R162-2g-310. Application for Licensure or Certification Through Reciprocity

An individual who is licensed or certified as an appraiser by another state may be licensed or certified in Utah by reciprocity on the following conditions:

(1) The applicant shall provide evidence that:

(a) the state in which the applicant is licensed requires appraisal pre-licensing education that is:

(i) approved by that state; and

(ii) substantially equivalent in number to the hours required for the license or certification for which the applicant is applying in Utah;

(b) the applicant's pre-licensing education included either:

(i) the 15-hour National USPAP Course; or

(ii) equivalent education as determined through the course approval program of the AQB; and

(c) the applicant has passed an examination that has been approved by the AQB for the license or certification for which the applicant is applying.

(2) The applicant shall:

(a) obtain and study the Utah Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act and the rules promulgated thereunder; and

(b) sign an attestation that the applicant understands and will abide by both the statute and the rules.

(3) If the applicant resides outside of the state of Utah, the applicant shall sign an irrevocable consent to service authorizing the division to receive service of any lawful process on behalf of the applicant in any noncriminal proceeding arising out of the applicant's practice as an appraiser in this state.

(4) The board may not issue a license or certification to an applicant who has been convicted of a criminal offense involving moral turpitude relating to the applicant's ability to provide services as an appraiser.