New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 40A - STATE BOARD OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS
Subchapter 7 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 13:40A-7.3 - Use of designations and abbreviations

1. Individuals holding a current valid real estate appraiser certificate or license may use only the following designations and abbreviations to indicate the type of certificate or license held:

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2. Abbreviations shall appear in capital letters, without a period or space after each letter, and shall not be in type or lettering larger than the individual's name.

3. A certified or licensed appraiser shall use his or her designation or abbreviation only in conjunction with his or her name and not in conjunction with the name of a firm, corporation or partnership. For example, a firm, corporation or partnership shall not be identified as being certified or licensed.

4. An individual who is not certified or licensed pursuant to the Real Estate Appraisers Act, N.J.S.A. 45:14F-1 et seq., and this chapter shall not use the designations or abbreviations set forth in (a)1 above or any other designation or abbreviation using similar combinations of words or letters to imply that the individual is state certified or licensed.

5. A certified or licensed appraiser shall not permit his or her name and designation to be used on an appraisal where the appraiser has not participated in the appraisal pursuant to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.

6. Trainee real estate appraisers shall use the full designation "trainee real estate appraiser" followed by their permit number. No abbreviation shall be permitted.