22 Tex. Admin. Code § 153.9 - Applications

(a) A person desiring to be licensed as an appraiser or appraiser trainee shall file an application using forms prescribed by the Board or the Board's online application system, if available. The Board may decline to accept for filing an application that is materially incomplete or that is not accompanied by the appropriate fee. Except as provided by the Act, the Board may not grant a license to an applicant who has not:

(1) paid the required fees;

(2) submitted a complete and legible set of fingerprints as required in § 153.12 of this title (relating to Criminal History Checks);

(3) satisfied any experience and education requirements established by the Act, Board rules, and the AQB;

(4) successfully completed any qualifying examination prescribed by the Board;

(5) provided all supporting documentation or information requested by the Board in connection with the application;

(6) satisfied all unresolved enforcement matters and requirements with the Board; and

(7) met any additional or superseding requirements established by the Appraisal Qualifications Board.

(b) Termination of application. An application is subject to no further evaluation or processing if within one year from the date an application is filed, an applicant fails to satisfy:

(1) a current education, experience or exam requirement; or

(2) the fingerprint and criminal history check requirements in § 153.12 of this title.

(c) A license is valid for the term for which it is issued by the Board unless suspended or revoked for cause and unless revoked, may be renewed in accordance with the requirements of § 153.17 of this title (relating to License Renewal).

(d) The Board may deny a license to an applicant who fails to satisfy the Board as to the applicant's honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity.

(e) The Board may deny a license to an applicant who submits incomplete, false, or misleading information on the application or supporting documentation.

(f) When an application is denied by the Board, no subsequent application will be accepted within two years after the date of the Board's notice of denial as required in § 157.7 of this title (Denial of a License, Renewal or Reinstatement; Adverse Action Against a License Holder).

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22 Tex. Admin. Code § 153.9

The provisions of this §153.9 adopted to be effective March 2, 1992, 17 TexReg 1231; amended to be effective April 1, 1993, 18 TexReg 1680; amended to be effective November 10, 1993, 18 TexReg 7542; amended to be effective July 21, 1994, 19 TexReg 5354; amended to be effective March 1, 1995, 19 TexReg 10357; amended to be effective March 1, 1997, 22 TexReg 1717; amended to be effective March 31, 1999, 24 TexReg 2351; amended to be effective November 17, 1999, 24 TexReg 10090; amended to be effective April 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 2163; amended to be effective September 30, 2004, 29 TexReg 9188; amended to beeffective July 25, 2005, 30 TexReg 4212; amended to be effective January 1, 2006, 30 TexReg 8689; amended to be effective June 6, 2006, 31 TexReg 4624; amended to be effective October 30, 2007, 32 TexReg 7687; amended to be effective November 9, 2008, 33 TexReg 8942; amended to be effective November 10, 2009, 34 TexReg 7806; amended to be effective September 20, 2010, 35 TexReg 8496; amended to be effective September 12, 2012, 37 TexReg 7174; amended to be effective December 22, 2013, 38 TexReg 9048; amended to be effective September 7, 2014, 39 TexReg 6857; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 11, March 13, 2015, TexReg 1379, eff. 3/19/2015; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 50, December 11, 2015, TexReg 8891, eff. 1/1/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 37, September 9, 2016, TexReg 7106, eff. 1/1/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 36, September 7, 2018, TexReg 5776, eff. 9/15/2018; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 49, December 6, 2019, TexReg 7536, eff. 12/8/2019; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 35, September 2, 2022, TexReg 5336, eff. 9/8/2022; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 35, September 1, 2023, TexReg 4713, eff. 9/1/2023(EMERGENCY); Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 47, November 24, 2023, TexReg 6903, eff. 12/3/2023