30 Miss. Code. R. 1501-3.2

Current through October 18, 2024

Rule 30-1501-3.2 - Requirements to Qualify as a State Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser

1. Qualifying Education: Applicants for the State Certified Residential real estate appraiser credential must meet all education requirements established by the AQB.

2. Appraisers holding a State Certified General real estate appraiser credential satisfy the educational requirements for the State Certified Residential real estate appraiser credential.

*Note: The Mississippi Appraisal Board requires that all individuals who apply for the Certified Residential real estate appraiser credential must have completed the 15-hour National USPAP course within sixty (60) months of making their application.

3. Experience: All applicants must meet all experience requirements established by the AQB. Fifty (50) percent of the required experience hours as established by the AQB must be in residential appraisal work. While the hours may be cumulative, the required number of months must accrue before an individual can be certified. Applicants must list identifying terminology for each appraisal which is being used to develop the total number of hours being claimed. These appraisals must be made available to the Board should they desire to review them in order to verify the experience being claimed by an applicant. Copies of two (2) appraisal reports, to be chosen by the Board from the experience log that is submitted with the application, must be submitted for review prior to being allowed to sit for the examination. If necessary, to verify compliance with the experience requirement, other reports may be requested for review by the Board.

*Note: The Ethics Rule, Confidentiality section of USPAP, allows the submission of appraisal reports for review by a state license regulatory agency without obtaining permission from the client to release confidential information.

4. Examination: All applicants must pass the Appraiser Qualification Board approved Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser Examination. The only alternative to successful completion of the Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser Examination is the successful completion of the Certified General Real Property Appraiser Examination. An applicant will be instructed to contact the State approved Testing Provider and establish an examination date which will allow the examination to be completed within three (3) months of their application being approved by the Appraisal Board. The examination will consist of multiple-choice questions from a question bank and applicants will be allowed four (4) hours to complete the examination while using a silent calculator. The Appraisal Qualifications Board approved examination will include questions concerning the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). There is no limitation to the number of attempts that an approved applicant may take in order to pass the Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser

Examination, but the examination must be passed within three (3) months of the applicant being approved for testing by the Appraisal Board. For those applicants who pass the Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser Examination, the results of the examination may be used to qualify for the credential for a time period of twenty-four (24) months. If the applicant does not pass the Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser Examination within three (3) months of their application being approved by the Board, they shall be ineligible for a similar examination until after the expiration of six (6) months from the date such applicant was last eligible to take the examination, and then only upon making full application as in the first instance and meeting all requirements for application that are in effect at the time of re-applying.

NOTE: Applicants must complete all Qualifying Education requirements and all work experience requirements prior to making an application for the Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser Examination.

An applicant must also schedule a testing date and pass the Mississippi State specific portion of the examination within sixty (60) days of passing the Appraisal Qualification Board approved Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser Examination. The State examination will consist of multiple-choice questions referencing the Mississippi Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act and the Administrative Rules and Regulations of the Mississippi Appraisal Board. It will also include questions concerning the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). Applicants will be allowed two (2) hours to complete the State examination and may use a silent calculator. An applicant is allowed two (2) opportunities to pass the examination. Any applicant who fails to pass the State examination upon two (2) occasions shall be ineligible for a similar examination until after the expiration of six (6) months from the date such applicant last took the examination, and then only upon making a full application as in the first instance and meeting all requirements for application in effect at the time of re-applying. The State Examinations are administered by the Appraisal Board Staff and the applicant will be notified of the available examination dates after the application has been approved and the necessary requirements satisfied.

30 Miss. Code. R. 1501-3.2

Miss. Code Ann. §§ 73-34-9(1)(a)(b)(c), 73-34-9(1)(i), 73-34-9(2)(f)(g)(j), 73-34-21, 73-34-45

Amended 10/28/2015

Amended 1/10/2020