Iowa Admin. Code r. 193F-9.6
An associate or certified appraiser may place the associate or certified appraiser's registration or certification in retired status. For purposes of this rule, the term "retired" means the person has retired from working as an associate or certified appraiser in all jurisdictions and has requested to be placed in retired status on forms provided by the board. An associate or certified appraiser in retired status may request that the registration or certification be placed into active status so long as the associate or certified appraiser has not renewed the registration or certification in inactive status or allowed the registration or certification to lapse prior to the request to return to active status. The board will not provide a refund of biennial registration and certification fees when an application for retired status is granted in a biennium in which the applicant has previously paid the biennial fees for either active or inactive status. Associate and certified appraisers in retired status are exempt from the renewal requirement. While in retired status, appraisers may not hold themselves out to the public as being registered or certified appraisers during the period of time that the registration or certification is in retired status. For all intents and purposes, retired status is similar to lapsed status with the exceptions that:
Iowa Admin. Code r. 193F-9.6