Washington Administrative Code
Title 458 - Revenue, Department of
Chapter 458-10 - Accreditation of real property appraisers
Section 458-10-050 - Continuing education requirements - Appraisal practice and ethics
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Introduction. This rule provides information about the process for renewing an accreditation certificate, including detailed information about the continuing education requirements required of renewal applicants.
(2) Renewal of accreditation certificate. An accredited appraiser desiring to renew his or her accreditation certificate must complete a renewal application and submit it to the property tax division of the department at least two weeks prior to the expiration date of the certificate. In order to receive a renewal of the certificate, the applicant must provide proof that he or she has attended a minimum of fifteen classroom hours of approved instruction within the two years preceding the expiration date of the certificate.
(3) Extensions of time for renewal. An applicant may request an extension of time to submit the renewal application and complete the continuing education requirements if the request is submitted prior to the expiration date of the certificate. The time extension shall only be approved upon a showing of good cause by the applicant and only for a maximum time period of three months from the original expiration date of the certificate. Good cause may include, but is not limited to, a showing of long-term illness or extended absence from work for valid reasons. Excessive workload, insufficient funds, lack of budget allocation, or other similar reasons are not satisfactory to show good cause.
(4) Preapproval of courses. All courses, seminars, or workshops must be preapproved by the department in order to be applied toward the continuing education requirement. The department will use the following criteria to approve courses, seminars, or workshops:
(5) Course examination not required. No examination is required for courses, seminars, or workshops taken to satisfy the requirement for continuing education classroom hours.
(6) Participation in education other than as a student. The continuing education requirement may be satisfied by participating other than as a student in educational process and programs approved by the department including teaching, program development, and authorship of textbooks or other written instructional materials. Approval of the number of classroom hours will be based upon the subject matter and time spent in preparation or development of the training or materials. In order to meet the continuing education requirement in this manner, the following criteria must be met:
(7) Topics covered. Courses, seminars, or workshops taken to satisfy the continuing education requirement for accredited appraisers must cover topics related to real property appraisal, such as:
(8) Same or similar content.
(9) Carry-over of classroom hours. A maximum of five continuing education classroom hours may be carried over and applied to the following two-year period of accreditation.
(10) Education requirement for standards of appraisal practice and ethics. Each accredited appraiser is required to successfully complete fifteen classroom hours of a course or courses approved by the department in standards of appraisal practice and ethics. If the course or courses have not been successfully completed at the time an applicant is accredited, the course or courses attended to satisfy this requirement may also be used to satisfy the general continuing education requirement and are not in addition to the fifteen hours of continuing education required to be satisfied every two years. The requirement for successful completion of fifteen classroom hours in standards of appraisal practice and ethics must be satisfied in any one of the following three ways:
(11) Failure to comply with continuing education requirements. Any accredited appraiser whose accreditation certificate has expired, and who has not received an extension of time under subsection (3) of this section, is prohibited from appraising real property for purposes of taxation. After the certificate has expired, an applicant must show the following in order to renew the certificate:
Statutory Authority: RCW 36.21.015, 84.08.010 and 84.08.070. 05-02-038, § 458-10-050, filed 12/30/04, effective 1/30/05; 97-08-068, § 458-10-050, filed 4/1/97, effective 5/2/97.