Section 230-RICR-30-20-1.8 - Qualifying Criteria for Licensing and CertificationA. Criteria Applicable to all Appraiser Classifications. 1. Qualifying Experience Requirements. a. All persons applying for an upgrade to a higher license classification shall submit a log evidencing his or her appraisal experience on a form provided by the Department. The form must be signed by the applicant, and shall include the following information for each appraisal assignment: (2) Address of appraised property;(4) Description of work performed by the applicant;(5) Scope of supervising appraiser's review;(6) Scope of supervising appraiser's supervision; and(7) Number of actual work hours by the applicant on the assignment;b. Adequate written reports or file memoranda shall support all experience. Each applicant shall furnish, under oath, a detailed listing of the real estate appraisal reports or file memoranda for each year for which the applicant claims experience. Upon request, the applicant shall make available to the Board or the Director of the Department a sample of appraisal reports that the applicant has prepared in the course of his or her practice.c. Appraisal experience shall be of the type for which the applicant is seeking a license or certification. The Appraisal Process must have been utilized in order for appraisal experience to be applied toward the requisite experience in RPAQC. The work claimed in the application for experience credit shall comply with USPAP, as promulgated by the Appraisal Foundation at the time the applicant prepared the appraisals, and/or any applicable federal requirements.d. A year of real estate appraisal experience is defined in terms of hours within a twelve (12) month period. Hours may be treated as cumulative in order to achieve the necessary hours of appraisal experience.e. All licensees are required to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board a level of understanding of the complete Appraisal Process. Any applicant who falsely claims experience may be subject to denial of his or her application or suspension or revocation of an existing license. A comparable market analysis typically performed by either a licensed real estate broker or salesperson may be awarded experience credit when he or she prepared the analysis in conformity with USPAP, and the applicant can demonstrate that he or she utilizes and understands the Appraisal Process. 2. Qualifying Core Education Requirements. a. All applicants for licensure as a licensed, certified residential, or certified general appraiser shall submit to the Department official documentation that he or she successfully completed the core education requirements for that license or certification as established by RPAQC, promulgated by the AQB of the Appraisal Foundation, as amended and supplemented..b. No core course of less than fifteen (15) hours and no core course in which the applicant did not pass an examination shall be credited toward satisfying the minimum core education requirements to become licensed and/or certified. All qualifying education must be completed within the five (5) year period prior to the date of submission of an application.c. All core courses shall be taught by a nationally recognized appraisal organization, college, university or other school pre-approved by the AQB, or such other school approved by the Board and the Department. Credit towards qualifying education requirements may be obtained through the completion of a degree program in Real Estate from an accredited degree-granting college or university, provided that the institution's curriculum has been reviewed and approved for credit by the AQB. d. A written, proctored examination is required for all qualifying education distance course offerings. The term "written" shall include an examination taken on paper, or administered electronically on a computer or other device. 3. Qualifying Examination Requirement. a. Upon completion and satisfaction of the core education and experience requirements set forth in the AQB Real Property Qualification Criteria for the desired license or certification, an applicant must take and pass a written examination offered and administered by a testing service pre-approved by the Board and the Department.b. To be eligible for the examination, an applicant shall present the following to the Board and the Department: (1) Evidence that he or she is at least 18 years of age;(2) Official documentation of successful completion of the core education requirements as set forth in RPAQC and described in § 1.8(A)(2) of this Part;(3) The log evidencing the applicant's appraisal experience as set forth in RPAQC, as described in § 1.8(A)(1) of this Part; andc. No applicant for licensure as a licensed, certified residential, or certified general appraiser shall be permitted to take an examination for licensure or certification more than three (3) times without the express consent of the Board and the Department. d. Applicants must take an examination within one (1) year of the issuance of a test authorization card. Test scores will be held for a one (1) year period from the date of examination. The Department shall keep applications on file for two (2) years from the date of filing. e. Any successful applicant who fails to remit the license fee within one (1) year from the date of examination will be required to re-apply and pass the written examination.4. Other General Requirements. a. The Board or the Department may require an applicant to demonstrate by competent evidence that he or she is qualified to hold a license or certificate in accordance with the requirements of R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20.7-1, et seq., and these regulations. Such evidence may include letters of specific reference or other written statements verifying or supporting the application to be licensed or certified by the Department.b. The Board or the Department may require, as a condition of licensure or certification, an applicant to authorize the Board and/or the Department the right to make such inquiries as it deems necessary or appropriate to verify information contained in the application and/or required to be provided by law or regulation. The authorization shall include, without limitation, permission to request samples of previous work performed, evaluations by prior employers of the applicant's work product, explanations as to type of work performed, verification of hours and terms of employment, verification of educational experiences and courses taken, and information from any source relevant to the application. An applicant shall execute all authorization forms as the Board or the Department deems necessary or appropriate to obtain such information.c. Initial applicants and reciprocal applicants for all classifications of licensure must submit with their application a Criminal History Record from the Rhode Island Department of Attorney General. Non-residents must also submit a Criminal History Record from their home state law enforcement agency. d. Upon initial licensure and at all times thereafter, every licensee shall ensure that the Department has on record the licensee's current personal name, firm affiliation, trade name, residence address and firm address. Every licensee shall notify the Department in writing of each change of personal name, firm affiliation, trade name, residence address and firm address within ten days of the change. All addresses shall be sufficiently descriptive to enable the Department to correspond with and locate the licensee.230 R.I. Code R. 230-RICR-30-20-1.8