New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 40A - STATE BOARD OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS
Subchapter 1 - PURPOSE AND SCOPE; DEFINITIONS; SCOPE OF PRACTICE
Section 13:40A-1.2 - Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Appraisal Foundation" means the Appraisal Foundation incorporated in the State of Illinois as a nonprofit corporation on November 30, 1987, as denominated in Title XI of Publ. L. 101-73 (12 U.S.C. section 3331 et seq.).

"Appraisal Qualifications Board (AQB)" means the independent board of the Appraisal Foundation, which under the provisions of Title XI of the Financial Institution Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) establishes the minimum education, experience, and examination requirements for real property appraisers to obtain a state certification or license. The address and phone number of the AQB is 1155 15th Street, NW Suite 1111, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 347-7722. The website for the AQB is www.appraisalfoundation.org.

"Board" means the State Real Estate Appraiser Board in the Division of Consumer Affairs.

"Jurisdiction" means the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.

"State certified general real estate appraiser" ("SCGREA") means an individual who has satisfied the experience and education requirements as set forth in this chapter, has successfully completed the Board approved examination, and holds a current, valid certificate as a certified general real estate appraiser.

"State certified residential real estate appraiser" ("SCRREA") means an individual who has satisfied the experience and education requirements as set forth in this chapter, has successfully completed the Board approved examination, and holds a current, valid certificate as a certified residential real estate appraiser.

"State licensed real estate appraiser" ("SLREA") means an individual who has satisfied the experience and education requirements as set forth in this chapter, has successfully completed the Board approved examination, and holds a current, valid license for real estate appraisal.

"Trainee" means an individual in the process of acquiring the hours of appraisal experience and qualifying education required for certification or licensure under the direct supervision of a certified appraiser pursuant to this chapter.

"Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP)" means the published standards set forth by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation (1155 15th Street, NW, Suite 1111, Washington, D.C. 20005) (July 1, 2006). The standards include the generally accepted standards of appraisal practice; a history of changes to those standards; all statements on Appraisal Standards; all Advisory Opinions issued for general distribution; a Glossary and an Index. The Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice are hereby incorporated by reference, as amended and supplemented, in the established rules for the review and interpretation of the competency and practice of appraisers licensed or certified by the Board.