R162-2g-304d. Experience Hours

  (1)(a) Except as provided in this Subsection (1)(b), appraisal experience shall be measured in hours according to the appraisal experience hours schedules found in Appendices 1 through 3.

  (b)(i) An applicant who has experience in categories other than those shown on the appraisal experience hours schedules, or who believes the schedules do not adequately reflect the applicant's experience or the complexity or time spent on an appraisal, may petition the board on an individual basis for evaluation and approval of the experience as being substantially equivalent to that required for licensure or certification.

  (ii) Upon a finding that an applicant's experience is substantially equivalent to that required for licensure or certification, the board may award the applicant an appropriate number of hours for the alternate experience.

  (2) General restrictions.

  (a) An applicant may not accrue more than 2,000 experience hours in any 12-month period.

  (b) The board may not award credit for:

  (i) appraisal experience earned more than five years prior to the date of application;

  (ii) appraisals that were performed in violation of:

  (A) Utah law;

  (B) the law of another jurisdiction; or

  (C) the administrative rules adopted by the division and the board;

  (iii) appraisals that fail to comply with USPAP;

  (iv) appraisals of the value of a business as distinguished from the appraisal of commercial real estate;

  (v) personal property appraisals; or

  (vi) an appraisal that fails to clearly and conspicuously disclose the contribution made by the applicant in completing the assignment.

  (c) At least 50% of the appraisals submitted for experience credit shall be appraisals of properties located in Utah.

  (d) With regard to experience hours claimed from the schedules found in Appendices 1 and 2, no more than 25% of the total experience required for licensure or certification may be earned from appraisals where the interior of the subject property is not inspected.

  (e) A maximum of 50% of required experience hours may be earned from appraisal of vacant land.

  (f) Experience gained for work without a traditional client may qualify for experience hours but cannot exceed 50% of the total experience requirement. Work without a traditional client includes the following:

  (i) a client hiring an appraiser for a business purpose; or

  (ii) a practicum course so long as the course is approved by the AQB Course Approval Program and, if the course is taught in Utah either live or by distance education, also approved by the division.

  (g) An applicant may receive credit only for experience hours actually worked by the applicant and as limited by the maximum experience hours described in these rules.

  (3) Specific restrictions applicable to trainees applying for licensure.

  (a)(i) A registered trainee may not claim experience hours for any appraisal work performed after January 1, 2015 unless the trainee and the trainee's supervisor(s) have completed the division-approved Supervisory Appraiser and Appraiser Trainee Course prior to performing the work to be claimed.

  (ii) A trainee and the trainee's supervisor who signs the experience log shall document on the log the specific duties that the trainee performs for each appraisal.

  (b) For each duty performed, the trainee shall be awarded a percentage of the total experience hours that may be awarded for the property type being appraised:

  (i) pursuant to the appraisal experience hour schedules found in Appendices 1 through 3; and

  (ii) with the following limitations for Appendix 2:

  (A) participation in highest and best use analysis: 10% of total hours;

  (B) participation in neighborhood description and analysis: 10% of total hours;

  (C) property inspection: 20% of total hours, pursuant to this Subsection (3)(c);

  (D) participation in land value estimate: 20% of total hours;

  (E) participation in sales comparison property selection and analysis: 30% of total hours;

  (F) participation in cost analysis: 20% of total hours;

  (G) participation in income analysis: 30% of total hours;

  (H) participation in the final reconciliation of value: 10% of total hours; and

  (I) participation in report preparation: 20% of total hours.

  (J) The applicant may claim up to 100% of the total hours allowed for the tasks listed in this Subsection(A) through (I).

  (c) In order for a trainee to claim credit for an inspection pursuant to this Subsection (3)(b)(ii)(C):

  (i) as to the first 35 residential appraisals or first 20 non-residential appraisals completed, as applicable to the license or certification being sought, the inspection must include:

  (A) exterior measurement of the relatively permanent structures located on the subject property that are designed or intended for support, enclosure, shelter, or protection of persons, animals, or property having a permanent roof supported by columns or walls; and

  (B) inspection of the exterior of a property that is used as a comparable in an appraisal; and

  (ii) as to appraisals after the first 35 residential appraisals or first 20 non-residential appraisals completed, as applicable to the license or certification being sought, the inspection must satisfy all scope of work requirements.

