16 Tex. Admin. Code § 94.21 - Registration
To be registered an applicant must:
(1) be at least 18 years of age;
(2) be a resident of the State of
Texas;
(3) be a person of good
moral character;
(4) be a graduate
of an accredited high school or holder of high school graduation
equivalency;
(5) be actively
engaged in appraisal, assessing/collecting, or collecting for an appraisal
district, tax office, or private firm working for an appraisal district or tax
office;
(6) submit a completed
application on a form approved by the department;
(7) pay the applicable fees under
§94.80; and
(8) successfully
complete all requisites appropriate for the applicant's classification level:
(A) Appraisers
(i) A Class I appraiser must be
registered.
(ii) A Class II
appraiser must:
(I) be a Class I appraiser
registrant; and
(II) successfully
complete within twelve months of registration:
(-a-) no less than 32 hours in the basics of
the Texas property tax system;
(-b-) no less than 8 hours in ethics;
and
(iii) A
Class III appraiser must:
(I) be registered
as a Class II appraiser registrant; and
(II) successfully complete within thirty-six
months of registration:
(-a-) no less than 18
hours in the income approach to value;
(-b-) no less than 18 hours in the theory and
practice of personal property appraisal;
(-c-) no less than 15 hours in
USPAP;
(-d-) no less than 24 hours
in the theory and practice of appraisal of real property; and
(-e-) pass the Class III
examination.
(iv) A Class IV appraiser (RPA) must:
(I) be registered as a Class III appraiser
registrant; and
(II) successfully
complete within sixty months of registration:
(-a-) no less than 18 hours in analyzing real
property appraisal;
(-b-) no less
than 16 hours in Texas Property Tax Law; and
(-c-) no less than 18 hours in mass
appraisal;
(III)
successfully complete no less than 3.5 hours in USPAP if the 15 hour USPAP
course has not been completed in the last two years;
(IV) pass the appraiser Class IV examination
within five years of registration; and
(V) have a minimum of three years experience
as a registered appraiser.
(B) Assessor/Collectors
(i) A Class I assessor/collector must be
registered.
(ii) A Class II
assessor/collector must:
(I) be registered as
a Class I assessor/collector registrant; and
(II) successfully complete within twelve
months of registration:
(-a-) no less than 32
hours in the basics of the Texas property tax system; and
(-b-) no less than 8 hours in
ethics.
(iii)
A Class III assessor/collector must:
(I) be
registered as a Class II assessor/collector registrant; and
(II) successfully complete within thirty-six
months of registration:
(-a-) no less than 16
hours in Texas Property Tax Law; and
(-b-) no less than 18 hours in assessment and
collection.
(iv) A Class IV assessor/collector (RTA)
must:
(I) be registered as a Class III
assessor/collector registrant;
(II)
successfully complete within sixty months of registration:
(-a-) no less than 18 hours in advanced
assessment and collections;
(-b-)
no less than 12 hours in truth in taxation;
(III) pass the Class IV assessor/collector
examination within five years of registration; and
(IV) have a minimum of three years experience
as a registered assessor/collector.
(C) Collectors
(i) A Class I collector must:
(I) be registered; and
(II) successfully complete within twelve
months of registration:
(-a-) no less than 32
hours in the basics of the Texas property tax system; and
(-b-) no less than 8 hours in
ethics.
(ii)
A Class II collector must:
(I) be registered
as a Class I registrant; and
(II)
successfully complete:
(-a-) no less than 16
hours in Texas Property Tax Law;
(-b-) no less than 18 hours in assessment and
collection; and
(-c-) no less than
18 hours in advanced assessment and collections.
(iii) A Class III collector (RTC)
must:
(I) be registered as a Class II
collector registrant;
(II) pass the
collector Class III examination within three years of registration;
and
(III) have a minimum of two
years experience as a registered collector.
(D) The provisions in this paragraph apply to
registrations that renew on or after January 1, 2011.
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