Requirements to Obtain a Registered Appraiser Classification

GCIC Requirement

All applicants MUST obtain and attach to the application, a copy of the Applicant's Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) report, also known as a criminal history.

Such reports must not be more than 60 days old. The applicant can obtain a GCIC Report from any local sheriff’s office or police department. (Depending on the law enforcement agency’s policy, there may be a waiting period to obtain the report.)

If the applicant is aware of any conviction, nolo contendere plea, or first offender sentence that is not on the GCIC report, the applicant must disclose such conviction(s).

The classification will not be issued to the applicant without a GCIC report.

Report Criminal Convictions or Disciplinary Actions

Any applicant who has been convicted of a crime or sanctioned by any licensing or regulatory agency of any kind must reveal that fact on his or her application. The Board will then conduct an investigation and review the application thoroughly before deciding whether to issue the license.

Applicants having prior criminal convictions and/or disciplinary actions may wish to apply for a preliminary decision from the Board. Upon receiving a preliminary decision application, the Board will conduct an investigation and then decide whether it would issue a classification if the applicant fulfilled all the requirements for classification. Thus a potential appraiser can receive an indication of whether a classification would be issued before incurring the time and expense of meeting the classification requirements. There is no fee for this application.

Age Requirement

• An individual must be at least 18 to be classified as an appraiser in Georgia.

Education Requirement

• General Education
  In order to become an appraiser, an individual must be a high school graduate or the holder of a certificate of equivalency.
   

• Appraiser Education
  Each applicant for State Registered Real Property Appraiser must furnish evidence of successful completion of a 90 classroom hour curriculum approved by the Board that includes 15 hours education in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP).
  
  Applicants who have earned a real estate degree may use that degree to obtain an appraiser classification. Applicants who meet the educational requirement with college credit courses must show evidence of completion of a Board approved course of at least fifteen classroom hours with an examination in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.
   

• Continuing Education Requirements
  The Board requires each active appraiser to complete a total of 14 classroom hours in approved course work during each renewal period.

Experience Requirement

There are no experience requirements.

Examination Requirement

There are no examination requirements.

Active or Inactive Status

Any individual who receives a registered appraiser classification from the Board may apply to place his or her classification on active or inactive status. In either case, the applicant must pay the appropriate classification fee. Any appraiser who places a classification on inactive status must also pay renewal fees as they come due.

Fees

These fees cover all fees due for the first year of classification.

Registered $125

Requirements to Obtain a Licensed Appraiser Classification

GCIC Requirement

All applicants MUST obtain and bring to the test center (not to the Board), prior to receiving an appraiser classification, a copy of the Applicant's Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) report, also known as a criminal history.

Such reports must not be more than 60 days old. The applicant can obtain a GCIC Report from any local sheriff’s office or police department. (Depending on the law enforcement agency’s policy, there may be a waiting period to obtain the report.)

If the applicant is aware of any conviction, nolo contendere plea, or first offender sentence that is not on the GCIC report, the applicant must disclose such conviction(s).

The classification will not be issued to the applicant without a GCIC report.

Report Criminal Convictions or Disciplinary Actions

Any applicant who has been convicted of a crime or sanctioned by any licensing or regulatory agency of any kind must reveal that fact on his or her application. The Board will then conduct an investigation and review the application thoroughly before deciding whether to issue the license.

Applicants having prior criminal convictions and/or disciplinary actions may wish to apply for a preliminary decision from the Board. Upon receiving a preliminary decision application, the Board will conduct an investigation and then decide whether it would issue a classification if the applicant fulfilled all the requirements for classification. Thus a potential appraiser can receive an indication of whether a classification would be issued before incurring the time and expense of meeting the classification requirements. There is no fee for this application.

Age Requirement

An individual must be at least 18 to be classified as an appraiser in Georgia. Applicants may take the appraiser examination at age 17, but cannot apply for an appraiser classification until they are 18.

Education Requirement

• General Education
  
  In order to become an appraiser, an individual must be a high school graduate or the holder of a certificate of equivalency.
   

• Appraiser Education
  
  Each applicant for State Licensed Real Property Appraiser must furnish evidence of successful completion of a 90 classroom hour curriculum approved by the Board that includes 15 hours of education in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP).
  
  Applicants who have earned a real estate degree may use that degree to obtain an appraiser classification. Applicants who meet the educational requirement with college credit courses must show evidence of completion of a Board approved course of at least fifteen classroom hours with an examination in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.
   

• Continuing Education Requirements
  
  The Board requires each active appraiser to complete a total of 14 classroom hours in approved course work during each renewal period.

Experience Requirement

An applicant must submit a detailed log and an affidavit of having acquired at least 2,000 hours of real property appraisal experience. An applicant may count experience gained after January 1, 1998, only if he or she earned that experience while holding a classification in Georgia or in another state. Experience gained after January 1, 1991, and before January 1, 1998, qualifies only if it conforms to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.

Examination Requirement

An applicant for licensed appraiser must pass an examination approved by the Board. Applied Measurement Professionals, Inc. (AMP) administers such examinations at testing centers around the state. Applicants may obtain application booklets which contain fees, test dates, and locations of test centers by writing to AMP/RAP, 8310 Nieman Road, Lenexa, KS 66214-1579 or by calling 1-800-345-6559, or by clicking on the Candidate Handbook link located on the How to become an appraiser drop down menu.

Active or Inactive Status

Any individual who successfully passes an appraiser classification examination may apply to place his or her classification on active or inactive status. In either case, the applicant must pay the appropriate classification fee. Any appraiser who places a classification on inactive status must also pay renewal fees as they come due.

Fees

These fees cover all fees due for the first year of classification.

Federal Registry fee

An applicant for a licensed appraiser classification must also submit to the Board a federal registry fee to be paid to the Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council according to this schedule:

1. $25.00 if the first renewal date after activation occurs 12 months or less after the date of activation; or
    

2. $50.00 if the first renewal date after activation occurs more than 12 months after the date of activation.
   An appraiser classification expires on the last day of the month of the appraiser's month of birth in the calendar year immediately following the year in which the classification is issued.

Example:

1. You apply for a classification in July of 2003. Your birth month is December. The classification is issued in July of 2003, and will have a renewal date of December 31, 2004. This classification will be issued for over 12 months, therefore, you must include $50 for the federal registry fee.
    

2. You apply for a classification in July of 2003. Your birth month is March. The classification is issued in July of 2003, and will have a renewal date of March 31, 2004. This classification will be issued for less than 12 months, therefore, you must include $25 for the federal registry fee.

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