Iowa Admin. Code r. 193F-6.4 - [Effective until 5/22/2024] Supervised experience required for initial certification

Except as otherwise permitted herein, all experience required to obtain certification as a certified general real property appraiser pursuant to Iowa Code section 543D.9 shall be performed under the direct supervision of a certified general real property appraiser pursuant to the provisions of 193F-Chapter 15.

(1) Acceptable experience. The board will accept as qualifying experience the documented experience attained while the applicant for initial certification was in an educational program recognized by the Appraiser Qualifications Board and Appraisal Subcommittee as providing qualifying experience for certification, whether or not the applicant was registered as an associate real property appraiser at the time the educational program was completed. Such programs, if approved by federal authorities, will incorporate direct supervision by a certified real property appraiser and such additional program features as to satisfy the purpose of requiring that qualifying experience be attained by the applicant as a real property appraiser.

(2) Exceptions. Applicants for certified general real property certification in Iowa may utilize experience obtained in the absence of registration as an associate real property appraiser under the following circumstances.

a. Subject to any requirements or limitations established by applicable federal authorities, including the AQB and ASC, or applicable federal law, rule, or policy, hours qualifying for experience in any jurisdiction, including a bordering state, will be considered qualifying hours for experience in Iowa without board approval or authorization, as long as the applicant is able to establish by clear and convincing evidence all of the following:

(1) A majority of the applicant's total qualifying experience hours are completed in Iowa under the direct supervision of a certified real property appraiser pursuant to the provisions of 193F-Chapter 15.

(2) The qualifying hours obtained in the jurisdiction and claimed as experience hours in Iowa were completed in another jurisdiction under the direct supervision of an active certified real estate appraiser in that jurisdiction as required by the AQB and the jurisdiction's laws, rules, or policies.

(3) The nature of the experience attained in another jurisdiction is qualitatively and substantially equivalent to the experience an associate real property appraiser would receive under the direct supervision of a certified real property appraiser pursuant to the standards established in 193F-Chapter 15.

b. Requests for experience performed in the absence of registration as an associate real property appraiser shall be made on forms prescribed by the board.

(1) The burden shall be on the applicant to establish by clear and convincing evidence all of the following:

1. The experience is qualifying experience under the substantive and documentation standards of the AQB and ASC.

2. Denial of the application would impose an undue hardship on the applicant.

3. The nature of the experience attained is qualitatively and substantially equivalent to the experience an associate real property appraiser would receive under the direct supervision of a certified real property appraiser pursuant to the standards established in 193F-Chapter 15.

4. Approval of the application would foster the board's goal of fair and consistent treatment of applicants.

5. A basis exists beyond the individual control of the applicant to explain why the experience at issue could not have been attained by the applicant under the direct supervision of a certified general real property appraiser.

(2) Among the circumstances the board may consider favorably in ruling on an application for approval of unsupervised experience or experience attained by the applicant in the absence of registration as an associate real property appraiser are:

1. The experience was attained before receiving an associate credential in Iowa in a jurisdiction that, at the time, did not require direct supervision or register associate real property appraisers or otherwise offer a category of certification.

2. The applicant attained the experience while employed in a county assessor's office engaged in mass appraisals, and the experience would otherwise qualify under applicable federal standards.

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Iowa Admin. Code r. 193F-6.4

ARC 7774B, lAB 5/20/09, effective 6/24/09 Amended by IAB November 12, 2014/Volume XXXVII, Number 10, effective 12/17/2014 Amended by IAB December 5, 2018/Volume XLI, Number 12, effective 1/9/2019 Amended by IAB February 24, 2021/Volume XLIII, Number 18, effective 3/31/2021