Title 26, Title 26: Professions and Occupations

§ 3315. Rules (a) The Director may adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter. (b) The Director shall adopt rules relating to procedures for processing applications, issuing licenses, registering trainees, inspecting records, and instituting and conducting …

§ 3316. Licensing and registration fees Applicants and persons regulated under this chapter shall pay those fees set forth in 3 V.S.A. § 125(b). (Added 1989, No. 264 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1991, No. 92, § 4; 1991, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 56; 1993, No. 217 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2…

§ 3317. Application An individual who desires to be licensed under this chapter shall submit an application as specified by the Director, accompanied by payment of the required fee. (Added 1989, No. 264 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2019, No. 30, § 21.)

§ 3318. Examination The Director shall examine applicants using an AQB-approved qualifying examination applicable to the credential sought by the applicant. (Added 1989, No. 264 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1991, No. 92, § 5; 1993, No. 217 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2013, No. 27, § 40; 201…

§ 3319. Temporary practice The Director shall issue a temporary license to an individual, after filing of an application and fee, who is a certified or licensed real estate appraiser in another jurisdiction if all of the following apply: (1) the property to be appraised is part o…

§ 3319a. Appraiser trainee registration (a)(1)(A) A person who has completed a course of instruction approved by the AQB may work as a certified residential or certified general appraiser trainee provided the person is registered with the Office. (B) An appraiser trainee shall wo…

§ 3320. Licensure by reciprocity The Director shall waive all licensing requirements for an appraiser applicant holding a valid certification from another state if: (1) the appraiser licensing and certification program of the other state is in compliance with the provisions of th…

§ 3321. Renewals (a) Except for a license issued to an appraisal management company, a licensed issued under this chapter shall be renewed biennially upon payment of the required fee and upon satisfactory completion of the minimum continuing education requirements established by …

§ 3322. Use of license number; consumer fee disclosure (a)(1) Each licensee or registrant shall be assigned a license or registration number that shall be used in a report, a contract, engagement letter, or other instrument used by the licensee or registrant in connection with th…

§ 3323. Unprofessional conduct (a) The following conduct by a licensee and the conduct set forth in 3 V.S.A. § 129a constitute unprofessional conduct. When that conduct is by an applicant or a person who later becomes an applicant, it may constitute grounds for denial of a licens…

§ 3324. Record retention (a) A licensee or registrant shall retain all records related to an appraisal, review, or consulting assignment for not fewer than five years after preparation. (b) A licensee or registrant shall retain records under this section that relate to a matter i…

§ 3325. Reporting An appraiser who reports to the Director appraisal work that does not comply with the provisions of this chapter shall not be considered to have violated the ethics provision of the uniform standards of professional practice. (Added 1993, No. 217 (Adj. Sess.), §…