Rule 30-1501-3.3 - Requirements to Qualify as a State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser1. Education: All applicants for a State Certified General real estate appraiser credential must meet all education requirements as established by the AQB. ** Note: The Mississippi Appraisal Board requires all individuals who apply for the State Certified General real estate appraiser credential to have completed the 15-hour National USPAP course within sixty (60) months of making their application.
2. Experience: All applicants must meet all experience requirement established by the AQB. Fifty (50) percent of the required experience hours as established by the AQB must be in non-residential appraisal work. Experience is calculated through work experience hours that are documented in Part 1501, Chapter 2 of the Administrative Rules of the Mississippi Appraisal Board. Applicants must list identifying terminology for each appraisal which is used to calculate the total number of hours being claimed. These appraisals must be available to the Board should they desire to review them in order to verify the experience being claimed by the applicant. Copies of two (2) appraisal reports, to be chosen by the Board from the experience log that is submitted with application, must be submitted for review prior to being approved to sit for the examination. In addition, other reports may be requested for review if required by the Board. Note: The Ethics Rule, Confidentiality Section of USPAP, allows the submission of appraisal reports for review to a state license regulatory agency without obtaining permission from the client to release confidential information.
3. Examination: All applicants must pass the Appraiser Qualification Board approved 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 six (6) 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 General 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 General Real Property 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 General 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 General 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 General 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. 1501-3.3
Miss. Code Ann. §§ 73-34-9(l)(a)(b)(c), 73-34-9(l)(i), 73-34-9(2)(f)(g)(j), 73-34-21, 73-34-45