, 2011; eff. Dec. 7, 2011.

Rule 539-1-.24 adopted. F. Aug. 30, 2012; eff. Sep. 19, 2012.

Rule 539-3-.04 adopted. F. Feb. 26, 2013; eff. Mar. 18, 2013.

Rule 539-1-.05 amended. F. Jun. 10, 2013; eff. Jul. 1, 2013, as specified by the Agency.

Rules 539-1-.16, 539-1-.23, and 539-3-.02 amended. F. Oct. 28, 2013; eff. Nov. 17, 2013.

Rules 539-1-.05, 06, .10, .14, .18, 539-2-.04, 539-2-.13, and 539-5-.05 amended. F. Jan. 24, 2014; eff. Feb. 15, 2014, as specified by the Agency.

Rule 539-3-.02 amended. F. Feb. 21, 2014; eff. Mar. 15, 2014, as specified by the Agency.

Rule 539-1-.08 amended. F. Aug. 21, 2014; eff. Sep. 10, 2014.

Rules 539-2-.03, 539-1-.16 amended. F. Dec. 11, 2014; Dec. 31, 2014.

Rule 539-3-.02 amended. F. Feb. 20, 2015; eff. Mar. 12, 2015.

Rule 539-1-.23 amended. F. Aug. 20, 2015; eff. Sep. 9, 2015.

Rule 539-1-.02, correction of typographical error, Rule updated on SOS website with the addition of paragraphs (4), (4.1), (5), (6) and (7), as requested by the Agency. The paragraphs were deleted in error, only on SOS Rules and Regulations website, when Rule was amended eff. Dec. 7, 2011; Rule in its entirety was published in Official Compilation. Effective September 13, 2016.

Rules 539-1-.01 A, 539-1-.05 amended. F. Aug. 28, 2017; eff. July 1, 2017, as specified by the Agency.

Rule 539-1-.16 amended. F. Sep. 19, 2018; eff. Oct. 15, 2018, as specified by the Agency.

Rule 539-3-.04 amended. F. July 30, 2020; eff. Aug. 19, 2020.