  (d) No more than one-third of the experience hours submitted toward licensure may come from any one of the categories identified in this Subsection (3)(b)(ii).

  (4) Specific restrictions applicable to applicants for certification.

  (a) An individual who obtained a license from the division through reciprocity shall provide to the division all records necessary for the division to verify that the individual satisfies the experience requirements outlined in these rules.

  (b) The board may not award credit:

  (i) for any appraisal where the applicant cannot prove more than 50% participation in the:

  (A) data collection;

  (B) verification of data;

  (C) reconciliation;

  (D) analysis;

  (E) identification of property and property interests;

  (F) compliance with USPAP standards; and

  (G) preparation and development of the appraisal report; or

  (ii) to more than one licensed appraiser per completed appraisal, except as provided in this Subsection (5).

  (c)(i) An individual applying for certification as a state-certified residential appraiser shall document at least 75% of the hours submitted from:

  (A) the residential experience hours schedule found in Appendix 1; or

  (B) the residential portion of the mass appraisal hours schedule found in Appendix 3.

  (ii) No more than 25% of the total hours submitted may be from:

  (A) the general experience hours schedule found in Appendix 2; or

  (B) properties other than 1- to 4-unit residential properties identified in the mass appraisal hours schedule found in Appendix 3.

  (d) An individual applying for certification as a state-certified general appraiser shall document at least 1,500 experience hours as having been earned from:

  (i) the general experience hours schedule found in Appendix 2; or

  (ii) properties other than 1- to 4-unit residential properties identified in the mass appraisal hours schedule found in Appendix 3.

  (5) Specific restrictions applicable to mass appraisers.

  (a) Single-property appraisals performed under USPAP Standards 1 and 2 by mass appraisers shall be awarded full credit pursuant to Appendices 1 and 2.

  (b) Review and supervision of appraisals by mass appraisers shall be awarded credit pursuant to this Subsection (6)(b)-(c).

  (c)(i) Mass appraisers and mass appraiser trainees who perform 60% or more of the appraisal work shall be awarded full credit pursuant to Appendix 3.

  (ii) Mass appraisers and mass appraiser trainees who perform between 25% and 59% of the appraisal work shall be awarded 50% credit pursuant to Appendix 3.

  (iii) Mass appraisers and mass appraisal trainees who perform less than 25% of the appraisal work shall be awarded no credit for the appraisal assignment.

  (d) In addition to submitting proof of required experience and samples, randomly selected from the experience log, of work conforming to USPAP Standards 5 and 6:

  (i) a state-licensed appraiser applicant whose experience is earned primarily through mass appraisal shall submit proof of having performed at least five appraisals conforming to USPAP Standards 1 and 2 equaling at least 65 experience hours;

  (ii) a state-certified residential appraiser applicant whose experience is earned primarily through mass appraisal shall submit proof of having performed at least eight residential appraisals equaling at least 110 experience hours:

  (A) conforming to USPAP Standards 1 and 2; and

  (B) including at least two of each of the following property types:

  (I) vacant residential or agricultural land;

  (II) two- to four-unit dwelling;

  (III) single-family unit; and

  (IV) complex one to four unit residential dwellings; and

  (iii) a state-certified general appraiser applicant whose experience is earned primarily through mass appraisal shall submit proof of having performed at least eight appraisals from Appendix 2 conforming to USPAP Standards 1 and 2 equaling at least 300 experience hours.

  (e) No more than 200 hours for qualification for a state-licensed credential, 500 hours for a state-certified residential credential, or 1,800 hours for a certified general credential may be earned from any combination of appraisal assignments related to:

  (i) property improvement inspection;

  (ii) land segregation (division);

  (iii) CAMA data entry; and

  (iv) sale ratio study.

