Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Commerce
Title R162 - Real Estate
Rule R162-2g - Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Administrative Rules
Section R162-2g-302 - Application for Trainee Registration
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 162-2g-302
Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1) Registration required.
(a) Except for an individual who successfully
completes an AQB-approved Licensed Residential PAREA module, an individual who
intends to obtain a license to practice as a state-licensed appraiser shall
first register with the division as a trainee. An individual who successfully
completes an AQB-approved Licensed Residential PAREA module need not register
as a trainee before making application to sit for the state-licensed appraiser
exam.
(b) The division and the
board shall not award or recognize experience hours toward licensure for any
appraisal work that is performed by an individual during a period when the
individual is not registered as a trainee.
(2) Character. An individual registering with the division as a trainee shall evidence honesty, integrity, and truthfulness.
(a) A trainee applicant shall be denied
registration for:
(i) a felony that resulted
in:
(A) a conviction occurring within five
years of the date of application; or
(B) a jail or prison release date falling
within five years of the date of application; or
(ii) a misdemeanor involving fraud,
misrepresentation, theft, or dishonesty that resulted in:
(A) a conviction occurring within three years
of the date of application; or
(B)
a jail or prison release date falling within three years of the date of
application.
(b) A trainee applicant may be denied
registration upon consideration of the following:
(i) criminal convictions and pleas entered at
any time before the date of application;
(ii) the circumstances that led to any
criminal convictions or pleas under consideration;
(iii) past acts related to honesty, with
particular consideration given to any such acts involving the appraisal
business;
(iv) dishonest conduct
that would be grounds under Utah law for sanctioning an existing
licensee;
(v) civil judgments in
lawsuits brought on grounds of fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit;
(vi) court findings of fraudulent or
deceitful activity in civil lawsuits;
(vii) evidence of non-compliance with court
orders or conditions of sentencing;
(viii) evidence of non-compliance with terms
of a probation agreement, plea in abeyance, or diversion agreement; and (ix)
failure to pay taxes or child support obligations.
(3) An individual registering with the division as a trainee shall evidence competency. In evaluating an applicant for competency, the division and board may consider any evidence, including the following:
(a) civil judgments, with
particular consideration given to any such judgments involving the appraisal
business;
(b) failure to satisfy a
civil judgment that has not been discharged in bankruptcy;
(c) the extent and quality of the applicant's
training and education in appraisal;
(d) the extent of the applicant's knowledge
of the Utah Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act;
(e) evidence of disregard for licensing
laws;
(f) evidence of drug or
alcohol dependency; and
(g) the
amount of time that has passed since any incident under
consideration.
(4) Pre-licensing education.
(a) Within the
five-year period preceding the date of application, an applicant shall
successfully complete 81 hours:
(i) approved
by the AQB; and
(ii)
(A) certified by the division pursuant to
Subsections
R162-2g-307c(1)
through (3); or
(B) not required to be certified by the
division pursuant to Subsection
R162-2g-307c(6).
(b) The 81 hours of required
education shall include:
(i) 30 hours of
appraisal principles;
(ii) 30 hours
of appraisal procedures;
(iii) the
15-hour National USPAP course, or its equivalent; and
(iv) the six-hour Utah appraiser supervisor
and trainee course.
(c)
The15-hour National USPAP Course or its equivalent may not be accepted by the
division as qualifying education unless it is:
(i) taught by an instructor who:
(A) is a state-certified residential or
state-certified general appraiser; and
(B) has been certified by the AQB;
or
(ii) approved as a
distance education course by the AQB and International Distance Education
Certification Center.
(d)
A person who applies for trainee registration shall have successfully completed
the division approved Supervisory Appraiser and Appraiser Trainee Course:
(i) as taught by a division-approved
instructor; and
(ii) within the
two-year period preceding the date of application.
(e) An applicant shall evidence having passed
the final examination in required pre-licensing courses.
(5) An applicant shall submit the following to the division:
(a) a completed application
as provided by the division;
(b)
course completion certificates for the 75 hours of pre-licensing
education;
(c) a course completion
certificate for the six-hour Utah appraiser supervisor and trainee
course;
(d)
(i) two fingerprint cards in a form
acceptable to the division; or
(ii)
evidence that the applicant's fingerprints have been successfully scanned at a
testing center;
(e) the
court documents related to any past criminal proceeding;
(f) complete documentation of any sanction
taken against any license in any jurisdiction;
(g) a signed letter of waiver authorizing the
division to:
(i) obtain the fingerprints of
the applicant;
(ii) review past and
present employment records;
(iii)
review education records; and
(iv)
conduct a criminal background check;
(h) the fee for the criminal background
check;
(i) the name of the
state-certified appraisers with whom the trainee is affiliated;
(j) the name and business address of any
appraisal entity or government agency with which the trainee is affiliated;
and
(k) the nonrefundable
application fee.
(6) A trainee applicant shall affiliate with at least one supervising certified appraiser and evidence that affiliation by:
(a) identifying each supervising certified
appraiser on a form supplied by the division; and
(b) obtaining each supervising certified
appraiser's signature on the application.
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