Utah Admin. Code R162-2g-302 - Application for Trainee Registration

(1)

(a) Except for an individual who successfully completes an AQB-approved Licensed Residential PAREA module, an individual who intends to obtain a license to practice as a state-licensed appraiser shall first register with the division as a trainee. An individual who successfully completes an AQB-approved Licensed Residential PAREA module need not register as a trainee before making application to sit for the state-licensed appraiser exam.

(b) The division and the board may not award or recognize experience hours toward licensure for any appraisal work that is performed by an individual during a period when the individual is not registered as a trainee.

(2) An individual registering with the division as a trainee shall evidence honesty, integrity, and truthfulness.

(a) A trainee applicant shall be denied registration for:

(i) a felony that resulted in:

(A) a conviction occurring within five years of the date of application; or

(B) a jail or prison release date falling within five years of the date of application; or

(ii) a misdemeanor involving fraud, misrepresentation, theft, or dishonesty that resulted in:

(A) a conviction occurring within three years of the date of application; or

(B) a jail or prison release date falling within three years of the date of application.

(b) A trainee applicant may be denied registration upon consideration of the following:

(i) criminal convictions and pleas entered at any time before the date of application;

(ii) the circumstances that led to any criminal convictions or pleas under consideration;

(iii) past acts related to honesty, with particular consideration given to any such acts involving the appraisal business;

(iv) dishonest conduct that would be grounds under Utah law for sanctioning an existing licensee;

(v) civil judgments in lawsuits brought on grounds of fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit;

(vi) court findings of fraudulent or deceitful activity in civil lawsuits;

(vii) evidence of non-compliance with court orders or conditions of sentencing;

(viii) evidence of non-compliance with terms of a probation agreement, plea in abeyance, or diversion agreement; and

(ix) failure to pay taxes or child support obligations.

(3) An individual registering with the division as a trainee shall evidence competency. In evaluating an applicant for competency, the division and board may consider any evidence, including the following:

(a) civil judgments, with particular consideration given to any such judgments involving the appraisal business;

(b) failure to satisfy a civil judgment that has not been discharged in bankruptcy;

(c) the extent and quality of the applicant's training and education in appraisal;

(d) the extent of the applicant's knowledge of the Utah Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act;

(e) evidence of disregard for licensing laws;

(f) evidence of drug or alcohol dependency; and

(g) the amount of time that has passed since any incident under consideration.

(4)

(a) Within the five-year period preceding the date of application, an applicant shall successfully complete 87 hours:

(i) approved by the AQB; and

(ii)

(A) certified by the division pursuant to Subsections R162-2g-307c(1) through (3); or

(B) not required to be certified by the division pursuant to Subsection R162-2g-307c(8).

(b) The 87 hours of required education shall include:

(i) 30 hours of appraisal principles;

(ii) 30 hours of appraisal procedures;

(iii) the 15-hour National USPAP Course, or its equivalent;

(iv) an AQB-approved four-hour supervisor and trainee course; and

(v) an AQB-approved eight-hour Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations Course.

(c) The15-hour National USPAP Course or its equivalent may not be accepted by the division as qualifying education unless it is:

(i) taught by an instructor who:

(A) is a state-certified residential or state-certified general appraiser; and

(B) has been certified by the AQB; or

(ii) approved as a distance education course by the AQB and International Distance Education Certification Center.

(d) A person who applies for trainee registration shall have successfully completed an AQB-approved four-hour supervisor and trainee course:

(i) as taught by a division-approved instructor; and

(ii) within the two-year period preceding the date of application.

(e) An applicant shall evidence having passed the final examination in required pre-licensing courses.

(5) An applicant shall submit the following to the division:

(a) a completed application as provided by the division;

(b) course completion certificates for the 87 hours of required education;

(c)

(i) two fingerprint cards in a form acceptable to the division; or

(ii) evidence that the applicant's fingerprints have been successfully scanned at a testing center;

(d) the court documents related to any past criminal proceeding;

(e) complete documentation of any sanction taken against any license in any jurisdiction;

(f) a signed letter of waiver authorizing the division to:

(i) obtain the fingerprints of the applicant;

(ii) review past and present employment records;

(iii) review education records; and

(iv) conduct a criminal background check;

(g) the fee for the criminal background check;

(h) the name of the state-certified appraisers with whom the trainee is affiliated;

(i) the name and business address of any appraisal entity or government agency with which the trainee is affiliated; and

(j) the nonrefundable application fee.

(6) A trainee applicant shall affiliate with at least one supervising certified appraiser and evidence that affiliation by:

(a) identifying each supervising certified appraiser on a form supplied by the division; and

(b) obtaining each supervising certified appraiser's signature on the application.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R162-2g-302

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2015-2, effective 1/1/2015 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-19, effective 9/14/2022 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2025-05, effective 2/26/2025