To qualify for a real estate appraiser trainee license, an applicant shall meet the requirements set by the Commission. An applicant for a real estate appraiser trainee license shall: submit an application to the Commission on the form that the Commission requires; be of good character and reputation; be at least 18 years old; provide evidence, as required by the Commission, that the applicant has successfully completed 75 tested hours of Commission–approved real estate appraisal courses of which 15 hours shall be classroom hours in the subject of the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice; and pay to the Commission an application fee set by the Commission. 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 subsection 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.

While a real estate appraiser trainee license is in effect, it authorizes the licensee, while under the direction and supervision of a supervising appraiser, to provide real estate appraisal services as provided under § 16-307 of this title.

A supervising appraiser shall: review, sign, and certify that the real estate trainee’s appraisal report complies with the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice; physically inspect each appraised property with the real estate appraiser trainee until the supervising appraiser determines that the real estate appraiser trainee is competent in accordance with paragraph (3) of this subsection; determine that the real estate appraiser trainee meets the competency requirements of the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice; at least once a month, sign and affix the supervising appraiser’s license or certification number to the real estate appraiser trainee’s experience log; ensure that the tasks assigned a real estate appraiser trainee will, over time, provide the full range of experience required by the Commission; provide the real estate appraiser trainee with a copy of all appraisal reports prepared by the real estate appraiser trainee that the Commission requests for review; and keep copies of appraisal reports prepared by the real estate appraiser trainee for the later of: 5 years; or 5 years after final disposition of any judicial proceeding in which testimony was given. A real estate appraiser trainee shall: keep separate experience logs for each supervising appraiser; sign appraisal reports that the real estate appraiser trainee prepares; and upon request, provide experience logs to the Commission. A real estate appraiser trainee may have more than one supervising appraiser. A real estate appraiser trainee may obtain copies of appraisal reports which were prepared by that trainee from the supervising appraiser. An appraiser trainee is subject to the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice.

Unless a real estate appraiser trainee license is renewed under this section, the license expires 3 years after the effective date of the license. Before a real estate appraiser trainee license expires, the licensee periodically may renew the license for an additional 3–year term if the licensee: is otherwise entitled to be licensed; and submits to the Commission: a renewal application on the form that the Commission requires; and adequate evidence that the licensee meets the minimum continuing education requirements established under the federal Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989. At least 1 month before a real estate appraiser trainee license expires, the Commission shall mail or electronically transmit to the licensee: a renewal application form; and a notice that states: the date on which the current license expires; and the amount of the renewal fee. If an electronic transmission under paragraph (2) 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 (2) of this subsection within 10 business days of the date the Commission received the notice that the electronic transmission was undeliverable. The failure of a licensee to receive the notice under this subsection does not prevent the license from expiring as specified under subsection (a) of this section.

The Commission shall reinstate the license of a real estate appraiser trainee who fails to renew the license if the real estate appraiser trainee: applies to the Commission for reinstatement within 3 years after the license expires; provides adequate evidence of compliance with the continuing education requirements under § 16–5A–04 of this subtitle for license renewal; if required by the Commission, states the reasons why reinstatement should be granted; and pays to the Commission a reinstatement fee set by the Commission.