Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Commerce
Title R162 - Real Estate
Rule R162-2g - Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Administrative Rules
Section R162-2g-306a - Renewal and Reinstatement of a Registration, License, or Certification

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 162-2g-306a

Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024

(1)

(a) A registration, license, or certification is valid for two years and expires unless it is renewed according to this section before the expiration date of the registration, license, or certificate.

(b) It is grounds for disciplinary sanction if, after an individual's registration, license, or certification has expired, the individual continues to perform work for which the individual is required to be registered, licensed, or certified.

(2)

(a) To timely renew a registration, license, or certification, an applicant shall, before the expiration date of the registration, license, or certification, submit to the division:
(i) a completed renewal application as provided by the division;

(ii)
(A) evidence that the continuing education requirements listed in Subsection (2)(b) have been completed; or

(B) evidence sufficient to enable the division, in its sole discretion, to determine that a deferral of continuing education is appropriate due to the applicant's having been currently or recently:
(I) assigned to active military duty; or

(II) impacted by a state- or federally-declared natural disaster; and

(iii) the applicable nonrefundable renewal fee.

(b) The continuing education required under Subsection (2)(a)(ii)(A) shall be completed during the two-year period preceding the date of application and shall include:
(i)
(A) the 7-hour National USPAP Update Course, taught by an instructor who is a state certified appraiser in good standing and is USPAP certified by the AQB; or

(B) equivalent education, as determined through the course approval program of the AQB; and

(ii)
(A) 21 additional hours of continuing education:
(I) certified by the division for the appraisal industry when the courses are taught; or

(II) not required to be certified, pursuant to Subsection R162-2g-307d(3); or

(B) if the renewal applicant is also working toward certification, 21 hours of pre-licensing education credit applicable to the certification being sought.

(iii) A list of continuing education topics may be found in Appendix 4, Table 2.

(iv) An appraiser may earn continuing education credit for attendance at one meeting of the board in each continuing education two-year cycle provided:
(A) the meeting is open to the public;

(B) the meeting is a minimum of two hours in length;

(C) the total credit for attendance at the meeting is limited to a maximum of seven hours; and

(D) the division verifies attendance to ensure that the appraiser attends the meeting for the required period.

(c) A registered trainee may count the Supervisory Appraiser and Appraiser Trainee course toward the continuing education requirement of Subsection (2)(b)(ii)(A) during any renewal cycle in which the trainee completes the course.

(d) A supervising appraiser may count the Supervisory Appraiser and Appraiser Trainee course toward the continuing education requirement of Subsection (2)(b)(ii)(A) during any renewal cycle in which the appraiser completes the course.

(3)

(a) To renew on time, an applicant shall complete continuing education hours by the 15th day of the month in which the registration, license, or certification expires.

(b) An applicant who complies with Subsection (3)(a), but whose credits are not banked by the education provider, may obtain credit for the courses taken by:
(i) submitting to the division the original course completion certificates; and

(ii) filing a complaint against the provider.

(4) A license, certification, or registration may be renewed for a period of 30 days after the expiration date upon payment of a late fee in addition to the requirements of Subsection (2).

(5)

(a) After the 30-day period described in Subsection (4) and until six months after the expiration date, an individual may reinstate an expired license, certification, or registration by:
(i) complying with Subsection (2);

(ii) paying a late fee; and

(iii) paying a reinstatement fee.

(b) After the six-month period described in Subsection (5)(a) and until one year after the expiration date, an individual may reinstate an expired license, certification, or registration by:
(i) complying with Subsection (2);

(ii) paying a late fee; and

(iii) paying a reinstatement fee.

(c)
(i) An individual who does not reinstate an expired license, certification, or registration within 12 months of the expiration date shall:
(A) reapply with the division as a new applicant;

(B) retake and pass the 15-hour USPAP course; and

(C) retake and pass any applicable licensing or certification examination.

(ii) An individual reapplying under Subsection (4)(c)(i) shall receive credit for previously credited pre-licensing education if:
(A) it was completed within the five-year period before the date of reapplication; and

(B) it was certified by the division and the AQB as approved, qualified pre-licensing education.

(6) If the division receives renewal documents in a timely manner, but the information is incomplete, the appraiser or trainee may be extended a 15-day grace period to complete the application.

(7) Renewal after deferment of continuing education due to active military service or the impacts of a state- or federally-declared disaster.

(a) An appraiser or trainee who cannot complete the continuing education requirements to renew a registration, license, or certification due to active military service or because the individual has been impacted by a state- or federally-declared disaster may:
(i) submit a timely application for renewal pursuant to Subsection (2)(a)(ii)(B); and

(ii) request that the application for renewal be conditionally approved, with the expiration date of the applicant's registration, license, or certification extended pursuant to Subsection (7)(b), pending the completion of the continuing education requirement.

(b) Upon the division's approving a deferral of continuing education, the expiration date of the applicant's registration, license, or certification shall be extended 90 days, during which time the applicant shall:
(i) complete the continuing education required for the renewal; and

(ii) submit proof of the continuing education to the division.

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