  (f)(i) Mass appraisal of property with a personal property component of less than 50% of value shall be awarded full credit pursuant to Appendix 3 for the type of property appraised.

  (ii) Mass appraisal of property with a personal property component of 50% to 75% of value shall be awarded 50% credit pursuant to Appendix 3 for the type of property appraised.

  (iii) Mass appraisal of property with a personal property component greater than 75%, but less than 100%, shall be awarded 25% credit pursuant to Appendix 3 for the type of property appraised.

  (iv) Mass appraisal of property with no real property component shall be awarded no credit.

  (g) The appraisals submitted for review pursuant to this Subsection (5)(d) shall be selected from the applicant's most recent work.

  (6) Special circumstances - condemnation appraisals, review appraisals, supervision of appraisers, other real estate experience, and government agency experience.

  (a) Condemnation appraisals. A condemnation appraisal shall be awarded an additional 50% of the hours normally awarded for the appraisal if the condemnation appraisal includes a before-and-after appraisal because of a partial taking of the property.

  (b) Review appraisals.

  (i) Review appraisals shall be awarded experience credit when the appraiser performs technical reviews of appraisals prepared by employees, associates, or others, provided the appraiser complies with USPAP Standards 3 and 4 when the appraiser is required to comply with the rule.

  (ii) Except as provided in this Subsection (6)(e)(i), the following credit shall be awarded for review of appraisals:

  (A) desk review: 30% of the hours that would be awarded if a separate written review appraisal report were prepared, up to a maximum of 500 hours; and

  (B) field review: 50% of the hours that would be awarded if a separate written review appraisal report were prepared, up to a maximum of 500 hours.

  (c) Supervision of appraisers. Except as provided in this Subsection (6)(e)(i), supervision of appraisers shall be awarded 20% of the hours that would be awarded to the appraisal, up to a maximum of 500 hours.

  (d) Other real estate experience acceptable for certification.

  (i) Provided that an applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant has the ability to arrive at a fair market value of property and to properly document value conclusions, the following activities may be used to satisfy up to 50% of the experience required for certification:

  (A) preliminary valuation estimates;

  (B) range of value estimates or similar studies;

  (C) other real estate-related experience gained by:

  (I) bankers;

  (II) builders;

  (III) city planners and managers; or

  (IV) other individuals.

  (ii) A comparative market analysis by an individual licensed under Section 61-2f et seq. may be granted up to 100% experience credit toward certification if:

  (A) the analysis conforms with USPAP Standards Rules 1 and 2; and

  (B) the individual demonstrates to the board that the individual uses similar techniques as appraisers to value properties and effectively utilize the appraisal process.

  (iii) Except as provided in this Subsection (6)(e)(i), no more than 50% of the total experience required for certification may be earned through any combination of experience described in this Subsection (6)(b)-(d).

  (e) Government agency experience.

  (i) An individual who obtains experience hours in conjunction with investigation by a government agency is not subject to the hour limitations of this Subsection (6).

  (ii) In addition to submitting proof of required experience, an applicant whose experience is earned primarily in conjunction with investigations by government agencies and through review of appraisals, with no opinion of value developed, shall submit proof of having complied with USPAP Standards 1 and 2 in performing appraisals as follows:

  (A) if applying for state-licensed appraiser with experience reviewing residential appraisals, five appraisals of one-unit dwellings;

  (B) if applying for state-certified residential appraiser with experience reviewing residential appraisals, eight appraisals of one-unit dwellings; and

  (C) if applying for state-certified general appraiser with experience reviewing appraisals of property types listed in Appendix 2, at least eight appraisals of property types identified in Appendix 2.

  (7) The board, at its discretion, may request the division to verify the claimed experience by any of the following methods:

  (a) verification with the clients;

  (b) submission of selected reports to the board; and

  (c) field inspection of reports identified by the applicant at the applicant's office during normal business hours.