Title 16. Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management Companies, and Home Inspectors — Subtitle 3. Licensing of Real Estate Appraisers

An applicant shall satisfy the minimum real estate appraiser qualifications for licensure established under the federal Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989.

An applicant shall have completed:

Classroom hours of study required by this section may be conducted by:

The Commission shall approve all courses of study required under this section.

The Commission may not require an applicant to hold a bachelor’s degree or higher to qualify for licensure under this section.

If an applicant is not a resident of the State, the applicant shall submit to the Commission an irrevocable consent, as provided under this subsection.

The consent required under this section shall specify that service of process on the Secretary shall bind the applicant in any action about the provision of real estate appraisal services brought against the applicant in any county of the State.

submit to the Commission an application on the form that the Commission provides;

pay to the Commission a fee set by the Commission;

apply to the Central Repository for a national and State criminal history records check on a form approved by the Director of the Central Repository;

submit to the Central Repository a complete set of legible fingerprints taken at any designated State or local law enforcement office in the State or other agency or location approved by the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services;

pay the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check; and

pay the fee authorized under § 10–221(b)(7) of the Criminal Procedure Article for access to the State criminal history records.

the national and State criminal history records of each applicant requiring a criminal history records check under subsection (a) of this section and a printed statement listing any convictions and pleas of guilty or nolo contendere to any criminal charge; and

an acknowledged receipt of the application for a criminal history records check by an applicant requiring a criminal history records check.

Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Commission shall determine the subjects, scope, form, and the passing score for examinations given under this subtitle.

The Commission shall structure the examinations for a real estate appraisal license to test the knowledge of an applicant of real estate appraisal theory and practice and the standards of conduct that the Commission adopts under § 16-208 of this title.

set the time and place of examinations;

give qualified applicants notice of the time and place of examinations; and

furnish any other information that the Commission may require the testing service to provide.

pays to the Commission the application fee set by the Commission under § 16–303 of this subtitle; and

provides adequate evidence that the applicant:

Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Commission shall determine the size, form, and content of any license document or pocket card that the Commission issues.

The Commission shall include an expiration date on each license document that the Commission issues.

At least 1 month before the license expires, the Commission shall mail or electronically transmit to the licensee:

If an electronic transmission under paragraph (1) of this subsection is returned to the Commission as undeliverable, the Commission shall mail to the licensee, at the last known address of the licensee, the materials required under paragraph (1) of this subsection within 10 business days of the date the Commission received the notice that the electronic transmission was undeliverable.

otherwise is entitled to be licensed;

pays to the Commission a renewal fee set by the Commission; and

submits to the Commission:

applies to the Commission for reinstatement within 3 years after the license expires;

meets the requirements of § 16–308 of this subtitle; and

in addition to the renewal fee required under § 16–308 of this subtitle, pays to the Commission a reinstatement fee set by the Commission.

If an individual fails to renew a license for any reason and applies to the Commission for reinstatement more than 3 years after the license has expired, the Commission may:

The Commission may reinstate a license under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection only if the individual:

transmit to the Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examinations Council a roster of State certified and licensed appraisers as required by § 1109(a)(1) of the federal Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989; and

collect and transmit to the appropriate federal authority those fees required by § 1109(a)(2) of the federal Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989.

There is a Federal Appraisal Fee Fund within the Commission.

The Fund is a special account to be used to disburse money to the appropriate federal authority under subsection (a)(2) of this section.

maintain a principal place of business; and

in that principal place of business, display conspicuously the license issued under this subtitle.

Each licensee promptly shall give the Commission written notice of any change of name or address from that which appears on the current license.

On receipt of notice, the Commission shall issue to the licensee a new license for the unexpired term.

A licensee who is not a resident of the State may not be required to maintain a place of business in this State if the licensee maintains an active place of business in another state.